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1		-	H.R. No. 174
	1	+	87R7160 JGH-D
	2	+	By: Burrows H.R. No. 174
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4	5		R E S O L U T I O N
5	6		WHEREAS, Music fans around the state and nation mourn the
6	7		loss of the celebrated Texas singer and songwriter Mac Davis, who
7	8		died on September 29, 2020, at the age of 78; and
8	9		WHEREAS, A native of Lubbock, Morris Mac Davis was born on
9	10		January 21, 1942, to T. J. and Edith Davis, and he enjoyed the
10	11		companionship of two siblings, Linda and Kim; after graduating from
11	12		high school and joining his mother in Atlanta at the age of 16, he
12	13		started performing with a local band, the Zots; and
13	14		WHEREAS, In 1961, Mr. Davis went to work for the Vee-Jay
14	15		record company, and by 1966, he was a "plugger" for Liberty Records
15	16		in Hollywood, pitching other songwriters' material to recording
16	17		artists while also sneaking in demos of his own songs; soon he was
17	18		writing for such artists as Nancy Sinatra, Bobby Goldsboro, and
18	19		Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, and in 1968, Elvis Presley
19	20		performed Mr. Davis's song "A Little Less Conversation" in the 1968
20	21		film Live a Little, Love a Little; he went on to write several more
21	22		tracks for Presley, including the classic "In the Ghetto," which
22	23		has since been recorded by 170 artists, from Dolly Parton to Nick
23	24		Cave & the Bad Seeds; and
24	25		WHEREAS, Starting in the 1970s, Mr. Davis became a successful
25	26		singer in his own right, with hits such as "Baby, Don't Get Hooked
26	27		on Me," "Stop and Smell the Roses," "It's Hard to Be Humble," and
27	28		"Hooked on Music"; with his good looks and genial Texas charm, he
28	29		also enjoyed a career as an actor, appearing in such films as North
29	30		Dallas Forty, Cheaper to Keep Her, and The Sting II, as well as such
30	31		television series as The Muppet Show, Rodney, and King of the Hill;
31	32		in 1993, he played the title role in a Broadway musical, The Will
32	33		Rogers Follies; and
33	34		WHEREAS, Mr. Davis continued to work as a songwriter well
34	35		into his 70s; with Bruno Mars, he cowrote "Young Girls" for the
35	36		album Unorthodox Jukebox, and in 2014, he cowrote "Addicted to
36	37		You," a dance club hit for the Swedish performer Avicii; during his
37	38		solo music career, he charted 30 times on the Billboard Hot Country
38	39		Songs chart between 1970 and 1986, and in 1998, he received a star
39	40		on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; he was inducted into the Nashville
40	41		Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the Songwriters Hall of
41	42		Fame in 2006; and
42	43		WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Davis benefited from the
43	44		love and support of Lise Gerard, his wife of 38 years, and he was the
44	45		proud father of three children, Noah, Cody, and Joel; and
45	46		WHEREAS, As a writer and performer, Mac Davis brought joy to
46	47		multitudes of people, and he leaves behind a legacy of memorable and
47	48		beautifully crafted songs that will continue to delight listeners
48	49		for generations to come; now, therefore, be it
49	50		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
50	51		Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Mac Davis and extend
51	52		heartfelt sympathy to his family and many friends; and, be it
52	53		further
53	54		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	55		prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
55	56		Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Mac Davis.
56		-	Burrows
57		-	______________________________
58		-	Speaker of the House
59		-	I certify that H.R. No. 174 was unanimously adopted by a
60		-	rising vote of the House on March 10, 2021.
61		-	______________________________
62		-	Chief Clerk of the House