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Mac Davis, songwriter of Elvis hits In the Ghetto and A Little Less Conversation, dies aged 78 – The Guardian
Star who had a chart-topping solo career with hits such as Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me had complications following heart surgery
Mac Davis, who wrote some of Elvis Presleys biggest hits as well as finding US chart success of his own with a characterful blend of pop, soul and country, has died aged 78.
He had suffered complications following heart surgery. His manager Jim Morey announced his death, saying Davis was surrounded by his wife and three sons: He was a music legend but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.
Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, in 1942, Davis settled …
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