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    • Nov 15, 1928
    William Fries is born in Audobon, Iowa. Under the name C.W. McCall, he gains a million-selling novelty hit in 1975 with "Convoy," using the lingo of the trendy CB radio to relate a cross-country trucker caravan
    Sep 19, 1975
    MGM releases the C.W. McCall album "Black Bear Road"
    Dec 5, 1975
    "Convoy" creator C.W. McCall and "The White Knight"'s Cledus Maggard meet at a promotion for an Atlanta radio station. They speak via C.B. radios on their way into the city, then sign autographs for listeners
    Dec 19, 1975
    "Breaker, breaker, one, nine": C.W. McCall rolls his way to an RIAA-certified gold single with "Convoy"
    Dec 20, 1975
    C.W. McCall's "Convoy" rolls to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart. The C.B. recitation remains in the top spot for six weeks
    Dec 27, 1975
    Conway Twitty performs "The Race Is On," "Touch The Hand" and "This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me" on the syndicated "Pop! Goes The Country," hosted by Ralph Emery. Featuring a theme song by The Statler Brothers, the episode also offers C.W. McCall's "Convoy" and Billie Jo Spears' "Blanket On The Ground"
    Dec 27, 1975
    C.W. McCall's "Black Bear Road" drives to #1 on the Billboard country albums chart for the first of nine straight weeks
    Jan 23, 1976
    C.W. McCall appears on NBC's "The Midnight Special" to deliver his C.B. hit "Convoy." His co-stars for the evening include Petula Clark and Natalie Cole
    Jan 29, 1976
    C.W. McCall grabs a gold record from the RIAA for the album "Black Bear Road"
    Jun 11, 1976
    Ronnie Milsap, Mickey Gilley, Jim Ed Brown and Mac Davis are added to the Walkway of Stars at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Also inducted are C.W. McCall, Ray Whitley, Vernon Dalhart, Ramblin' Tommy Scott, Bob Atcher, Hoyt Axton, Red River Dave McEnery and Joe E. Lewis
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