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From the Roundhouse at Ridgway to the Depot in Durango on board the Rio Grande Southern RR's Gallopin Goose rail car number 5, to driving a load of chickens on a flatbed out of Wiggins over Wolf Creek Pass to 4x4ing over Black Bear Road to running in a Convoy or Rafting on the Green River this album has it all but it is somewhat lacking in song selection such as where's the better knowin train song "The Silverton"? and two of the best trucking songs I know "Night Rider" and "I've Trucked All Over this Land"? and don't forget old 30 and Riverside Slide which is based on a true story. If CW put those songs on this or a new CD it would be in my book Excellent

C.W. McCall lived a hard-knock life and has been largely under appreciated as a singer. His songs, however, paint lively and glorious pictures of a life many of us love to imagine. The classic Convoy is probably his best known work. Wolf Creek Pass is another wonderful classic evoking images of the trucker life and the funny things that can sometimes happen. My favorite McCall song is Green River. I can almost see the mists of the early morning...men in plaid flannel blowing on their hands and sipping steaming cups of coffee. The canyon walls echo with their whispered talk as the river roars it's challenge. No McCall song sets my mind into over-drive like this one. If you only buy one C.W. McCall album, make sure it includes Green River.

CW McCall sings about more than just truckin'. This CD has songs about Jeeping, the Environment, and river running. I bought it because his songs are fun and enjoyable.

MY WHOLE FAMILY HAS DRIVEN TRUCK THIER WHOLE LIFE AND I DID FOR A SHORT TIME. I KNOW GOOD TRUCKING MUSIC AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. THERES A MOVIE BASED ON THE SONG CONVOY, IT HAS ERNEST BORGNINE,BURT YOUNG AS "PIG PEN", KRIS KRISTOFFERSON AS THE FAMOUS "RUBBER DUCK". IF ANY BODY HAS INFO ON WHERE I CAN PURCHASE THIS MOVIE PLEASE E MAIL ME. THIS IS A GOOD MOVIE IF YOU LIKE TRUCKS AND A ALOT OF ACTION, AND A LONG CONVOY OF TRUCKS

I've never understood why this gentleman quit writing and performing. His music hit a chord at gut level, that almost any feeling person could relate to.

Bill Fries (C.W. McCall) has done an outstanding job. If anyone has heard a song by him, it was probably Convoy, or Wolf Creek Pass. Pity this album doesn't have Columbine on it.

Growing up in a small town in the Midwest CW McCall gave the fans a passenger side view of the life of an American truck driver. This music is an epithet of life; comedy, love (I always wanted to meet Mavis) and of course sadness. Although I enjoyed another truck ride down memory lane with good old CW, this album seems to lack the purist quality that I enjoyed on my 8-track. Maybe it is time to re-release all those wonderful songs of youth. I really miss them.

For my money, make Convoy the last song you buy this for..not the first! Black Bear Road, The classified...and several others are essential...and beat the overly popularized Convoy as his best tune. That said, pick your best

I Love C.W.McCall his music is so much fun and at the same time he has a seriouse side there are some classics on here like Convoy(natch),Silvertone,Old Home Fill'er up and Keep on Truckin Cafe and Autobaun
C.W.McCall Rules

I DRIVE LISENING C.W.MACLL SINCE 1980,YOURS SONGS ARE PART OF MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY.MANY PEOPLE IN BRAZIL ASK ME ABOUT YOUR SONG