C.W. McCall, an adman who found fame as a country music singer with songs about 18-wheelers, including the 1976 crossover No. 1 “Convoy,” has died at 93. According to his son Bill Fries III ...

The song, heavily laden with CB slang and conversation and a 1970s hit, tells the story of a spontaneous truck convoy that clashes with authorities. More here.

"Convoy," a 1976 novelty song attributed to C.W. McCall, topped the charts with its celebration of citizens band radio, trucker lingo and rugged individualism.

“Ah, breaker one-nine / This here’s the Rubber Duck / You got a copy on me, Pig Pen, c’mon?” This jumble of words is the first line of the song “Convoy,” a No. 1 country hit from 1976 ...

Bill Fries, who recorded as C.W. McCall, got his start in advertising and later became known for the song “Convoy,” an ode to renegade truckers. Gems/Redferns, via Getty Images ...