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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. C.W. McCall, the baritone country singer best known for his CB-inspired 1976 chart-topping hit “Convoy” has died at age 93. The ...

A select few tracks were able to reach outstanding popularity, which led them to top the charts in more than one genre, making them a crossover hit. In 1975, the country novelty song was performed by ...

“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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unlike other popular hits of the era, its backstory and development make the song that much more interesting. "Convoy" is sung by ...