C Davis page 2

C Davis page 2 by ric Gustafson


Chip Davis became the music director at Sound Recorders. There he met Bill Fries. Fries was a creative director for an Omaha advertising agency. Fries wrote commercials for Old Home Bread. Fries wrote about a fictional trucker named C.W. McCall. Davis began writing songs for the commercials. Two C.W. McCall albums that included the hits Wolf Creek Pass and Convoy took off.
With the money from the recent success, Davis began his first Steamroller project named Fresh Aire I. To Davis, his new sound was classical music blended with rock and roll. He decided to be a musician and a businessman.
How well has he done?. To date, around 50 million sold. But that is not all. Mannheim Steamroller includes food lines, casual clothing, holiday books and comfort items. With Mannheim Steamroller, Davis has traveled all over the world and seen a lot of things. Most of all, Davis is grateful for the gift of music and the chance to share it. He feels obligated to do that.

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