''Wolf Creek Pass'' is the debut

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C. W. McCall William Dale Fries Jr. (November 15, 1928 – April 1, 2022) was an American advertising executive and spoken word artist who won several Clio Awards for his advertising campaigns. He is best known for his character C. W. McCall, a truck-drivi ...

, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music) on MGM Records. It was recorded after the success of a song included in the album, "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe", which was used in a popular

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that helped make McCall famous. McCall himself was the

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of Bill Fries and was convened by Fries along with

Chip Davis Louis F. "Chip" Davis Jr. (born September 5, 1947 in Hamler, Ohio) is the founder and leader of the music group Mannheim Steamroller. Davis composed the music for several C. W. McCall albums, including the hit 1975 song "Convoy". He has also wri ...

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fame. The album concentrated predominantly on themes related to trucking, with many of them based on events in Fries' life. The album also contained the

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ous song "Wolf Creek Pass", which helped popularize the actual mountain pass (located in Colorado) itself. The actual "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" was located in

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. The full name of the album is ''Wolf Creek Pass, The Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe (and Other Wild Places.)''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bill Fries and Chip Davis # "Wolf Creek Pass" – 3:55 # "Night Rider" – 2:30 # "Classified" – 2:28 # "Old 30" – 2:20 # "I've Trucked All Over This Land" – 2:46 # "Four Wheel Drive" – 2:58 # "Rocky Mountain September" – 3:10 # "Old Home Filler-up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Cafe" – 2:45 # "Sloan" – 3:08 # "Glenwood Canyon" – 3:10

Personnel

* C. W. McCall - vocals, design * Carol Rogers, Liz Westphalen (The Puffys) - vocals * Terry Waddell, Bill Berg - drums * Curtis McPeake, Bobbie Thomas - banjo * Larry Morton, Ron Agnew - guitar * Chuck Sanders, Eric Hansen - bass * Ron Steele - 12-string, 6-string electric guitar * Gregg Fox - 12-string guitar * Jackson Berkey - keyboards * Chip Davis - producer, arranger, drums, strings * Don Sears - producer, engineer, design * Ron Ubel - engineer * Steve Kline - photography The title track was covered by Australian singer Lester Coombs. Lyrics were changed to fit Australian geography. "Old 30" was covered in the mid-seventies by Australian radio DJ John Laws. His version was entitled "Old 31 One More Time" and also modified to provide a moving portrait of Australian scenery.

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NarrowGauge.org album information for ''Wolf Creek Pass''
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Wolf Creek Pass Wolf Creek Pass is a high mountain pass on the Continental Divide, in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. It is the route through which U.S. Highway 160 passes from the San Luis Valley into southwest Colorado on its way to New Mexico and Ariz ...