Video: Country Legend Mac Davis Dead at Age 78

By The Western Journal October 5, 2020 at 8:17am

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Davis was honored as the Academy of Country Music’s Entertainer of the Year in 1974. He later went on to host ‘The Mac Davis Show’ on NBC. STORY: http://w-j.co/s/e94e4

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