FRIDAY FUNNIES - Mac Davis

Scott Mac Davis

1942-2020

Rest In Peace

Normaly, I would leave you with a funny video this week but since I'm honoring the great Mac Davis, I wanted to close this week out with the same way he closed out all of his shows. 

Country Blessings!

~ Kelly 

THROWBACK THURSDAY - White Limozeen

 White Limozeen was featured in the documentary Hollywood to Dollywood (2011). The song, co-written with Dolly Parton was one of many songs written with or by Mac Davis that became trademarks for another artist.

White Limozeen was released as the fifth single from Dolly Parton's WHITE LIMOZEEN album. 

Country Blessings!

~ Kelly

TURNTABLE TUESDAY - Mac Davis

 

Good morning, Country Fans!

Scotty Mac Davis

1942-2020

I'm dedicating this entire week to the late Mac Davis. In case you missed the news or didn't see Monday's post, Mac passed away September 29th due to complications following heart surgery. 

I'm not going to 'review' Mac's music. The songs he wrote were pure magic for so many artists. Today, I thought I'd share a couple of those videos.

Don't Cry Daddy was a big hit for Elvis Presley

Something's Burning from Kenny Rogers and the First Edition :

Most recently, Wait 'Til I Get You Home -  this duet with Dolly Parton:

Country Blessings!

~ Kelly

OUT OF THE CHUTE - Mac Davis Remembered

SCOTT  MAC DAVIS

1942-2020

One of the most talented songwriters of all time left us on September 29th due to complications following a recent heart surgery. 

As a writer who focuses on Texas artists, I'd been thinking of Mac in recent weeks, wondering what he was up to, or even still with us. I decided once Bob went back to work and I got this baby shower behind me, I would do some research. Two days later I saw the tweet from Dolly Parton that he was gone. 

For a guy who sang a song called It's Hard to Be Humble, Mac was just the opposite. he wass a good ole boy from Lubbock Texas lucky enough to have spent more than fifty years doing something he loved.

His career began in the 1960's when Elvis recorded several of Mac's songs. He continued into the 1970s, writing Something's Burning for Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. While Gallery recorded I Believe In Music, the tune became Mac's signature closing song for his own shows. One of my favorites he wrote was Watching Scotty Grow, a big hit for Bobby Goldsboro (1971)

While he continued to write great hits (his  most recent recordings in 2014), Mac Davis also had his share of on-screen time with his own television show for two years and in North Dallas Forty (as a quarterback), with Nick Nolte. He was also a favorite musical guest on The Tonight Show.

Tomorrow, I'll drop in a video of one of my favorite Mac Davis tunes. Please share in the comments below what your favorite is. 

Country Blessings

~ Kelly