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Birth name
  
Daniel Mayo

Genres
  
Country

Occupation(s)
  
Songwriter

Children
  
Aimee Mayo, Cory Mayo

Name
  
Danny Mayo

Ex-spouse
  
Becky Thornhill

Role
  
Songwriter


Born
  
October 2, 1950 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. (
1950-10-02
)

Died
  
October 2, 1999, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Awards
  
Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year

Similar People
  
Karen Staley, Tracy Byrd, Aimee Mayo, Dickey Lee, Kerry Chater

Danny Mayo


Danny "Bear" Mayo (October 2, 1950 – October 2, 1999) was an American songwriter, primarily known for writing country hits for artists such as Alabama, Tracy Byrd, Pirates of the Mississippi and Confederate Railroad. Byrd's "The Keeper of the Stars", which he wrote with Dickey Lee and Karen Staley, was named Song of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1995.

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Biography

Danny Mayo grew up in Gadsden, Alabama. He graduated Emma Sansom High School. He then joined the United States Navy and moved to Charleston, South Carolina.

Personal life

He was married to Becky Thornhill (née Harwood), but they divorced before he moved to Nashville. They have two children, Aimee Mayo and Cory Mayo, both songwriters themselves.

Death

Mayo was staying at the Ramada Inn in Nashville for his 49th birthday celebration. His son, Cory, wrote his very first song for his father's birthday. However, when he did not arrive at the Broken Spoke Saloon, a songwriters cafe in the hotel, friends went to check on his welfare. Hotel management had to open the room door, and upon doing so, Mayo was found dead from a heart attack.

Discography

  • Alabama: "If I Had You"
  • Confederate Railroad: "Jesus and Mama", "She Took It Like a Man", "She Never Cried"
  • Pirates of the Mississippi: "Feed Jake", "Speak of the Devil", "Anything Goes", "Redneck Rock & Roll", "My Kinda Woman"
  • Tracy Byrd: "The Keeper of the Stars"
  • Sammy Kershaw: "Cantaloupes on Mars"
  • Rick Trevino: "The Pain"
  • Hank Williams Jr.: "It's a Start"
  • Jeff Carson: "The Stone"
  • Gene Watson: "Change Her Mind"
  • Marlon Jackson: "Baby Tonight"
  • South 65: "Dream Large"
  • Pearl River: "Mr. Right Now"
  • References

    Danny Mayo Wikipedia