Here’s an excerpt of our interview with Mac Davis, who tells the funny story of how he wrote his hit song, “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me.” His signature song as an artist is “I Believe in Music,” which was also a cover hit for the pop group, Gallery. He was signed by Clive Davis (then CEO of Columbia Records), and he had the pop hits “Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” “Stop and Smell the Roses,” “One Hell of a Woman” and “”Rock ‘N Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life).” In the ‘80s, Davis continued his artist success, having several hits on the country chart. Certainly, Davis is the only songwriter who wrote hits for Elvis Presley, who has also co-written songs with Avicii, Bruno Mars and Rivers Cuomo of Weezer.Īs an artist, Davis wrote & performed several hit songs in the 1970s. Still active, Davis has displayed his versatility and skills as a contemporary songwriter, by collaborating with a variety of current artists. Notably, he has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In 1969, he broke through as a top songwriter for Elvis Presley, writing the hits “In The Ghetto,” “Don’t Cry Daddy” and “Memories.” Since then, Davis has written several hits for himself as an an artist (“Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me,” “Stop and Smell the Roses”), plus songs for a wide range of other artists. Mac Davis has been a successful and respected songwriter for almost 50 years.
He spoke about his great career and the classic hit songs he wrote. Here’s the special interview we did with him in 2017. Update: Sadly, Mac Davis passed away in 2020 at age 78.
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