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Where Mac Davis and Joe B. Mauldin of the Crickets went to school together

Lubbock High School on 19th Street produced Mac Davis, who wrote “In the Ghetto” for Elvis Presley, and Joe B. Mauldin, bassist for Buddy Holly’s Crickets — two of the most important figures in 1950s American music.

Address 2004 19th Street, Lubbock, TX 79401

Lubbock: Mac Davis Lane

Downtown Lubbock’s 6th Street, renamed in 2004 — only the second Lubbock street named for a musician

Two streets in Lubbock carry the names of musicians. One is Buddy Holly Avenue. The other is Mac Davis Lane — the renamed 6th Street that runs through the downtown blocks where Mac Davis grew up.

Address Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401

Lubbock: Mac Davis

The songwriter who gave Elvis ‘In the Ghetto’ — and was buried in Lubbock in his jeans, as promised

Mac Davis wrote seven songs for Elvis Presley, including “In the Ghetto,” from the flat Panhandle city where he grew up. He promised to be buried in Lubbock in his jeans. He kept the promise.

Address 1801 Crickets Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401

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