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4 unusual facts about Mac Davis


Henson Cargill

In 1973, he made a strong comeback to the charts when he signed with Atlantic Records and scored 2 Top 30 hits in 1974 with "Some Old California Memory" and a version of Mac Davis' hit song "Stop and Smell the Roses".

Mason Proffit

Some of Mason Proffit's opening acts during that time included The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, John Denver, and Mac Davis.

Melanie Chartoff

On one episode of Fridays, she was cold-cocked on live TV when guest host Mac Davis failed to pull his punch during a skit.

Steve Binder

In addition to working with Petula Clark and Elvis, Binder also worked on numerous TV shows and specials with Steve Allen, Chevy Chase, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton, Mac Davis, Liza Minnelli, and Pee-Wee Herman.


Billy Strange

"A Little Less Conversation", which he wrote with Mac Davis, was on the sound­tracks of the DreamWorks ani­mated fea­ture films Shark Tale (2004) and Megamind (2010).


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