Person

C.W. McCall

William Dale Fries Jr. (November 15, 1928 – April 1, 2022) was an American commercial artist who won several Clio Awards for his advertising campaigns. He was also a musician and is best known for his character C. W. McCall, a truck-driving country singer that he originally created for a series of bread commercials while working for an Omaha advertising agency as an art director. Fries performed a…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
November 15th, 1928
Died
April 1st, 2022
Genres
Labels
American Gramaphone Mercury Nashville Polydor The Omni Recording Corporation PolyGram Special Markets
Last updated: June 4th, 2024

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