C. W. McCall
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Dale Fries Jr., Billie Dale Fries, William Dale Fries, Jr., Bill Fries
American singer, activist and politician (1928–2022)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Black Bear Road / Wolf Creek Pass
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-11-15
- Active to
- 2022-04-01
Discography
- Black Bear Road1975
- Wolf Creek Pass1975
- Convoy1975
- Rubber Duck1976
- Wilderness1976
- Roses for Mama1977
- C.W. McCall & Co.1979
- The Real McCall An American Storyteller1990
- American Spirit2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 120,280
- Total plays
- 832,608
Tags
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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Audubon
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
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- date of birth
- 1928-11-15
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-04-01
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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