Bill Text: TX HR174 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of singer and songwriter Mac Davis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR174 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR174-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 174 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Music fans around the state and nation mourn the | ||
| loss of the celebrated Texas singer and songwriter Mac Davis, who | ||
| died on September 29, 2020, at the age of 78; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Lubbock, Morris Mac Davis was born on | ||
| January 21, 1942, to T. J. and Edith Davis, and he enjoyed the | ||
| companionship of two siblings, Linda and Kim; after graduating from | ||
| high school and joining his mother in Atlanta at the age of 16, he | ||
| started performing with a local band, the Zots; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Davis went to work for the Vee-Jay | ||
| record company, and by 1966, he was a "plugger" for Liberty Records | ||
| in Hollywood, pitching other songwriters' material to recording | ||
| artists while also sneaking in demos of his own songs; soon he was | ||
| writing for such artists as Nancy Sinatra, Bobby Goldsboro, and | ||
| Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, and in 1968, Elvis Presley | ||
| performed Mr. Davis's song "A Little Less Conversation" in the 1968 | ||
| film Live a Little, Love a Little; he went on to write several more | ||
| tracks for Presley, including the classic "In the Ghetto," which | ||
| has since been recorded by 170 artists, from Dolly Parton to Nick | ||
| Cave & the Bad Seeds; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Starting in the 1970s, Mr. Davis became a successful | ||
| singer in his own right, with hits such as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked | ||
| on Me," "Stop and Smell the Roses," "It's Hard to Be Humble," and | ||
| "Hooked on Music"; with his good looks and genial Texas charm, he | ||
| also enjoyed a career as an actor, appearing in such films as North | ||
| Dallas Forty, Cheaper to Keep Her, and The Sting II, as well as such | ||
| television series as The Muppet Show, Rodney, and King of the Hill; | ||
| in 1993, he played the title role in a Broadway musical, The Will | ||
| Rogers Follies; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Davis continued to work as a songwriter well | ||
| into his 70s; with Bruno Mars, he cowrote "Young Girls" for the | ||
| album Unorthodox Jukebox, and in 2014, he cowrote "Addicted to | ||
| You," a dance club hit for the Swedish performer Avicii; during his | ||
| solo music career, he charted 30 times on the Billboard Hot Country | ||
| Songs chart between 1970 and 1986, and in 1998, he received a star | ||
| on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; he was inducted into the Nashville | ||
| Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Songwriters Hall of | ||
| Fame in 2006; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Davis benefited from the | ||
| love and support of Lise Gerard, his wife of 38 years, and he was the | ||
| proud father of three children, Noah, Cody, and Joel; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As a writer and performer, Mac Davis brought joy to | ||
| multitudes of people, and he leaves behind a legacy of memorable and | ||
| beautifully crafted songs that will continue to delight listeners | ||
| for generations to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mac Davis and extend | ||
| heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mac Davis. | ||
| Burrows | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 174 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
