Mr. Fries, who performed under the stage name C.W. McCall, was an ad executive before he scored a hit with “Convoy,” a CB radio-inspired ode to renegade truckers. Read entire story.
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Bill Fries, Singer Known for 1970s Trucking Ballad ‘Convoy,’ Dies at 93
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