He also wrote top 40 hits for Kenny Rogers & the First Edition (“Something’s Burning”) and Bobby Goldsboro (“Watching Scotty Grow,” which made it to number one on the easy-listening chart). He was 78.ĭavis, who described himself as “ an ‘ol country boy from Lubbock, Texas,” was a prolific songwriter who wrote chart-topping hits for Elvis Presley, including “A Little Less Conversation,” “Memories,” “Don’t Cry Daddy,” and “In the Ghetto,” which helped revive the iconic performer’s career in the late 1960s. Davis’s family posted to social media accounts, “Your love and prayers will be deeply appreciated at this time.”ĭavis died September 29, according to a statement from his manager Jim Morey.
The hashtag #PrayForMacDavis trended on September 28, after Dolly Parton tweeted her support following news that the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter was in critical condition following heart surgery in Nashville.
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