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 remembered for his character C. W. McCall, a truck-driving country singer that he created for a series of bread commercials while working for an Omaha advertising agency as an art director. Fries performed as McCall in a seri…

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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·MusicBrainz

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