Bill Leggat (Transportation Dept., 1978) was one of SHOWCO’s road-true truckers—the kind of guy who could move an entire tour like clockwork and still keep everybody laughing on the CB. On the radio he was famously known as “The Ugliest Man in the World,” and he was rarely seen without his co-pilot: the Muppet Animal perched on the dashboard, leaning against the radar detector with a drumstick in hand. Alongside the CB, Bill also ran a Ham (Amateur) Radio, because staying connected was part of the job—and part of who he was.

When SHOWCO sold the trucks, Bill moved over to Clark Transfer with the promise he could keep the same truck—and Clark kept that promise. Below is a list of artists and productions Bill hauled for, a snapshot of just how wide his road miles (and stories) really ran.

Bands/Artists Bill carried:

Genesis | The Rolling Stones | Bee Gees

Dave Mason | Winters Brothers | Doug Kershaw

Commodores | O’Jays | ConFunction

L.T.D. | Linda Ronstadt | Eddie Money

Livingston Taylor | Little River Band | Exile

Still Water | April Wine | Firefall

Toto | Stephen Stills | Keith Richards & The New Barbarians

Simon & Garfunkel (Central Park) | K.C. & the Sunshine Band | David Bowie

Gloria Gaynor & the World’s Largest Disco | David Sanborn (w/ Linda Ronstadt) | IraKere

Doobie Brothers | Crystal Gayle | Tommy Johnston

America | The Cars | Steve Forbert

Captain & Tenille | Leon Russell | Willie Nelson

Bad Company | Beach Boys | The Police

Flock of Seagulls | Joan Jett | The Fixx

Marshall Tucker Band | YES | George Benson

Black Oak Arkansas | Jimmy Buffett | Bonnie Bramlett

Kenny Loggins | Stevie Wonder | Foghat

Off-Broadway theatre & other gigs:

My Fair Lady | Camelot | Peking Opera

Da | A Chorus Line | Star Wars

International Fashion Show | Mardi Gras ’79 | The World’s Largest Disco

If you toured with Bill, caught him on the CB, or have a photo (especially with Animal riding shotgun), I’d love to add it—send it my way so we can keep his piece of the SHOWCO story on the record.