◇ image via WikipediaC. W. McCall
C. W. McCall is a Country act. Their sound grew out of John Philip Sousa. Those roots explain a lot about how C. W. McCall arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dave Dudley, Conway Twitty, Johnny Horton, Johnny Paycheck and Charlie Daniels Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kris Kristofferson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 20 connections around C. W. McCall, reaching back through John Philip Sousa and forward to Kris Kristofferson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
William Dale Fries Jr. 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 series of outlaw albums and songs in the 1970s, in collaboration with co-worker Chip Davis who also founded Mannheim Steamroller.
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C. W. McCall connections
C. W. McCall grew out of John Philip Sousa, shares an orbit with Dave Dudley, Conway Twitty, Johnny Horton and Johnny Paycheck, went on to shape Kris Kristofferson. 20 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- Conway Twittyartist
- Johnny Hortonartist
- Johnny Paycheckartist
- Charlie Daniels Bandartist
- Mel McDanielartist
- Bobby Bareartist
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- Roger Millerartist
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- John Andersonartist
- Johnny Leeartist
- Tanya Tuckerartist
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- Glen Campbellartist
- Keith Whitleyartist
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- Randy Travisartist
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