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 Post subject: RIP - Bill Fries (C.W. McCall)
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 5:21 pm 
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Chip’s good friend Bill Fries passed away today. Bill and Chip teamed up to create the fictional CW McCall — voiced by Fries — for a series of award-winning commercials, including the #1 classic hit, “Convoy”.

Chip just spoke about his friend, “Bill Fries, ‘Breaker Breaker 19’ is how that big song started— selling millions of copies worldwide. It made an impressive impact on millions of people. I had a great time writing with ‘Willy’. I’d go over to his house and we’d talk about the topic of a song while having a ‘silver bullet’— Bill’s name for a martini. I wrote the music separately and I never heard his words until we got into the studio. What a wordsmith and what a voice. You won’t have to keep the pedal to the metal anymore. Rest up Willy, you deserve it.”

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 Post subject: RIP - Bill Fries (C.W. McCall)
PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:59 pm 
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The song that got everyone into CB's back in the day. Of course, I bought the single.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 7:30 pm 
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R.I.P. may your memory be a blessing to family, friends and fans.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:52 pm 
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:19 am 
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 6:17 am 
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 7:17 am 
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Wow. I remember "Convoy". What year was that out- 1970 or '71? It was on AM radio all of the time. I really liked that song a lot.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:00 am 
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Thanks. I don't know why I thought it was earlier than that.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 11:45 am 
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That song created a full blown world wide CB radio craze in which our Dad got caught up. Got us all radioed up for our two car journey to the Florida Keys on Christmas break 1977. Mick’s handle in one car, with his college friends, was “Duck” and our father came up with “Daddy Duck” for his handle in the other. Me and Jimmy were mortified by the whole thing. We were both laser focused on getting to the Hollywood Sportatorium for New Years Eve to see Kiss. Great memory.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 02, 2022 3:32 pm 
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Larry wrote:
Thanks. I don't know why I thought it was earlier than that.


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