The Wild Backstory Behind ‘Convoy,’ the Novelty Song That Hit No. 1 in 1976

In January 1976, the Billboard Hot 100 featured an unlikely chart topper. For the week of Jan. 10, 1976, the novelty hit ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1976, C.W. McCall’s Album Was at No. 1 Thanks to a Hit Song That Inspired a Nationwide Craze and a Kris Kristofferson Movie

Fifty years ago today, C.W. McCall was in the middle of a long run at No. 1 with an album that contained a history-making single.
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How a Midwest bread company spawned a No. 1 hit song, then a Christmas music phenomenon

A upper Midwest baking company's advertising campaign created not one, but two cultural phenomenons: the 1976 No. 1 hit song "Convoy" by C.W. McCall and the group Mannheim Steamroller, best known for ...
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Bobcat took 'Convoy' to the fast lane

Mar. 12—GWINNER, N.D. — During the holiday season of 1975, as they did every year, Americans sang along to timeless lyrics like: "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas ..." and "Chestnuts roasting on an ...
Texarkana Gazette

Brief CB radio craze gave rise to hit song

This week in 1975: 10,000 auto workers rallied in Washington to demand jobs and an end to recession; President Gerald Ford asked Congress for $497 million for aid to Cambodia; United States lifted a ...
inforum

Bobcat took ‘Convoy’ to the fast lane

GWINNER, N.D. — During the holiday season of 1975, as they did every year, Americans sang along to timeless lyrics like: "I’m dreaming of a White Christmas ..." and "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ...