Here's the thing. Mac wrote some great lyrics. But without the brilliant interpretation by the king, it wouldn't have been the masterpiece it became. The tone of his voice is reverential. His delivery, superb. The soul depth and diversity of elvis is unmatched to this day.
I saw an interview with van halen saying gs wrote in the getti and it wasn’t true, I googled, wondering why he would take the credit I don’t know but that wasn’t a nice thing to do even though he’s passed from cancer, that’s a whopper of a lie , I believed it until I saw this and googled,
He wrote" memories " and" A Little less conversation" too! many song writers that write multiple songs for an artist usually are pretty good friends. But Elvis was soooo famous.. that's TOO famous 😵 I don't think I could live that way
@@piper888 The thing about elvis was his soul and depth. Songs he turned into pure perfection through his soul depth and diversity, other artists came up mediocre. That's amazing. Same lyrics, YET elvis's soul depth and diversity, makes them light years better. That's the mark of a true iconic artist.
I just really like Mac Davis, what a decent man! In this story he shows how even the littlest man, given a tiny bit of authority, goes ape mad with it! This seems to be the problem with probably a majority of people, give them a little authority and they will become a complete Tyrant. Think about it, go to the movies with Elvis, and his little twit usher makes you sit two seats behind him!
So true. I remember him on the Mac Davis show when he would go out into the audience and ask them to give him the name of a song and within 10 seconds he would come up with something and play his guitar and sing it. Was usually some goofy song title but he always made it entertaining. Amazing talent.
mrtruthforever I fully agree. What’s also sad is Elvis CHOSE to have people around him who did not help him grow as a person or even as an entertainer.
Dan, yes and no. When he tried to add on more open thinkers, that might have brought him to a car better place, the old, closed minded group used all their power to turn Vernon & the Colonel against thdm. Dang shame!! For Elvis!!
MJ was no where near Elvis' talents. He was good, but really danced the same moves just mixed the steps around for variety. Elvis had way more talents. Sorry it is true.
Great story! Most people don't know just how good of a singer/songwriter and entertainer Mac Davis was during his peak! He actually wrote several hits for Elvis, including "In The Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", "Memories" (which was also a big hit for The Lettermen) and "A Little Less Conversation"!
@@lindahollander3588 Memories. Was in my top ten Elvis songs. There was this club in connecticut. Called memories..every night at closing time. They would play.."" memories.."" when everyone was leaving..
Mac Davis was a genuine one of a kind talent. Actor. Entertainer. Singer. Songwriter. Story teller too! Nobody ever told a story better than Mac Davis. One of the coolest cats to ever walk the planet. Funny, too! The World sure could use a little more Mac Davis right about now...and ELVIS#1. I miss them both 😢😇🙏 Their music will be with us forever. Amen for that! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this. Outstanding. 👍👌✌Good stuff!
He was a great man. I will miss him. As upset as he was, he wouldn't reveal who told him he couldn't sit in the same row with elvis. It goes to show you how protective he was.
Not that I believe anyone is better than anyone else, even Elvis, but Mac seemed a little out of line. If that was the rule, so be it, Elvis popped for the theatre rental he can do what he wants. If Mac was upset about it, sure, being it up to Elvis, but instead he threw a temper tantrum and then asked for Elvis phone number as if Elvis owed him something.
@@joeblough261 I tend to agree with you, as Mac said he had a good time, and I would just have said 'sorry about that, I didn't know anything about any rules,' and that would have been it. Why he would have felt embarrassed is strange to me. Also, the guy who talked to him was Marty Lacker, and he tells a slightly different version of the story.
A real person, not a fake. I think You're right about Elvis. I do not believe he was that type of person who thought he was special. I think it was the ones surrounding him were the problem.
@@elvisjohnson1208 probably true, but those guys around him had an extremely stressful job, they were on call to Elvis 24/7 and especially towards the end, his drug use made him extremely difficult.
Mac Davis was natural cool. Didn’t try to be somebody he was just himself. Met him at LAX when I was 11 years old he took a couple seconds just to talk to me. What a natural normal person down to earth. Great story about Elvis
This is such a sad look into Elvis’ life at the end-so many hangers on calling the shots behind his back-He was such an amazing, beautiful, gift from God!
They all leeched off Elvis when he was alive and tried to keep other people away from him, then sold their story as soon as Elvis died. They loved the guy when he was giving them gifts and taking them on the road, but the minute he was gone they trashed him
It is clear that Elvis was way better than his entourage, but he also wanted it that way because helped him to live in a bubble, isolated. Happens to other great stars too, even in sports. How could Elvis not know that people were not let to sit in his same row in a theater? Of course he wanted it to be that way, but was embarrassed that it was told to Mac Davis, who had wrote some big hits for him.
@@gregclark3268 Red West, Sonny West and Dave didn't wait til ELVIS passed, the three wrote their revenge book for $$, it was released 2 weeks before ELVIS passed.
@@Cynthia00007 yes i know that. I also know someone close to Vernon said he was so angry about the book maybe someone should write one about what the West boys did to Elvis. They were responsible for many of the lawsuits against Elvis because they hit first and asked questions later
@2Fine2Be Humble Mac Davis is a great guy! As I recall he was very much in love with his wife when another star stole her from Mac. Correct me if I am wrong but it could have been Glenn Campbell? My memory is not the best anymore.
I loved this man's wit and humor. His songwriting brilliance is unparalleled. Only Kris Kristofferson comes to mind as a songwriter of his caliber. His songs gave me so, so much joy. He will be missed tremendously. Rest in eternal peace Mac Davis. I'm Brokenhearted. 💔 💔
My Dad was friends with Mac . Dad was a sales rep for Capital Records 1957-1969 . Mac spent the night with us sometime around 1967 or 68 . Don't remember much about him except the fact he was very nice . We lived in Raleigh , N.C.
I watched Mac Davis' show with my parents when I was a kid. I really liked him. I remember thinking then that he was cute for an old dude. Old dude was about 32 at the time....I was 14....Good God I'm almost 60 now. Life is beautiful 《AMIRITE 》
I will be forever grateful to Mac Davis for co-writing Memories. It is one of the most beautiful and moving songs ever written. Such a gorgeous piece of music. And nobody will ever even come close to singing it like Elvis did on his '68 Comeback Special.
Elvis Presley is the one of the first Kings of music we've ever had and will be the only king of music will ever have he was one of the great the great man of voice of singing God and children and all the same he loved everybody that's that's God and that's love and Elvis is right there with him
I think Mac did deserve to sit with Elvis because he wasn’t there to get an autograph but to collaborate with a peer. In that way he showed Elvis the greatest respect he could for another person, to treat him as one. 💕♥️❤️❤️
I know a fellow that worked as an accountant on Elvis' traveling shows. On one occasion, Elvis stopped and talked to my buddy and was so nice to him and engaging. After Elvis left, one of the "heavies" came over to my buddy and pounded his finger into his chest and told him to never speak to Elvis again. BTW... always enjoyed Mac Davis... an incredibly talented man.
Some of the guys around Elvis became drunk with power and actually started to believe they were like mobsters. Talk about being delusional. It's what happens when people watch too many movies.
@@clutchcargo5259 .....Going in a totally different direction: I remember watching Clutch Cargo as a kid. Much later, when Botox became widely used, I noticed both Clutch and Botox junkies had no facial movement except lip movement, and I wonder if that's where the idea of deadening muscles began. Women who've overdone the procedure I refer to as "Clutch Cargo Face". Nancy Pelosi comes to mind.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 they loved being around Elvis so they could enrich theirselves plus get girls, booze and drugs..security was just an after-thought
enjoyed the story about Elvis presley, wish I could have met Elvis but the very good thing I met lisamarie presley at Carnegie hall while she had performed a show . actually I was working back stage and took a selfish picture with Lisa Marie very sweet and humble just like her Dad. Samy musso !
I fell in love with Mac Davis back in the 70's when I was in high school. He epitomized charm and pure love of what he did. I was a rock and roll girl, still am. He was my calm when I was wound up and needed to calm down. During this time I need a lot of Mac Davis
Mac David's mother was married to my dad's half brother, they had a place on lake Sinclair back years ago! Never met Mac but his son Scott used to come visit his grandmother Edo (Edith) and we got to be friends, we fished off the dock and other things! Wow that was back in the early to mid 70s! Always like Mac's show and always thought he was a class act! I've visited a house in Decatur ga that Mac lived in with his mother! Think he might have wrote some of his songs there! I remember: It's Hard To Be Humble When You're Prefect In Every Way! He got alot of laughs with that one! RIP Mac!
The Memphis Mafia, on the whole, were good guys and loved Elvis very much. Also, as Elvis was the world's first global superstar, his local friends and those he took to in the Army helped keep him tethered to the world around him. They were unfailingly loyal, until the end, too, and not a word of scandal was ever breathed about Elvis until around or after his death. Several of them were also quite talented, such as Red West - who was an excellent songwriter - and also became a fantastic character actor. His Cousin, Sonny West, was also a very capable 'Head of Security' and was cited by the Secret Service (when they actually were a premier law enforcement agency) as doing a fantastic job! Charlie Hodge was also very talented as both a musician and comedian (and for helping arrange Elvis' road shows) and Joe Esposito was well known for his excellence in management. George Klein was also a tremendous disc jockey for decades and Jerry Schilling - the nicest guy you would ever meet - also went on to manage the Beach Boys, Billy Joel, etc. Should Sonny, Red and Dave Hebler ever have written the book they did? No, but they were also angry, and one can understand why if knowing of their lifelong relationship with Elvis. (Red and Sonny) Elvis, too, is also the one who put those rules in place - and in spite of his wonderful nature- put them in place to keep certain people away from him. Did the guys, at times, over-protect him? Yes, but it was Elvis who set out the rules and simply didn't realize the negative impact they also had on his life, at times.
Wow - reading through the stories below just proves to me that Mac Davis was a Great America as well as a great musician. Love his music! Rest in Peace Mac.
I think true fans of Elvis Presley, or celebrities in general, are more interested in these small stories than anything related to the entertainment personas. A tiny glimpse into an average moment for these people is simply nice to hear. The art that happens on stage is great, but the countless stories of what went on in the real world are so much better.
In the early years of my music career I submitted two songs to a song competition contest. And was awarded a two song recording contract. Part of the award came with D J Fontana being former Elvis's original drummer for like 15 years. Whom I believe put the rock beat in drums! And as backup vocals on my two singles were done by The Jordanairs. Elvis's original backup vocals group on records, movies and live shows. Not like Mac I never met Elvis but what stories did D J Fontana and The Jordanairs share with me on Elvis. One could feel Elvis in the studio and around the wonderful and professional people who knew him from the start and very well. I will never forget the experience!!
There are enough books, articles and interviews out there. Everybody who so much as brushed up against the man or pumped gas for him has had a story to tell and sell.
I bet Mac doesn’t need to worry about feeling embarrassed around Elvis now, they are probably having a rawdy time kickin back in heaven watching movie after movie together. I reckon Elvis loved having a buddy like Mac.🇦🇺🌅😂🌻
We are proud of Mac Davis. Born in Lubbock, Texas. He had a huge, beautiful send-off and service at the Lubbock cemetery. His wife bought several plots for shade trees and a nice area to sit and remember. Yellow roses on where his headstone will be soon. I was there to spread my Mom's ashes on her Sister's stone and a little on Buddy Holly's stone. So many shiny new copper pennies laid on Buddy's carved guitar. Several fans left black rimmed glasses as a token of respect. We put some pennies there. Mom liked him.
I remember watching his TV show with my mom as a little boy. Mom introduced me to some great singers as a child. Mac was one of them. Love you mom. I miss you every day.
I was floored to see that Mac Davis wrote "in the ghetto"...I was learning it on the guitar...never knowing who wrote it!!! It still blows me away!!! Brilliant songwriting..amazing lyrics..a powerhouse of a song!!!
Mac is in Heaven with Elvis and so many other greats... I can only imagine what a concert they are all having up there... They may be gone but they will never be forgotten, Their legacy lives on for generations to come...
Several people have commented about meeting Mac and recalling how cordial and friendly he was to them. I'm always glad to hear such stories about celebrities that understand humility and kindness.
Reminds me of 3-star General who came over and sat down next to me in the chow hall while I was in the military. Joked around and laughed with me for a half hour. Afterward, an NCO came over and bitched me out for talking too informally with a General. Got a call from the General's office to come down and get one of his Challenge Coins, and was told that he appreciated the great conversation. Still have the coin in my office. Im sure celebs make some of these 'rules,' but lots of these entourage people probably insulate and isolate the celeb with stuff they make up too. BTW, the 3-Star was Colin Powell, later the CJCS and Secretary of State.
"My home number! The one I answer to at the house! I dunno what it is!! What is it??!!!" Cracks me up every time I hear that line! I love Mac Davis' Elvis impression! Bravo!!!
Sometime in the early '80s I was invited to lunch at the Bel Air Country Club. As I was about to enter the restaurant there, Mac Davis exited, walking past me in the opposite direction. Of course, I recognized him, so I looked back over my shoulder and I saw him getting into his car (a Mercedes if I remember correctly). I noticed his customized license plate was "ND GETTO" (or similar spelling) and that confirmed it was definitely Mac Davis.
He wrote it because of a childhood best friend. The differences in the way they lived stayed with him. He didn't understand why his best friend had to live where he did in a bad part of town & he got to live where he did. They didn't have a lot of money, but there wasn't broken bottles everywhere & dirt streets like where his friend lived. The song was offered to Elvis with al9ng with Don'tCr Daddy. If Elvis turned down In the Ghetto it was going to Rosie Grier, former football player, then minister.
I loved Mac Davis! I’m the sane age as him and I loved his songs! Wish he could have kept singing through the years!! Loved the story of the movie theatre! Rest In Peace MAC!
My senior prom, a bunch of high school kids in tuxedos at a nice restaurant in Nashville and who comes up to our table to say hi, Mac Davis. He was extremely polite and offered to buy us a bottle of Champagne until the waiter informed him were were under age. I am not sure if everyone at our table knew who he was, but I did. This was 1984 and he was a very gracious man.
You know its always entertaining to hear any story of"my time meeting with Elvis, because he was such a big time Icon. And with Elvis, the story could go anywhere..good, bad, crazy. He's still entertaining us today.
Does anyone have the same response upon hearing the news that Elvis had died ? which is this: I was very angry! With him for dying. My first thought after this was: there will never be any more songs coming from him. What we have will be all that we will ever have. I was really very upset by this. As I have said, do any others have that same experience as I had.
Kudos to the hosts for letting Mac tell his story. So many hosts infuse themselves into every bit of the conversation, not realizing the magic that is the story the guest is sharing.
From the beginning to the end Elvis was a shy, polite and respectful country boy. His mama planted in him great values. Too bad he was boxed with the crook of manager and the Memphis Mafia, who isolated, over protected him, from life. A sad story of a boy who couldn't have someone to tell him NO.
Mac David was an incredible man. He stayed at our family’s resort a couple of times and got to know my parents pretty well. Such an easy guy to talk to and generous with his time. We went to dinner with him and a storm caused the restaurant to lose power. I remember him playing “the spoons” while we waited for the lights to come back on and get our dinner. He stayed in touch with my parents and even invited them to his house.
Even though I was only 4 years old when Elvis died, I always considered him the epitome of cool. The way he talked, his look , of course the first songs when he still had DJ, Bill and James as his band all combined to form the ultimate rock star. I've seen and heard musicians and thought ' reminds me of the Stones, or Beatles or whoever but NOBODY reminds me of Elvis. He was totally unique
When I was growing up, Mac Davis was everywhere on TV, just one of the biggest names. It's so fun to see him still around (well, 9 years ago) telling great stories about the greats of music. He is missed. Now I've got Baby Don't Hooked on Me looping in my head, LOL. Mac Davis, one of the greats!
One of the GREAT entertainers / vocalists of our time, Mac Davis. Amazing actor and damn nice guy. The Sting ll was Classic. Great musician, Great voice, Great style.. wish he did more work in Front of the camera.
Loved Mac's tv variety show back in the 70's. Don't know if it was just a summer replacement or not. I do remember he would ask a few people to give him a word and then he would make a song from them.
I attended his show as a teen. While waiting to go into the studio, we submitted our phrase. During the show, he pointed to me to say my word and the lady behind me started screaming and jumped up and everyone looked confused because she wasn't the one. But I sat back down and Mac sang her word and it wasn't used in the final show. So much for my chance at being on tv
I wish I was born earlier or much better if Elvis is still around to this day. From these stories, I realized how genuinely good of a person he was. Coolest dude of his magnitude. Rest easy KING. You are never forgotten. See you in another lifetime.
Elvis needed more people like Mac Davis around him.
Amen, and well said.
So did MJ!! A plain old RN like me!!
couldnt agree more , hard to believe sometimes a shrewd, headstrong guy like Elvis didnt have a better radar for hanger-on arsehole types .
That is so true
He certainly did.
Mac wrote " In the Ghetto" and he sure deserved the right to sit with the legend who made that song a HUGE, unforgettable ..HIT!
Here's the thing.
Mac wrote some great lyrics.
But without the brilliant interpretation by the king, it wouldn't have been the masterpiece it became.
The tone of his voice is reverential.
His delivery, superb.
The soul depth and diversity of elvis is unmatched to this day.
I saw an interview with van halen saying gs wrote in the getti and it wasn’t true, I googled, wondering why he would take the credit I don’t know but that wasn’t a nice thing to do even though he’s passed from cancer, that’s a whopper of a lie , I believed it until I saw this and googled,
He wrote" memories " and" A Little less conversation" too!
many song writers that write multiple songs for an artist usually are pretty good friends. But Elvis was soooo famous.. that's TOO famous 😵 I don't think I could live that way
@@piper888
The thing about elvis was his soul and depth.
Songs he turned into pure perfection through his soul depth and diversity, other artists came up mediocre.
That's amazing.
Same lyrics, YET elvis's soul depth and diversity, makes them light years better.
That's the mark of a true iconic artist.
Amen to that! In the Ghetto - saw Elvis live in Charlotte, NC when I was just a kid. 1974.
Elvis Presley "The King of Rock and Roll" died on my birthday... August 16th, 1977.
Aretha Franklin (Queen of Soul) in ... August 16th, 2018. 😞
Bluesman Robert Johnson (legend has it sold his soul to the Devil to become the best) also died on Aug 16th
That is a special connection. The only thing like that for me is being born exactly 100 years to the day after Vincent Van Gogh.
Love the point that Mac didn't want Elvis number just some validation that Elvis cared. He did. The King of hearts.
Mac Davis, Rest in Peace. He was a brilliant songwriter and performer.
i agree
MAC DAVIS - WE ALL LOVE YOU - - YOU WERE ALSO A GREAT HUMAN BEING - !
I thought it was just about elvis
I just really like Mac Davis, what a decent man! In this story he shows how even the littlest man, given a tiny bit of authority, goes ape mad with it! This seems to be the problem with probably a majority of people, give them a little authority and they will become a complete Tyrant. Think about it, go to the movies with Elvis, and his little twit usher makes you sit two seats behind him!
RIP Mack. See you in heaven!
*RIP Mac Davis.*
You were such a class act and a gift to the world with your songwriting talent.
Got love the inside stories 👍👏
I loved him in the North Dallas Forty he played a good part he did it good
So true. I remember him on the Mac Davis show when he would go out into the audience and ask them to give him the name of a song and within 10 seconds he would come up with something and play his guitar and sing it. Was usually some goofy song title but he always made it entertaining. Amazing talent.
@@lahoward1963 I personally, Like Mac better than Elvis. My sister was a fan of Elvis. Both, were phenomenal!!
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The story made me very sad because Elvis was so genuine but was surrounded by people who filtered the world from him.
mrtruthforever I fully agree. What’s also sad is Elvis CHOSE to have people around him who did not help him grow as a person or even as an entertainer.
Dan, yes and no. When he tried to add on more open thinkers, that might have brought him to a car better place, the old, closed minded group used all their power to turn Vernon & the Colonel against thdm. Dang shame!! For Elvis!!
You seem Elvis Presley in the streets mine nothing to you
Good story - and also sad.
@e M your mama drop you boy when you was little
Always thought Elvis must have been at times amongst the loneliest men who ever lived. This tells me why.
MJ was better but even lonelier
@@AC-mp7cx better than what
Huge fame can be a prison.
MJ was no where near Elvis' talents. He was good, but really danced the same moves just mixed the steps around for variety. Elvis had way more talents. Sorry it is true.
Both MJ and Elvis were the Kings of their genres generational talents Apples and Oranges
Elvis was a good ole country boy.
Good Mac for standing up for himself. Elvis knew and Elvis knew Mac knew.
OHHHH, Lord, it's hard to be humble!
Once on his TV show, an audience member dared him to sing that song BACKWARDS.
He did. A genius.
Great story! Most people don't know just how good of a singer/songwriter and entertainer Mac Davis was during his peak! He actually wrote several hits for Elvis, including "In The Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", "Memories" (which was also a big hit for The Lettermen) and "A Little Less Conversation"!
I loved the song memories,so poignant, it can bring tears
Loved mac davis..he was a good actor also..loved him in "" north Dallas forty"".
@@lindahollander3588
Memories. Was in my top ten Elvis songs. There was this club in connecticut. Called memories..every night at closing time. They would play.."" memories.."" when everyone was leaving..
Mac Davis was a genuine one of a kind talent. Actor. Entertainer. Singer. Songwriter. Story teller too! Nobody ever told a story better than Mac Davis. One of the coolest cats to ever walk the planet. Funny, too! The World sure could use a little more Mac Davis right about now...and ELVIS#1. I miss them both 😢😇🙏 Their music will be with us forever. Amen for that!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting this. Outstanding. 👍👌✌Good stuff!
Excellent songwriter, but not much of a singer at all, my friend.
He was a great man. I will miss him. As upset as he was, he wouldn't reveal who told him he couldn't sit in the same row with elvis. It goes to show you how protective he was.
Not that I believe anyone is better than anyone else, even Elvis, but Mac seemed a little out of line. If that was the rule, so be it, Elvis popped for the theatre rental he can do what he wants. If Mac was upset about it, sure, being it up to Elvis, but instead he threw a temper tantrum and then asked for Elvis phone number as if Elvis owed him something.
@@joeblough261 I tend to agree with you, as Mac said he had a good time, and I would just have said 'sorry about that, I didn't know anything about any rules,' and that would have been it. Why he would have felt embarrassed is strange to me. Also, the guy who talked to him was Marty Lacker, and he tells a slightly different version of the story.
That was just one of the best Elvis stories I have ever heard. Mac always seemed like a cool dude, the kind you would want to hang out with.
A real person, not a fake. I think You're right about Elvis. I do not believe he was that type of person who thought he was special. I think it was the ones surrounding him were the problem.
@@elvisjohnson1208 probably true, but those guys around him had an extremely stressful job, they were on call to Elvis 24/7 and especially towards the end, his drug use made him extremely difficult.
Bill Medley tells a similar story of Elvis and that movie theatre.
Love Mac Davies
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People forget how Big Mac Davis was. Very talented and always seemed like a good guy.
Elvis was gracious to fans and others alike--it's nice to hear people still say nice things about him years later
RIP Mac.. One hell of a great American song writer..!!
Mac Davis was natural cool. Didn’t try to be somebody he was just himself. Met him at LAX when I was 11 years old he took a couple seconds just to talk to me. What a natural normal person down to earth. Great story about Elvis
This is such a sad look into Elvis’ life at the end-so many hangers on calling the shots behind his back-He was such an amazing, beautiful, gift from God!
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They all leeched off Elvis when he was alive and tried to keep other people away from him, then sold their story as soon as Elvis died. They loved the guy when he was giving them gifts and taking them on the road, but the minute he was gone they trashed him
It is clear that Elvis was way better than his entourage, but he also wanted it that way because helped him to live in a bubble, isolated. Happens to other great stars too, even in sports. How could Elvis not know that people were not let to sit in his same row in a theater? Of course he wanted it to be that way, but was embarrassed that it was told to Mac Davis, who had wrote some big hits for him.
@@gregclark3268 Red West, Sonny West and Dave
didn't wait til ELVIS passed, the three wrote
their revenge book for $$, it was released 2
weeks before ELVIS passed.
@@Cynthia00007 yes i know that. I also know someone close to Vernon said he was so angry about the book maybe someone should write one about what the West boys did to Elvis. They were responsible for many of the lawsuits against Elvis because they hit first and asked questions later
I haven't heard about Mac Davis in decades. I always liked him. I remember his TV show where he would make up songs on the spot. Very talented man.
Indeed he is !
Get his album Texas in the rear view mirror it's great.
@2Fine2Be Humble Mac Davis is a great guy! As I recall he was very much in love with his wife when another star stole her from Mac. Correct me if I am wrong but it could have been Glenn Campbell? My memory is not the best anymore.
Oh yeah... I remember his show.
@@diane4537 Yes it was Glen Campbell. How well did that work out? Nothing.
I loved this man's wit and humor. His songwriting brilliance is unparalleled. Only Kris Kristofferson comes to mind as a songwriter of his caliber. His songs gave me so, so much joy. He will be missed tremendously. Rest in eternal peace Mac Davis. I'm Brokenhearted. 💔 💔
Amen!
Hello Cee Jay
Amen, it was heck of a song writer.
Eddie Rabbit also, he wrote Kentucky Rain.
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Amen... ..my favorite ! Kentucky Rain.
My Mom's favorite was "Memories"
Both GREAT songs !
Mac Davis - - another country boy - - going up to Heaven ! Rest in peace man , love from your pal forever , Joe Nania also known as " Hollywood " Joe
Mac was such a gentleman. I had a huge crush on him as a kid.
Elvis and Mac Davis were such gentlemen, and two truly great musicians.
My Dad was friends with Mac . Dad was a sales rep for Capital Records 1957-1969 . Mac spent the night with us sometime around 1967 or 68 . Don't remember much about him except the fact he was very nice . We lived in Raleigh , N.C.
That's a cool story
Post proof before that troll calls BS
Yes vHe did seem like a nice guy. That's what I thy just from watching his tv show
Joe Ambrose said the troll masquerading as one called “Joe Ambrose”.
I feel like kids these days don’t realize how big of a deal Elvis really was. The man was like a god amongst gods.
Most have no idea the fame Elvis had, he wasn't just a celebrity, he was an idol
Big true
I watched Mac Davis' show with my parents when I was a kid. I really liked him. I remember thinking then that he was cute for an old dude. Old dude was about 32 at the time....I was 14....Good God I'm almost 60 now. Life is beautiful 《AMIRITE 》
I will be forever grateful to Mac Davis for co-writing Memories. It is one of the most beautiful and moving songs ever written. Such a gorgeous piece of music. And nobody will ever even come close to singing it like Elvis did on his '68 Comeback Special.
Elvis Presley is the one of the first Kings of music we've ever had and will be the only king of music will ever have he was one of the great the great man of voice of singing God and children and all the same he loved everybody that's that's God and that's love and Elvis is right there with him
What a cool, down to earth man Mac was, will surely be missed.
I think Mac did deserve to sit with Elvis because he wasn’t there to get an autograph but to collaborate with a peer. In that way he showed Elvis the greatest respect he could for another person, to treat him as one. 💕♥️❤️❤️
I know a fellow that worked as an accountant on Elvis' traveling shows. On one occasion, Elvis stopped and talked to my buddy and was so nice to him and engaging. After Elvis left, one of the "heavies" came over to my buddy and pounded his finger into his chest and told him to never speak to Elvis again. BTW... always enjoyed Mac Davis... an incredibly talented man.
Some of the guys around Elvis became drunk with power and actually started to believe they were like mobsters. Talk about being delusional. It's what happens when people watch too many movies.
@@msr1116 The Memphis Mafia were bums. Elvis should of had professional bodyguards
@@clutchcargo5259 .....Going in a totally different direction: I remember watching Clutch Cargo as a kid. Much later, when Botox became widely used, I noticed both Clutch and Botox junkies had no facial movement except lip movement, and I wonder if that's where the idea of deadening muscles began. Women who've overdone the procedure I refer to as "Clutch Cargo Face". Nancy Pelosi comes to mind.
@@clutchcargo5259 that's unfair. Most of those guys loved Elvis and they did what they had to do to keep him safe and alive.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 they loved being around Elvis so they could enrich theirselves plus get girls, booze and drugs..security was just an after-thought
Loved Mac Davis
Yep, Elvis started it all with his cell swaying hips, and that curled lip. I saw him preform twice in person, brought tears to my eyes
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i just love this story. good one for you Mac Davis. YOU STOOD up to those bullies. and it makes it nice to listen to hearing Mac Davis' accent . ha ha
Elvis was a phenomenon and i doubt we ever see anyone like him, again. I liked Mac in North Dallas Forty lol.
Ronnie Bishop Yeah, Mac was great in North Dallas Forty!
Yes 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I’ve always wondered how much of that character was acting.
@@chrisconley8583 The character that Mac Davis played in North Dallas Forty, was based on long time Dallas Cowboys 1960s quarterback, Don Meredith.
Loved him in 1998's "Possums," too. If y'all haven't seen that one, track it down. =)
enjoyed the story about Elvis presley, wish I could have met Elvis but the very good thing I met lisamarie presley at Carnegie hall while she had performed a show . actually I was working back stage and took a selfish picture with Lisa Marie very sweet and humble just like her Dad. Samy musso !
I llove how Mac, talks about Elvis, and the amazing effect Elvis had on so many people, even now, shocking and amazing.
I fell in love with Mac Davis back in the 70's when I was in high school. He epitomized charm and pure love of what he did. I was a rock and roll girl, still am. He was my calm when I was wound up and needed to calm down. During this time I need a lot of Mac Davis
Beautiful story............ From a wonderful time................ That is Elvis
Mac David's mother was married to my dad's half brother, they had a place on lake Sinclair back years ago! Never met Mac but his son Scott used to come visit his grandmother Edo (Edith) and we got to be friends, we fished off the dock and other things! Wow that was back in the early to mid 70s! Always like Mac's show and always thought he was a class act! I've visited a house in Decatur ga that Mac lived in with his mother! Think he might have wrote some of his songs there! I remember: It's Hard To Be Humble When You're Prefect In Every Way! He got alot of laughs with that one! RIP Mac!
He did a great impression of Elvis.
By all accounts Elvis was a warm generous guy. Shame he surrounded himself with hangers on and people using him. R,i,p the King 🤴
The same thing happened with Mike Tyson.
The Memphis Mafia, on the whole, were good guys and loved Elvis very much. Also, as Elvis was the world's first global superstar, his local friends and those he took to in the Army helped keep him tethered to the world around him. They were unfailingly loyal, until the end, too, and not a word of scandal was ever breathed about Elvis until around or after his death.
Several of them were also quite talented, such as Red West - who was an excellent songwriter - and also became a fantastic character actor. His Cousin, Sonny West, was also a very capable 'Head of Security' and was cited by the Secret Service (when they actually were a premier law enforcement agency) as doing a fantastic job! Charlie Hodge was also very talented as both a musician and comedian (and for helping arrange Elvis' road shows) and Joe Esposito was well known for his excellence in management. George Klein was also a tremendous disc jockey for decades and Jerry Schilling - the nicest guy you would ever meet - also went on to manage the Beach Boys, Billy Joel, etc.
Should Sonny, Red and Dave Hebler ever have written the book they did? No, but they were also angry, and one can understand why if knowing of their lifelong relationship with Elvis. (Red and Sonny) Elvis, too, is also the one who put those rules in place - and in spite of his wonderful nature- put them in place to keep certain people away from him. Did the guys, at times, over-protect him? Yes, but it was Elvis who set out the rules and simply didn't realize the negative impact they also had on his life, at times.
Rest In Peace, Mac Davis.
i had the opportunity to meet some of his relatives in tupelo. it's amazing a kid that was considered an oddball ended up being an icon.
Great story. It shows what class acts Elvis and Mac both are and were.
Viva the memory and music of Mac Davis and E.
RIP Mac Davis!!!! I am going to miss you writing new songs. I am lucky that I can listen to songs you did for years though.
Wow - reading through the stories below just proves to me that Mac Davis was a Great America as well as a great musician. Love his music! Rest in Peace Mac.
Great actor as well! North Dallas Forty!
Years ago, I worked with someone who was an employee in Las Vegas and said Elvis Presley was the most kindest person you could ever have met.
Mom brought him up right.
I’ve heard that too, if he liked you, you were “in” with him forever it was the same with Sinatra
I think true fans of Elvis Presley, or celebrities in general, are more interested in these small stories than anything related to the entertainment personas. A tiny glimpse into an average moment for these people is simply nice to hear.
The art that happens on stage is great, but the countless stories of what went on in the real world are so much better.
Your statement is so right.
Elvis is my idol. Love Mac Davis and his music. R.I.P. to both. They both may be gone but their songs will live on forever.
In the early years of my music career I submitted two songs to a song competition contest. And was awarded a two song recording contract. Part of the award came with D J Fontana being former Elvis's original drummer for like 15 years. Whom I believe put the rock beat in drums! And as backup vocals on my two singles were done by The Jordanairs. Elvis's original backup vocals group on records, movies and live shows. Not like Mac I never met Elvis but what stories did D J Fontana and The Jordanairs share with me on Elvis. One could feel Elvis in the studio and around the wonderful and professional people who knew him from the start and very well.
I will never forget the experience!!
very cool!!
Mac also wrote “A little Less Conversation” which Elvis recorded.
I wish I had another lifetime to hear stories of Elvis, yes there are that many!!
There are enough books, articles and interviews out there. Everybody who so much as brushed up against the man or pumped gas for him has had a story to tell and sell.
A great great story by mac Davis about Elvis. R.I.P Mac and Elvis. Thanks for posting ⚡🎭
I bet Mac doesn’t need to worry about feeling embarrassed around Elvis now, they are probably having a rawdy time kickin back in heaven watching movie after movie together. I reckon Elvis loved having a buddy like Mac.🇦🇺🌅😂🌻
MAC was a pretty cool guy, himself. He wasn’t as big as Elvis, but he was a great singer and an even better songwriter.
Elvis never wrote any songs
Was there *any* solo performer as big as Elvis?
floobertuber Michael Jackson is the only one I can think of that might come close
We are proud of Mac Davis. Born in Lubbock, Texas. He had a huge, beautiful send-off and service at the Lubbock cemetery. His wife bought several plots for shade trees and a nice area to sit and remember. Yellow roses on where his headstone will be soon. I was there to spread my Mom's ashes on her Sister's stone and a little on Buddy Holly's stone. So many shiny new copper pennies laid on Buddy's carved guitar. Several fans left black rimmed glasses as a token of respect. We put some pennies there. Mom liked him.
@@kathysmith2358 ok but Elvis was Elvis, enough say
I remember watching his TV show with my mom as a little boy. Mom introduced me to some great singers as a child. Mac was one of them. Love you mom. I miss you every day.
Mac Davis - You were a gift to the world. RIP and thank you for the memories.
I was floored to see that Mac Davis wrote "in the ghetto"...I was learning it on the guitar...never knowing who wrote it!!! It still blows me away!!! Brilliant songwriting..amazing lyrics..a powerhouse of a song!!!
Amen and Reverent.
Mac is in Heaven with Elvis and so many other greats...
I can only imagine what a concert they are all having up there...
They may be gone but they will never be forgotten, Their legacy lives on for generations to come...
You’re just a human and once you become famous people, forget you’re a human with feelings❤
Several people have commented about meeting Mac and recalling how cordial and friendly he was to them. I'm always glad to hear such stories about celebrities that understand humility and kindness.
Reminds me of 3-star General who came over and sat down next to me in the chow hall while I was in the military. Joked around and laughed with me for a half hour. Afterward, an NCO came over and bitched me out for talking too informally with a General. Got a call from the General's office to come down and get one of his Challenge Coins, and was told that he appreciated the great conversation. Still have the coin in my office. Im sure celebs make some of these 'rules,' but lots of these entourage people probably insulate and isolate the celeb with stuff they make up too.
BTW, the 3-Star was Colin Powell, later the CJCS and Secretary of State.
"My home number! The one I answer to at the house! I dunno what it is!! What is it??!!!" Cracks me up every time I hear that line! I love Mac Davis' Elvis impression! Bravo!!!
First time hearing about the special silver service tray for EP 🤗
I used to love watching the Mac Davis show when I was young but I always loved Elvis Presley!
Sometime in the early '80s I was invited to lunch at the Bel Air Country Club. As I was about to enter the restaurant there, Mac Davis exited, walking past me in the opposite direction. Of course, I recognized him, so I looked back over my shoulder and I saw him getting into his car (a Mercedes if I remember correctly). I noticed his customized license plate was "ND GETTO" (or similar spelling) and that confirmed it was definitely Mac Davis.
I believe Mac Davis wrote ‘“In the Ghetto” for Elvis. One of his greatest hits, imo.
He actually wrote it for Sammy Davis Jr.,, Sammy looked at it and told Mac that Elvis would do much better with it.
WIKI - "His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation". "
Yes he did. Agree completely. Watch the story behind the song here:
Story Behind the Song: 'In the Ghetto'
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@@feliztaquito6681 wow! And Elvis did a tear jerking performance of that song.
He wrote it because of a childhood best friend. The differences in the way they lived stayed with him. He didn't understand why his best friend had to live where he did in a bad part of town & he got to live where he did. They didn't have a lot of money, but there wasn't broken bottles everywhere & dirt streets like where his friend lived.
The song was offered to Elvis with al9ng with Don'tCr Daddy. If Elvis turned down In the Ghetto it was going to Rosie Grier, former football player, then minister.
great story 👍😂 thanks👍so good to hear this stories about Elvis !!! we all love him so much ❤️❤️
This guy probably had 90% name recognition in the 70s. Probably only 5 % now. Strange how that works.
"I'm living a Burt Reynolds lifestyle on a Mac Davis income!"
Mac Davis was pretty popular in the 80's too.
Man even kids these days don’t know who Elvis is, think about that
Mac Davis probably had his fame just disappear strange likeable guy nobody under 50 knows who he is
And you never had any
What a great story.
Elvis was the greatest entertainer to ever walk this earth...
No Jackie Wilson was. Elvis was a close second.
King Elvis Presley...I totally agree!
LOL
David Lee Roth.
I have to put Barry Manilow as the number one I mean come on he wrote the songs that made the whole world cry
Elvis always my favorite and I love Mac too. R.I.P to both
I loved Mac Davis! I’m the sane age as him and I loved his songs! Wish he could have kept singing through the years!! Loved the story of the movie theatre! Rest In Peace MAC!
My senior prom, a bunch of high school kids in tuxedos at a nice restaurant in Nashville and who comes up to our table to say hi, Mac Davis. He was extremely polite and offered to buy us a bottle of Champagne until the waiter informed him were were under age. I am not sure if everyone at our table knew who he was, but I did. This was 1984 and he was a very gracious man.
Condolences to family and friends or Mr Davis, true class act.
Not many like him anymore in the music business, sad to say.
I have a record store sticker from the 1950's that is the same as your Music Store sticker!
Great story
You know its always entertaining to hear any story of"my time meeting with Elvis, because he was such a big time Icon. And with Elvis, the story could go anywhere..good, bad, crazy. He's still entertaining us today.
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Memories was a fantastic song. One of my personal favorites. RIP Mac.
What a storyteller..RIP Mac Davis. Another legend sadly gone.
Does anyone have the same response upon hearing the news that Elvis had died ? which is this: I was very angry! With him for dying. My first thought after this was: there will never be any more songs coming from him. What we have will be all that we will ever have. I was really very upset by this. As I have said, do any others have that same experience as I had.
Always loved Mac Davis. One of the best all around entertainers ever. That was a great story.
Love 💘 Mac Davis! We lost another great man, songwriter and awesome performer. Love and sympathy to his family and friends.
Kudos to the hosts for letting Mac tell his story. So many hosts infuse themselves into every bit of the conversation, not realizing
the magic that is the story the guest is sharing.
From the beginning to the end Elvis was a shy, polite and respectful country boy. His mama planted in him great values. Too bad he was boxed with the crook of manager and the Memphis Mafia, who isolated, over protected him, from life. A sad story of a boy who couldn't have someone to tell him NO.
Mac Davis was so good looking as a young man!
Mac was a great songwriter and performer. I've got my own Elvis story to tell. his people around him kept him from a lot of things.
Great story!
What a talented musician and a funny guy too.
R.I.P.
Mac Davis 🇨🇱
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Mac David was an incredible man. He stayed at our family’s resort a couple of times and got to know my parents pretty well. Such an easy guy to talk to and generous with his time. We went to dinner with him and a storm caused the restaurant to lose power. I remember him playing “the spoons” while we waited for the lights to come back on and get our dinner. He stayed in touch with my parents and even invited them to his house.
I loved both of those men growing up.
They kind of influenced me as a person and how i look at life.
Great story.
God bless,
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Even though I was only 4 years old when Elvis died, I always considered him the epitome of cool. The way he talked, his look , of course the first songs when he still had DJ, Bill and James as his band all combined to form the ultimate rock star. I've seen and heard musicians and thought ' reminds me of the Stones, or Beatles or whoever but NOBODY reminds me of Elvis. He was totally unique
Was there when he started, he was the same ole Elvis until the Col. Got him into those stupid movies he hated
When I was growing up, Mac Davis was everywhere on TV, just one of the biggest names. It's so fun to see him still around (well, 9 years ago) telling great stories about the greats of music. He is missed. Now I've got Baby Don't Hooked on Me looping in my head, LOL. Mac Davis, one of the greats!
One of the GREAT entertainers / vocalists of our time, Mac Davis. Amazing actor and damn nice guy. The Sting ll was Classic. Great musician, Great voice, Great style.. wish he did more work in Front of the camera.
That matchbook would be great to have. Hope he kept it
Loved Mac's tv variety show back in the 70's. Don't know if it was just a summer replacement or not. I do remember he would ask a few people to give him a word and then he would make a song from them.
I attended his show as a teen. While waiting to go into the studio, we submitted our phrase. During the show, he pointed to me to say my word and the lady behind me started screaming and jumped up and everyone looked confused because she wasn't the one. But I sat back down and Mac sang her word and it wasn't used in the final show. So much for my chance at being on tv
If my memory serves me correct, Elvis gave Mac his tour bus at the beginning of Mac's career (recording)
I wish I was born earlier or much better if Elvis is still around to this day. From these stories, I realized how genuinely good of a person he was. Coolest dude of his magnitude. Rest easy KING. You are never forgotten. See you in another lifetime.
MJ had greater magnitude and was wayyyyyy cooler
In your opinion you forgot to say..MJ fans must be desperate to get his name mentioned what by coming on a video to do with EP..sad that!