She was the first major artist to record one of his songs: “Hello L.A., Bye Bye Birmingham,” which was released in 1968. In his early 20s, Davis left his native Lubbock, Texas, to move to Los Angeles where he signed with Nancy Sinatra's publishing company, Boots Enterprises. Smith and Kenny Rogers and the First Edition were recording his songs as well. Years before he topped the chart with “Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me,” Davis penned “Memories,” ”In the Ghetto,” and “A Little Less Conversation” for Presley while Glen Campbell, Delaney & Bonnie, O.C. “He was a music legend but his most important work was that as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.” “Mac has been my client for over 40 years, and more importantly, my best friend,” Morey wrote. His longtime manager, Jim Morey, announced his death on Facebook. His family and Dolly Parton had tweeted on Monday that Davis was critically ill following heart surgery.

Mac Davis, the songwriter who blossomed when Elvis Presley started recording his songs in the 1960s and became a pop star in his own right in the ‘70s, died Tuesday in Nashville.

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