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Mac Gayden (1941-2025) Songwriter, guitarist, memoirist. Mac Gayden was born in and died in Nashville, Tennessee.

Full Name

McGavock Dickinson Gayden

Locations

Orange

Author's Timeline

1941

Birth

McGavock Dickinson Gayden was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 5, 1941.

1958

Other Life Event

Orange County: Mr. Gayden attended the Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, in 1958.

1967

Literary Work

Everlasting Love
Song co-written with Buzz Cason.

1967

Literary Work

She Shot A Hole In My Soul
Song co-written with Chuck Neese.

1967

Literary Work

My Rainbow Valley
Song co-written with Buzz Cason.

1969

Literary Work

Gotta Get Yourself Together
Song co-written with Phyllis Gayden.

2013

Literary Work

Missing String Theory: A Musician’s Uncommon Spiritual Journey
Elephant Walk Press
061590095X / 9780615900957
Memoir.

2025

Death

Mac Gayden died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 16, 2025.

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