{"id":111097,"date":"2022-04-03T19:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T01:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111097"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:33:15","slug":"country-singer-c-w-mccall-dies-at-93-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111097","title":{"rendered":"Country Singer C.W. McCall Dies at 93 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111097\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=111097\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-111098 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CW-McCall-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CW-McCall-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/CW-McCall.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>William Dale Fries Jr., who was known professionally by his stage name C.W. McCall, passed away April 1, 2022 in Ouray, Colorado after a cancer battle. He was 93.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1970s, McCall worked as creative director for Bozell &amp; Jacobs, an Omaha, Nebraska advertising agency creating ad campaigns for companies such as Old Home Bread for the Metz Baking Company. McCall turned country singer and rose to fame with songs about driving 18-wheelers and big-rigs, including his 1976 number one hit \u201cConvoy\u201d, selling over two million copies. In 1978, the feature film CONVOY was released, based on the McCall song, and starred Kris Kristofferson and Ali MacGraw.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>McCall\u2019s discography includes the popular albums \u201cWilderness\u201d, \u201cRubber Duck\u201d, Roes to Mama\u201d, \u201cC.W. McCall &amp; Co.\u201d, \u201cThe Real McCall An American Storyteller\u201d and \u201cC.W. McCall\u2019s Greatest Hits\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to C.W. 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