Mac Davis is a country music legend and in the mid 1970's was one of Americas most popular entertainers who found considerable success as both a singer, songwriter and actor. He wrote songs for Elvis Presley, including, "In The Ghetto", which has became an all - time great and also wrote songs recorded by, Kenny Rogers, Bobby Goldsboro, Lou Rawls, Dolly Parton and Perry Como. He signed to Columbia in 1970 and the Song Painter album was released the following year. It is a beautifully balanced collaboration between Davis, producer Jerry Fuller and arranger Artie Butler and features a collection of very poignant songs, including his own version of "In The Ghetto" and "Memories" both recorded by Elvis. There is also his first hit "Whoever Finds This, I Love You" The album, I Believe In Music was released in 1972 and combined new songs with his own interpretations of hits he'd written for other artists. The 1970s were a golden period for Davis, he enjoyed chart success, his own TV show for NBC and an acting career. In 2006 he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame