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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRadio's Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack dies of Covid
DJ and song writer --may not remember him but you probably heard him especially if you were a trucker--as his late night radio show went coast-to-coast at night on Ft. Worth's WBAP for decades-also a fixture in Country Music
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/texas-radios-midnight-cowboy-country-songwriter-bill-mack-dies-of-covid-19-family-says/2417743/?_osource=db_npd_nbc_kxas_twt_shr
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Radio's Midnight Cowboy Bill Mack dies of Covid (Original Post)
Stallion
Jul 2020
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Tanuki
(16,355 posts)1. His song "Blue" was Lee Ann Rimes' breakout hit when she was just 13 or so
Stallion
(6,642 posts)5. Drinking Champagne (George Strait)
I love all the King's songs but this is an underrated favorite--also written by Bill Mack
MagickMuffin
(18,214 posts)2. My stomping grounds (meaning my city growing up)
The photo of this building is located on the east side of Fort Worth. I got to visit the NBC station as a kid. Sorry to hear of his passing.

634-5789
(4,640 posts)4. Pouring one out...
RIP, Bill.
Liberal In Texas
(16,089 posts)6. That's sad. He made it to 91 and the TrumpVirus gets him. RIP Bill
He's a Texas legend.
