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▸ Artist · 1976–1976
C.W. McCall
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The Story
OriginUnited StatesGenrecountry musicLabelMGM Records, Mercury Records, Polydor
William Dale Fries Jr. was an American commercial artist who won several Clio Awards for his advertising campaigns. He was also a musician remembered for his character C. W. McCall, a truck-driving country singer that he created for a series of bread commercials while working for an Omaha advertising agency as an art director. Fries performed as McCall in a series of outlaw albums and songs in the 1970s, in collaboration with co-worker Chip Davis who also founded Mannheim Steamroller.
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