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C.W. Mccall
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William Dale Fries Jr. November 15 1928 – April 1 2022 Best Known By His Stage Name C. W. McCall Was An American Singer Who Wrote Truck-Themed Outlaw Country Songs. Prior To His Musical Career He Worked In Advertising And Won Several Clio Awards. His Most Successful Song Was "Convoy" A Surprise Pop-Crossover Hit In 1975 Reaching Number 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. He Was Elected Mayor Of Ouray Colorado And Served In That Position From 1986 To 1992. McCall Was Born Billie Dale Fries On November 15 1928 In Audubon Iowa. His Father Was Also Called Billie And So He Was The Junior. He Later Legally Changed His Name To William Dale Fries Jr. McCall Is Best Known For The 1976 No. 1 Hit Song "Convoy". Its Theme Of Using CB Radio To Rebel Against The New Federal Speed Limit Of 55 Mph Was Popular And Topical So The Single Sold Over Two Million Copies And Was Awarded A Gold Disc By The RIAA In December 1975. Though McCall Is Not A One-Hit Wonder "Convoy" Went On To Become His Signature Song. McCall First Charted The Song "Wolf Creek Pass" Which Reached No. 40 On The U.S. Pop Top 40 In 1975. Two Other Songs Reached The Billboard Hot 100 "Old Home Filler-Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Cafe" As Well As The Environmentally-Oriented "There Won't Be No Country Music There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll ". "Classified" And "'Round The World With The Rubber Duck" A Pirate-Flavored Sequel To "Convoy" Bubbled Under The Hot 100. A Dozen McCall Songs Appeared On Billboard's Hot Country Singles Chart Including The Sentimental "Roses For Mama" 1977 . In 1978 The Movie Convoy Was Released Based On The C. W. McCall Song. The Film Starred Kris Kristofferson Ali MacGraw Burt Young And Ernest Borgnine And Was Directed By Sam Peckinpah. It Featured A New Version Of The Song Written Specially For The Film. The Song "Convoy" Is Featured In Grand Theft Auto V. In 2014 Rolling Stone Ranked "Convoy" No. 98 On Their List Of 100 Greatest Country Songs. In Addition To The "original Six" McCall Albums Released Between 1975 And 1979 Two Rare Singles Exist. "Kidnap America" Was A Politically/socially-Conscious Track Released In 1980 During The Iran Hostage Crisis While "Pine Tar Wars" Referred To An Event That Actually Happened In A New York Yankees–Kansas City Royals Baseball Game During 1983 A Dispute Concerning The Application Of A Large Quantity Of Pine Tar To A Baseball Bat Used By George Brett One Of The Royals' Players . Fries Died On April 1 2022 At Age 93 From Complications Of Cancer. In An Interview He Conducted On February 9 While In Palliative Hospice Care He Gave His Blessing For The Use Of His Signature Song "Convoy" For The Freedom Convoy Protests In Canada With Taste Of Country Noting That He Was "energized And Enthusiastic" About The Revival Of Interest In The Song And Its Message.
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Biography - C.W. Mccall
William Dale Fries Jr. November 15 1928 – April 1 2022 Best Known By His Stage Name C. W. McCall Was An American Singer Who Wrote Truck-Themed Outlaw Country Songs. Prior To His Musical Career He Worked In Advertising And Won Several Clio Awards. His Most Successful Song Was "Convoy" A Surprise Pop-Crossover Hit In 1975 Reaching Number 1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. He Was Elected Mayor Of Ouray Colorado And Served In That Position From 1986 To 1992. McCall Was Born Billie Dale Fries On November 15 1928 In Audubon Iowa. His Father Was Also Called Billie And So He Was The Junior. He Later Legally Changed His Name To William Dale Fries Jr. McCall Is Best Known For The 1976 No. 1 Hit Song "Convoy". Its Theme Of Using CB Radio To Rebel Against The New Federal Speed Limit Of 55 Mph Was Popular And Topical So The Single Sold Over Two Million Copies And Was Awarded A Gold Disc By The RIAA In December 1975. Though McCall Is Not A One-Hit Wonder "Convoy" Went On To Become His Signature Song. McCall First Charted The Song "Wolf Creek Pass" Which Reached No. 40 On The U.S. Pop Top 40 In 1975. Two Other Songs Reached The Billboard Hot 100 "Old Home Filler-Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Cafe" As Well As The Environmentally-Oriented "There Won't Be No Country Music There Won't Be No Rock 'n' Roll ". "Classified" And "'Round The World With The Rubber Duck" A Pirate-Flavored Sequel To "Convoy" Bubbled Under The Hot 100. A Dozen McCall Songs Appeared On Billboard's Hot Country Singles Chart Including The Sentimental "Roses For Mama" 1977 . In 1978 The Movie Convoy Was Released Based On The C. W. McCall Song. The Film Starred Kris Kristofferson Ali MacGraw Burt Young And Ernest Borgnine And Was Directed By Sam Peckinpah. It Featured A New Version Of The Song Written Specially For The Film. The Song "Convoy" Is Featured In Grand Theft Auto V. In 2014 Rolling Stone Ranked "Convoy" No. 98 On Their List Of 100 Greatest Country Songs. In Addition To The "original Six" McCall Albums Released Between 1975 And 1979 Two Rare Singles Exist. "Kidnap America" Was A Politically/socially-Conscious Track Released In 1980 During The Iran Hostage Crisis While "Pine Tar Wars" Referred To An Event That Actually Happened In A New York Yankees–Kansas City Royals Baseball Game During 1983 A Dispute Concerning The Application Of A Large Quantity Of Pine Tar To A Baseball Bat Used By George Brett One Of The Royals' Players . Fries Died On April 1 2022 At Age 93 From Complications Of Cancer. In An Interview He Conducted On February 9 While In Palliative Hospice Care He Gave His Blessing For The Use Of His Signature Song "Convoy" For The Freedom Convoy Protests In Canada With Taste Of Country Noting That He Was "energized And Enthusiastic" About The Revival Of Interest In The Song And Its Message.
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