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‘Convoy’ Singer C.W. McCall Is in Hospice
« on: February 26, 2022, 03:00:36 pm »
https://tasteofcountry.com/c-w-mccall-hospice/

C.W. McCall, an outlaw country singer best known for truck-themed songs like "Convoy," has revealed that he's in hospice.

The 93-year-old one-time chart-topper shares that he's battling cancer, as his most famous song becomes a modern theme song for the "Freedom Convoy," a group of Canadian Truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and shutting down bridges.

When he learned that "Convoy" was being used by protestors, McCall sounded energized and enthusiastic, if only because his biggest hit is getting a second life.

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Re: ‘Convoy’ Singer C.W. McCall Is in Hospice
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2022, 04:04:34 pm »
https://tasteofcountry.com/c-w-mccall-hospice/

C.W. McCall, an outlaw country singer best known for truck-themed songs like "Convoy," has revealed that he's in hospice.

The 93-year-old one-time chart-topper shares that he's battling cancer, as his most famous song becomes a modern theme song for the "Freedom Convoy," a group of Canadian Truckers protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and shutting down bridges.

When he learned that "Convoy" was being used by protestors, McCall sounded energized and enthusiastic, if only because his biggest hit is getting a second life.

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If only? Heck no... He was energized because this is what Truckers ARE.

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Re: ‘Convoy’ Singer C.W. McCall Is in Hospice
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2022, 06:04:56 pm »
If only? Heck no... He was energized because this is what Truckers ARE.
Indeed. He could have easily pulled a Neil Young and asked everyone to stop playing it.

But he WANTS that message out there. He wants that stand of defiance, as he prepares for the end of his life, he came out there and told everyone to play that song.

I have to respect the heck out of him for that.
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Re: ‘Convoy’ Singer C.W. McCall Is in Hospice
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2022, 07:16:53 pm »
What better end to a music career than having one of your songs used as a righteous anthem?

God Bless C.W.
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