That same year, he also starred on Broadway, performing in the show The Will Rogers Follies. He co-wrote the title track with Parton, and did a duet with her on another track (Parton would later cover Davis’ composition 'Something’s Burning'). In 1989, he gained attention when he collaborated with Dolly Parton on her album White Limozeen. In 2010, rock band Weezer featured a song co-written by Davis on their album Hurley.Īfter Casablanca Records closed, Davis recorded for a short time with MCA Records in the mid-1980s. Davis was one of many country singers who had pop music crossover success in the 1970s and 1980s whose careers slowed down to make way for artists such as Garth Brooks and Clint Black. Decline and comebackīy the mid-1980s, his career in music was declining. He also starred in his own variety show, a Broadway musical, and various films and TV shows. A subsequent solo career in the 1970s produced huge hits, such as 'Baby, Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me' making him a well-known name in pop music. His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits 'Memories', 'In the Ghetto', and 'A Little Less Conversation'. Morris Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942) is a country music singer, songwriter, and actor, originally from Lubbock, Texas, who has enjoyed much crossover success.

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