C.W. McCall, who was best known for his massive 1975 hit "Convoy," has died after a battle with cancer. The Washington Post reports that McCall died on Friday (April 1) at his home in Ouray, Colo. He ...

McCall, real name Bill Fries, was working in advertising when he devised the character of C.W. McCall for a 1973 advertising spot for Old Home Bread. The ad won a Clio Award, and it spawned a new ...

Trucking’s rise in pop culture was well underway when “Convoy” was released in late 1975, capturing the hearts of not just truckers but many Americans. The song, heavily laden with CB slang and ...

“Convoy” singer C.W. McCall has died at 93. He had been battling cancer and was in hospital care in his Colorado home when he died on Friday, April 1. The death has been confirmed by his son, Bill ...