the song), and "If You've Got the Time" for Miller Beer. The Coca-Cola advertisement Hey Kid, Catch!, starring Mean Joe Greene, included the song "Have a Coke and Smile" produced by Davis. Hey Kid, Catch! won the Clio and Cannes Gold Lion awards. It is also seen as one of the greatest Super Bowl ads of all time. Davis introduced both Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles to singing songs for advertising, and both artists sang songs produced by Davis for Coca-Cola commercials. In 2007, Davis was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. Davis died of natural causes in New Rochelle, New York, in September 2004. He was 72 years old. References External links Spectropop Remembers Billy Davis 1932 births 2004 deaths American male songwriters Record producers from Michigan Musicians from Detroit Jingle writers 20th-century American musicians Songwriters from Michigan African-American songwriters 20th-century American male musicians 20th-century African-American musicians 21st-century African-American people