Bill mack country biography

American musician (1929–2020)

Bill Mack Smith Jr. (June 4, 1929 – July 31, 2020)^[1] was an American country music songwriter, singer, and radio host.

While at WBAP Radio, Mack initiated the Bill Mack Million Mile Club for truckers achieving one million miles of accident-free over-the-road driving.

Life

For many years, Mack was best known as the host of The Country Roads Show, (later U.S.

1 Trucking Show, and later still, Midnight Cowboy Trucking Show) the overnight country music show on WBAP, a clear channel station in Fort Worth. Mack's show catered primarily to truck drivers who traveled during the late-night hours.

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Its opening theme music was an instrumental rendition of "Orange Blossom Special", performed by Felix Slatkin and his orchestra.

Because of WBAP's clear channel signal range via skywave at night, Mack's show was heard over most of the continental United States.

Mack began his show in 1969.^[2] He briefly took