Mac Davis, country singer known for writing popular Elvis Presley hits, dead at 78

football stadium which was due to be bigger than Wembley has been left half-finished with cranes abandoned.Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande, now known simply as Guangzhou FC, drew the attention of fans across the world when they announced plans for their new ground.The initial designs pictured a grand Lotus-shaped structure which had a proposed capacity of 100,000.Not only would that beat the 90,000 that the home of English football can hold, but it would also surpass Barcelona's Camp Nou as the largest football-specific stadium in the world.However, The Evergrande Group, one of China's largest property developers and owners of the club, has since become riddled with debt.They are at the centre of a real estate crisis with debts in the country's sector totalling an estimated £86billion ($117bn).Evergrande themselves have a massive £220b ($300bn) in liabilities, as per The Sun.And that forced them to stop construction of their new 'Lotus Flower Stadium' last year because they simply had no cash to spend. What's your favourite stadium? Let us know in the comments section.It was left part-filled with seats and the cranes that had been used to work on it were left on site with no builders to man them.The stadium, or what there is of it, was set to be auctioned off.But the Chinese government stepped in last December to take it off Evergrande's hands.While it is a sorry story, it is the tip of the iceberg of a major crisis in one of the world's super powers.Thousands of other constructions schemes have been halted too after the Chinese president cracked down on the debt which property companies were building.Evergrande have an estimated 1.5million unfinished houses they need to build, and their dreams of having

Benjamin Keough has been buried alongside his grandfather Elvis Presley at Graceland after taking his own life over the summer.

Benjamin Keough has officially been laid to rest three months after his death, right next to Elvis Presley.

Benjamin Keough, the son of Lisa Marie Presley, has been laid to rest at Graceland, according to a message Thursday on the Facebook page for Elvis Presley’s Memphis estate.

died by suicide in July.

Elvis Presley‘s late grandson Benjamin Keough has been laid to rest next to the iconic singer in Graceland.Keough, who was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and musician Danny Keough, passed away in July in Calabasas, California, after taking his own life.

Benjamin Keough has been laid to rest after passing away in July.

Benjamin Keough has been laid to rest at Graceland alongside his grandfather Elvis Presley three months after his death.Graceland’s Facebook page announced on Thursday, October 1, that Keough was laid to rest in the Meditation Garden with his other family members including his great-grandmother Gladys Presley, great-grandfather Vernon Presley and great-great-grandmother Minnie Mae Presley.Keough — who was the son of Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough — died at the age of 27 at his Calabasas, California, home on July 12 from an intraoral shotgun wound.

Nearly three months after his tragic passing, Benjamin Keough was laid to rest next to his grandfather Elvis Presley in Graceland.The verified Facebook page for Elvis Presley's Gracelandconfirmed on Thursday that Keough, who passed from self-inflicted gunshot wound in July at 27 years of age, was laid to rest on Thursday.'Benjamin Storm Keough was laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland with his family including his grandfather, Elvis Presley, great-grandmother, Gladys Presley, great-grandfather, Vernon Presley and great-great-grandmother, Minnie Mae Presley,' the Graceland Facebook post read.

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Mac Davis, a country music legend as a singer and songwriter, has passed away at the age of 78, following heart surgery in Nashville.The singer's family released a brief statement on Tuesday, revealing he fell'critically ill' after the operation, though now his manager Jim Morey confirmed his death in a statement on his Facebookpage.'It's with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Mac Davis. He was surrounded by the love of his life and wife of 38 years, Lise, and his sons Scott, Noah and Cody,' Morey began.

Mac Davis, the genial singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit with "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me," penned Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto" and starred in the football film North Dallas Forty, has died.

Mac Davis was a singer-songwriter who had a No. 1 hit in 1972 with “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked on Me” and wrote hit songs for other artists including Elvis Presley’s (1935 – 1977) “In the Ghetto.”Davis had success as a songwriter before his recording career took off.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorMac Davis, whose music career included recording 20 albums, writing the Elvis Presley hit “In The Ghetto” and starring in films like North Dallas Forty with Nick Nolte and on his own TV show, died Thursday in Nashville. He was 78.His manager and longtime fried Jim Morey said Davis died after complications from a recent heart surgery.The Lubbock, Texas-born Davis recorded 20 albums and charted 40 singles and was as prolific a songwriter, with song titles to his credit including “In the Ghetto” and “A Little Less Conversation,” both made famous by Elvis Presley.

Entertainer Mac Davis, the man behind several of Elvis Presley’s hits including “In The Ghetto,” “A Little Less Conversation,” “Memories” and “Don’t Cry, Daddy,” has died Tuesday at 78.Davis’ manager confirmed the news, according to an announcement by the Country Music Association, adding that the singer had become “critically ill” after undergoing heart surgery in Nashville.Davis, from Lubbock, Texas, who penned a number of songs in the late ’60s and ’70s for the King, went on to top the charts under his own name with 1972’s “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,” and “Stop and Smell the Roses” two years later.

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Elvis Presley in 1969.Davis is behind the lyrics to some of Presley's most memorable tracks such as “In the Ghetto”, “Memories”, “Don’t Cry Daddy”, and his posthumous hit “A Little Less Conversation”.Davis’s songwriting catalogue also includes Glen Campbell’s “Everything a Man Could Ever Need” and “Something’s Burning” performed by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition.While he is primarily known as a songwriter, Davis became a prominent country singer too. He earned a Grammy nomination with his 1972 song “Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me”.In his life, the country music artist received worldwide recognition for his contribution to music.

Mac Davis, who wrote such hits as ‘In The Ghetto’ and ‘A Little Less Conversation’ for Elvis Presley as well as leading his own esteemed career on stage and screen, has died at the age of 78.Announcing his passing, Davis’ longtime manager Jim Morey said: “Mac Davis has been my client for over 40 years, and, more importantly, my best friend.“He was a music legend, but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Elvis Presley's «In the Ghetto,» died on Tuesday. He was 78. Davis' manager of more than 40 years, Jim Morey, announced his death on Tuesday night.

Chris Willman Music WriterMac Davis, the singer-songwriter who parlayed pop and country hits into a network TV variety show and acting career, has died. He was 78.His manager of nearly four decades, Jim Morey, announced Davis’ death on Facebook Tuesday night.

W.S. “Fluke” Holland was a drummer who played for Johnny Cash (1932 – 2003) and Carl Perkins (1932 – 1998), including on classic songs such as “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Ring of Fire.”Holland never trained as a drummer – instead, he was an air conditioning repairman who enjoyed going to see live music and sometimes found himself on stage with a young Perkins, thumping out a rhythm on the side of an upright bass.