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C. W. McCall (* 15. November 1928 in Audubon, Iowa; eigentlich William Dale Fries, Jr.; † 1. April 2022 in Ouray, Colorado) war ein US-amerikanischer Countrysänger. Am bekanntesten war er für seinen Nummer-eins-Hit Convoy von 1975, der Grundlage für den gleichnamigen Film von 1978 war.
William Dale Fries Jr. (November 15, 1928 – April 1, 2022) was an American commercial artist who won several Clio Awards for his advertising campaigns. He was also a musician and is best known for his character C. W. McCall, a truck-driving country singer that he originally created for a series of bread commercials.
4. Apr. 2022 · US-Countrysänger C.W. McCall ist am vergangenen Freitag (1. April) im Alter von 93 Jahren in seinem Haus in der Kleinstadt Ouray (Colorado) gestorben. Das bestätigte sein Sohn gegenüber der...
2. Apr. 2022 · The adman-turned-truck-driving-troubadour died of cancer in his Colorado home. He created the character of C.W. McCall in 1974 and scored a crossover hit with "Convoy" in 1975.
3. Apr. 2022 · Bill Fries, the deep-voiced country singer known as C.W. McCall, who turned an ad campaign for an Iowa bread company into the outlaw trucker anthem, “Convoy,” which reached No. 1 on the charts...
5. Apr. 2022 · In the TV commercials, which won Fries a Clio award in 1974, the Texan actor Jim Finlayson played a truck driver named CW McCall, who was frequently to be found in the Old Home Filler-Up an’...
2. Apr. 2022 · The country music star, who created the character of C.W. McCall for a 1973 ad, passed away from cancer in Colorado. He wrote and performed hits like "Convoy", "Wolf Creek Pass" and "Roses for Mama".
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