American Songwriter

On This Day in 1976, C.W. McCall’s Album Was at No. 1 Thanks to a Hit Song That Inspired a Nationwide Craze and a Kris Kristofferson Movie

On this day (December 6) in 1976, C.W. McCall was at the top of the country albums chart with Black Bear Road. Released in September 1975. The album reached No. 1 in time to be the final chart-topping ...
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How a Midwest bread company spawned a No. 1 hit song, then a Christmas music phenomenon

A upper Midwest baking company's advertising campaign created not one, but two cultural phenomenons: the 1976 No. 1 hit song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall and the group Mannheim Steamroller, best known for ...
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The Wild Backstory Behind ‘Convoy,’ the Novelty Song That Hit No. 1 in 1976

In January 1976, the Billboard Hot 100 featured an unlikely chart topper. For the week of Jan. 10, 1976, the novelty hit “Convoy” was the No. 1 song, five weeks after making its debut on the chart in ...
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Country music star C.W. McCall dies at 93

Country singer C.W. McCall has died at the age of 93. The music star - who was best known for his 1975 hit 'Convoy' - passed away on Friday (01.04.22) in Ouray, Colorado, from cancer. McCall's son, ...
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Bill Fries, known as country singer C.W. McCall for ‘Convoy,’ dies at 93

Bill Fries, the country singer who used the stage name C.W. McCall and was behind the No. 1 hit “Convoy,” died Friday. He was 93. Fries had been battling cancer, the Washington Post reported. He went ...