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In Memoriam

Remembering C.W. McCall

1928–2022

Convoy by C.W. McCall — cover art

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.

Remembering C.W. McCall in song

Convoy by C.W. McCall — cover art
Convoy
C.W. McCall
1976

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