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    • Oct 30, 1976
    C.W. McCall performs "Convoy" and Crystal Gayle sings "Somebody Loves You" on "Hee Haw." The episode also features musical guest Brush Arbor and Buck Owens, who reprises "Act Naturally"
    Jun 28, 1978
    "Convoy," a movie based on C.W. McCall's hit, opens in theaters with Kris Kristofferson starring. The soundtrack includes Crystal Gayle, Billie Jo Spears, Doc Watson, Merle Haggard, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Anne Murray, Gene Watson and Billy "Crash" Craddock
    Nov 5, 1985
    C.W. McCall is elected mayor of Ouray, Colorado, by a 259-81 vote
    Jan 13, 1992
    Bill Fries, better known as "Convoy" singer C.W. McCall, concludes his six-year term as mayor of Ouray, Colorado
    Mar 7, 2000
    FOX-TV's sitcom "That '70s Show" is "truckin' through the night" with the sound of C.W. McCall's "Convoy"
    May 7, 2002
    C.W. McCall's "Convoy" ranks at #73 among VH1's "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders." Vicki Lawrence's original version of "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" finishes at #70
    Apr 1, 2022
    C.W. McCall dies. Known for a string of recitations in the 1970s, he earned his largest success with the million-selling crossover hit "Convoy"
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