Bill Mack Smith Jr. (June 4, 1929 – July 31, 2020)[1] was an American country music songwriter, singer, and radio host.
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.
Two of the other main personalities on Open Road, Dave Nemo and Dale "The Truckin' Bozo" Sommers, were Mack's primary competitors before all three left their AM radio stations to join XM.
Some of his other songs have been recorded by Dean Martin, Ray Price, Jerry Lee Lewis and George Jones.
Bill Mack Smith III ("Billy") has followed in his father's footsteps and has his own radio show with 92.1 Hank FM in Fort Worth, Texas.