Artist:Mac DavisSong:Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me
Album:The Best Of Mac Davis
Mac Davis was a very successful country pop crossover artist in the 70s and also had a successful acting career. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me was his biggest hit in 1972. But he had success as a songwriter first mainly because Elvis Presley liked his songs. He was born Scott Davis Jan. 21, 1942 in Lubbock, TX. His parents were divorced and Davis and his sister lived with their dad in Lubbock helping take care of his apartment building. After he finished high school, Davis moved to Atlanta to live with his mom. He started out as a regional manager for Vee Jay Records and played music and wrote songs on the side. In 1967, he went to work for Liberty Records and moved to Los Angeles to run their publishing division. Elvis Presley recorded the Davis song A Little Less Conversation and liked it so much he wanted more. When Sammy Davis Jr turned down In The Ghetto, Elvis recorded it and of course it was a smash hit. Some of his other songs were hits for others and Davis decided to become a performer and signed with Columbia Records in 1970. His first recordings did OK but he hit the jackpot with Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me in 1972. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts and was a top 30 country hit. Davis had a couple of other hits and a variety show. When his singing career faded, he moved to Casablanca Records and got into acting. He made his debut in the 1979 film North Dallas Forty. He has also performed on Broadway in The Will Rogers Follies. Mac Davis hasn't recorded much lately but still does acting and is very active as a voiceover artist. Of course his songs will always make him money. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in 2006. This comp from Razor & Tie covers his 70s recordings. Here's Mac Davis with Miss Piggy performing Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me on The Muppet Show 1980.
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me - Mac Davis
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