Lobo (musician)

In 1979, Lobo resurfaced on MCA Records with "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love" which reached number 23. In addition there are a handful of greatest hits compilations which have been released. This has made him reasonably well known even outside the Western world including Africa, India and South-East Asia. McCall has recorded eight original studio albums:. Lobo's songs have been characterised by their sweet melodies, sumptuous instrumentation and soulful lyrics. C.W. Back-to-back Top 10 hits in 1972, "I'd Love You To Want Me" and "Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend", were the last major hits for Lobo; however, he continued to chart with Big Tree until 1975 (six albums also charted, but only the second, Of A Simple Man, in 1972, made the Top 40). McCall song and starring Kris Kristofferson.

The song became his only hit in the UK, where it reached number 4. In 1978, the movie Convoy was released, based on the C.W. Gernhard was an executive for Big Tree Records, and it was here Lobo released his first single, "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo". It reached number 5 in the US and launched a successful series of singles. McCall is best known for the 1976 #1 hit song "Convoy", which came at the peak of the citizens band radio fad in the United States. It was at this time Lavoie started calling himself Lobo (Spanish for wolf). The commercial's success led to songs such as "Old Home Fill-er Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Café", "Wolf Creek Pass" and "Black Bear Road". Fries sang and wrote the lyrics, and Chip Davis of Mannheim Steamroller wrote the music. In 1971, former Sugar Beats member Phil Gernhard signed Lavoie. McCall.

Lavoie also performed with bands called the "Sugar Beats" and "Me And The Other Guys", neither of which had any success outside of their region. The Clio Award-winning ads featured a truck driver named C.W. They would also enjoy success in the early '70s with two Top 10 hits, both produced by Lavoie. In 1972, while working for an Omaha, Nebraska advertising firm, Bozell Jacobs, Fries created a television campaign for the Metz Baking Company. He also apprenticed in several other groups during the 1960s as well, most notably the "Legends from Tampa, Florida", which included Gram Parsons and Jim Stafford. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries (born November 15, 1928) in Audubon, Iowa. There he began his musical career as a member of "The Rumours" while attending the University of South Florida. C.W.