C. W. McCall
Sign in to saveAlso known as William Dale Fries Jr., Billie Dale Fries, William Dale Fries, Jr., Bill Fries
American singer, activist and politician (1928–2022)
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Vinony's link graph records 139 inbound references to C. W. McCall, and connects out to country music, commercial art and Clio Award.
It is catalogued under topics including 1928 births, 2022 deaths and 20th-century American male singers.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Black Bear Road / Wolf Creek Pass
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1928-11-15
- Active to
- 2022-04-01
Discography
- Black Bear Road1975
- Wolf Creek Pass1975
- Convoy1975
- Rubber Duck1976
- Wilderness1976
- Roses for Mama1977
- C.W. McCall & Co.1979
- The Real McCall An American Storyteller1990
- American Spirit2003
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 120,280
- Total plays
- 832,608
Tags
William Dale Fries Jr. (November 15, 1928 – April 1, 2022), best known by his stage name C. W. McCall, was an American singer who wrote truck-themed outlaw country songs. Prior to his musical career, he worked in advertising, and won several Clio Awards. His most successful song was "Convoy", a surprise pop-crossover hit in 1975, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He was elected mayor of Ouray, Colorado, and served in that position from 1986 to 1992. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Audubon
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1928-11-15
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- date of death
- 2022-04-01
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Available in 10 languages
via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0