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It's pretty amazing to me that my first hit record was an Elvis Presley record.

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Mac Davis
Age: 78 †
Born: 1942
Born: January 21
Died: 2020
Died: September 29
Actor
Film Actor
Musician
Singer
Songwriter
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Lubbock
Texas
Morris Mac Davis
Scott Mac Davis
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