C.W. McCall, the baritone country singer best known for his CB-inspired 1976 chart-topping hit “Convoy” has died at age 93. The death of the performer born Bill Fries — who recorded under the McCall ...

Trucking’s rise in pop culture was well underway when “Convoy” was released in late 1975, capturing the hearts of not just truckers but many Americans. The song, heavily laden with CB slang and ...

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, ...