“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 ...

C.W. McCall, an advertising executive-turned-country singer who cashed in on the CB radio craze of the mid-1970s with his No. 1 crossover hit “Convoy,” died Friday, his son said. He was 93. McCall, ...

C.W. McCall, best known for his 1975 novelty hit “Convoy,” has died after a battle with cancer. He was 93. According to the Washington Post, McCall, whose real name was Bill Fries, died on Friday at ...

If you didn’t recognize the name Bill Fries as it popped up in obituary headlines over the past weekend, after Fries’ death at age 93 following a cancer diagnosis, you might have had more luck with ...

If you grew up in the 1970s (or your parents did), you might remember the number-one hit song “Convoy” about a group of renegade truckers. The song spent one glorious week as number one on the pop ...

C.W. McCall, best known for his massive 1975 hit “Convoy,” died Friday in Ouray, Colo. at age 93 from cancer. His death was first reported by the Washington Post. Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: ...

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 ...