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Description: Iowa History Journal‘s mission is to preserve the history of the state and present it in a fashion that is both educational and entertaining.
Artwork from McCall’s 1975 album “Black Bear Road.”
Volume 15, Issue No. 3, May/June 2023
William Fries Jr., a.k.a. C.W. McCall , was best known for his 1975 chart-topping, trucking anthem “Convoy” though he was more than a one-hit wonder. The Audubon native was an award-winning advertising executive who wrote popular jingles for Old Home Bread and Union Pacific Railroad before achieving fame as a country and western music singer who became the deep voice of the CB craze during the 1970s. He lived most of his adult life in Colorado, but he never forgot his Iowa roots, writing songs that referenc
Madrid Historical Museum
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Welcome to The Lens of History -