On this day, January 23, 1976, a song by C.W. McCall that inspired one of Kris Kristofferson's biggest films hit No. 1 on the ...

In January 1976, the Billboard Hot 100 featured an unlikely chart topper. For the week of Jan. 10, 1976, the novelty hit “Convoy” was the No. 1 song, five weeks after making its debut on the chart in ...

Mar. 12—GWINNER, N.D. — During the holiday season of 1975, as they did every year, Americans sang along to timeless lyrics like: "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas ..." and "Chestnuts roasting on an ...

A upper Midwest baking company's advertising campaign created not one, but two cultural phenomenons: the 1976 No. 1 hit song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall and the group Mannheim Steamroller, best known for ...

"Convoy," a 1976 novelty song attributed to C.W. McCall, topped the charts with its celebration of citizens band radio, trucker lingo and rugged... How A Trucker's Protest Anthem Became A '70s Hit ...

Country singer C.W. McCall has died at the age of 93. The music star - who was best known for his 1975 hit 'Convoy' - passed away on Friday (01.04.22) in Ouray, Colorado, from cancer. McCall's son, ...

On this day (December 6) in 1976, C.W. McCall was at the top of the country albums chart with Black Bear Road. Released in September 1975. The album reached No. 1 in time to be the final chart-topping ...

GWINNER, N.D. — During the holiday season of 1975, as they did every year, Americans sang along to timeless lyrics like: "I’m dreaming of a White Christmas ..." and "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fries collaborated with Mannheim Steamroller founder Chip Davis on “Convoy”, which is credited to the two of them and the ...