Mac Davis

The List

06.02.26

4 Songs Mac Davis Wrote That Became Major Hits for Other Artists

By Gayle Thompson
On This Day

01.21.26

Born on This Day in 1942, the 80s Country Star Who Wrote Hit Songs for Elvis Presley and Glen Campbell

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

12.23.25

Why the “In the Ghetto” Songwriter Knew He Had a Hit When He Got Cursed out Over the Phone

By Melanie Davis
Features

12.21.25

The Songwriter Lucky Enough to Watch a Private Movie Screening With Elvis Presley (And Why He Walked Away “Incensed”)

By Melanie Davis
Behind The Song

11.15.25

The Story Behind the Mac Davis Hit Written as a Snide Reply to a Producer’s Demand

By Jim Beviglia
On This Day

09.29.25

On This Day in 2020, We Lost the Pen Behind Elvis Presley’s Biggest Hits and the Quarterback of a Cult-Classic Football Movie

By Peter Burditt
Interviews

09.03.25

Coyle Girelli Finishes the Songs He Started With Late Songwriting Legend Mac Davis on ‘Out Of This Town’

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Interviews

07.11.25

Coyle Girelli Revisits Songs Written With Legendary Songwriter Mac Davis on ‘Out of This Town,’ Shares “Everyone But Me And You”

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

07.28.23

Who Wrote “In The Ghetto” by Elvis Presley

By Alex Hopper
Features

09.28.21

Songs by Absent Friends & Heroes

By Paul Zollo
Behind The Song

02.23.21

Behind the Song: “In The Ghetto,” Elvis Presley

By Jim Beviglia
Interviews

09.30.20

Mac Davis: Writer Before Performer

By Vernell Hackett