McGavock Dickinson "Mac" Gayden is an American rock and country singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is also president of Wild Child Records, formed in 2004.
Background
Gayden was born in Nashville, Tennessee. In the early 1970s, he helped establish two critically acclaimed bands, Area Code 615 (signed with Polydor) and Barefoot Jerry (signed with Capitol Records), in which he played guitars and keyboards and sang. Gayden left Barefoot Jerry in 1972 to form his own band, Skyboat. He also served as producer of an album by Dianne Davidson ("Baby") and one by Steve Young ("To Satisfy You").
Biggest Hit
Gayden's biggest hit as a writer is considered to be the song "Everlasting Love", which he co-wrote with Buzz Cason, recorded originally by Robert Knight, a Top 20 hit in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967. It became a number one hit in the United Kingdom when covered by the Love Affair in January 1968. Carl Carlton's popular disco version was a number six hit in the U.S. in 1974 and has logged over five million plays, according to BMI. Gayden wrote part of the song when he was five years old on his grandmother's piano. The song is one of two that has had hit status every decade for the last four. Gayden was performing at a fraternity house at Vanderbilt, when on break he heard the voice of Robert Knight at another frat house, ran down and introduced himself and got together with Knight to write a song for his voice. He then proceeded to meet with Knight, and finish up the song with a friend Buzz. Gayden is known for his R&B hits and influences.
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There have been plenty of great moments in country music thus far in 2024, but as is the case in any year, the industry has seen its share of heartbreak, too ... Norah Lee Allen ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... 5.
September was a particularly brutal month for the country music world as at least five singers or influential figures died. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSICNEWS? CLICK HERE...Joe Bonsall ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden.
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There have been some beautiful moments in the country music world thus far in 2024, but it has been a difficult year, too. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSICNEWS? CLICK HERE...Joe Bonsall ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... 5.
It was another heartbreaking week for the country music world as a pair of legends lost their lives. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSICNEWS? CLICK HERE... Norah Lee Allen ... Joe Bonsall ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... 5 ... 23 ... 22.
It has been an incredibly heartbreaking year for the country music world, and that continued this week with another life lost. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSICNEWS? CLICK HERE...Fran Boyd ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden.
It has been a heartbreaking year for country music, and this week the ever-growing list of performers and figures who have tragically died grew once more ... Norah Lee Allen ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... 5 ... 23.
It has been an absolutely brutal year for the country music world when it comes to the amount of legendary performers and contributors to the genre who have been lost ...Fran Boyd ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden.
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it has been a brutal year for the country music world as the list of legendary performers and contributors who have died continues to grow ...Alan Jackson is retiring ... Fran Boyd ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... 5.
Singer, hit songwriter, producer and author Buzz Cason has died. He was 84. No cause of death was reported. WANT MORE COUNTRY MUSICNEWS? CLICK HERE... ‘I thought I was dying’ ... His biggest hit song, “Everlasting Love,” was co-written with Mac Gayden ... ....
He could strut into Exit/In wearing his characteristic motorcycle jacket, catch a Jimmy Buffett, Mac Gayden or Willie Nelson concert and mingle with others who didn't fit into the mainstream Nashville...
