Country music star Mac Davis has died at 78.
Davis died Tuesday at a hospital in Nashville ... according to his manager,. Earlier this week, the singer became critically ill after undergoing surgery and sadly was unable to recover."He was surrounded by the love of his life and wife of 38 years, Lise, and his sons Scott, Noah and Cody," Morey wrote on Facebook.
Though the song was a success on both the country and pop charts, Mac made a name for himself as a country singer when he was crowned the Academy of Country Music's Entertainer of the Year in 1974. His other hits include"Stop and Smell the Roses,""One Hell of a Woman" and the 1980 novelty song,"It's Hard to be Humble."
On top of his music career, Davis also starred on his own TV variety show from 1974-76 and made his big-screen debut in the 1979 football film,"North Dallas Forty," alongsideHe also hosted an episode of"The Muppet Show" and starred in"The Sting II" in the '80s, and went to appear in numerous TV and film projects over the next 3 decades.
He's been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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