Talk:C. W. McCall

CB craze

This article claims the song came at the peak of the CB fad, while the Convoy (song) article claims it started the fad. Anyone know which is true? -R. fiend 06:10, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

Peak of, or nearly so. The beginning of the CB craze was earlier, roughly 1967-68 with the general availability of inexpensive imported solid-state CB equipment. Lowellt 23:31, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

The CB craze was in the late 1970s. I am not sure, really, if "Convoy" came at the peak of it. It certainly escalated it, but then, "The White Knight" by Cledus Maggard might have, also. One thing's for sure: "Convoy" and "The White Night" gave the craze a lot of publicity, and thus may have increased the craze. Duprees62 02:30, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Wolf Creek Pass

This article would make one think that "Wolf Creek Pass" was the follow-up song to "Convoy." It wasn't. "Wolf Creek Pass" was the follow-up to McCall's first hit, "The Old Home Filler Up an' Keep On Truckin' Cafe'", and it was very successful on the country charts. The follow-up to "Convoy" was "There Won't Be No Country Music (There Won't Be No Rock N' Roll)." Duprees62 02:34, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Mayoral terms

Please see Talk:Ouray,_Colorado#C._W._McCall_(Bill_Fries)_as_mayor for an explanation of why I changed the three terms reference to six years. OlenWhitaker • ^{talk to me} or _don't • ♣ ♥ ♠ ♦ 18:21, 25 March 2008 (UTC) 18:21, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Fries said himself that he had three terms and he should know. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:59, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Life as Bill Fries

Found an article with a heck of a lot of information on Bill Fries early years and how the C.W. McCall character was created to sell bread. Really interesting stuff, if anyone thinks it's useful. Goes back before that to a song he wrote for the Union Pacific Railroad called "We're a Great Big Rollin' Rail Road". Ebrockway (talk) 05:05, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Activist

In the intro, it says he's an activist (among the other things) but the article doesn't really say anything about that - anyone already know what he was / is an activist about?

He was more of an enthusiast than an activist. For example, he was himself a CB user and maintained his own jeep. But the word activist no longer appears in the lead. Andrew🐉(talk) 08:58, 7 May 2022 (UTC)

Did he sing Cargo Movin' People (N&W Railway Song)?

Ive read many people wh said that CW McCall sang the Norfolk & Western Railway's anthem, "Cargo Movin' People. Is this true? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.174.165.216 (talk) 03:07, 18 April 2021 (UTC)

• It appears not.

  The words for the song were written by Miss Bari Biern of the JWT staff in Washington after research into the company through visits to spots along the line.
  
  JWT hired Paul Christiansen, a com­poser-arranger formerly on the faculties of Oberlin Conservatory and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to write the tune itself.
  
  The authoritative voice who explains that "We're cargo moving people, we do it every day," was provided by Roanoker Mike Webber, studio musician for the Bias Recording Co. of Falls Church, Va., where the song was recorded.
  
  Mr. Webber is the son of H. M. Webber of Roanoke and the late Marie Beheler Webber, dancer and entertainer. Since he had a sentimental feeling about the railroad, Mr. Webber auditioned for the chance to deliver the advertising pitch after playing bass guitar in the song's backup music. When he's not pickin' and singin', he's a flight instructor.
  
  Other vocalists included Jon and Nancy Carroll, who also sing with the Starland Vocal Band of Top-40 fame.
  
  Lewis M. Phelps, Director of Public Relations and Advertising (15 July 1980), "Don't Touch That Dial!", N&W Magazine, Norfolk and Western Railway Co.: 8

Andrew🐉(talk) 08:50, 7 May 2022 (UTC)