September 23, 1972 – Mac Davis Hits #1 On this day, singer-songwriter Mac Davis topped the US singles chart with Baby, Don’t Get Hooked On Me. The smooth country-pop crossover tune gave Davis his biggest hit as a performer, staying at #1 for three weeks and earning him a Gold record. Before stepping into the spotlight himself, Mac was already well known in the music world as a songwriter. He penned classics for Elvis Presley, including In the Ghetto, Don’t Cry Daddy, and A Little Less Conversati

Mac Davis and I were friends for years. We met Mac back in the Hootie and the Blowfish days, and he was always good to me – always made me laugh, always made me feel like what I was doing was good. So honored to pay tribute to Mac with Reba McEntire during the #CMAawards tonight. Listen to "In The Ghetto" now: https://strm.to/RMDRInTheGhetto | Darius Rucker

1942-2020: Country singer-songwriter and actor Mac Davis, who wrote for Elvis, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers and starred in the famous football movie “North Dallas Forty,” has died; he was 78. David Muir reports. https://abcn.ws/3cLUADK | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir