▁join ▁a ▁pop ▁band ▁he ▁was ▁forming ▁called ▁The ▁Little ▁Di ppers . ▁The ▁band ▁released ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁pop ▁hit ▁" F ore ver " ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁next ▁year , ▁Mc Call ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁Capit ol ▁Records ▁as ▁a ▁solo ▁singer . ▁He ▁released ▁two ▁singles ▁for ▁the ▁label , ▁but ▁neither ▁chart ed ▁and ▁the ▁perform er ▁was ▁subsequently ▁released ▁by ▁Capit ol . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Mc Call ▁signed ▁with ▁Phill ips ▁Records ▁as ▁a ▁country ▁music ▁singer . ▁He ▁released ▁the ▁hit ▁" A ▁Str anger ▁Was ▁Here ," ▁which ▁pe aked ▁at ▁No .   1 7 . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁performed ▁the ▁theme ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁Hud , ▁which ▁star red ▁actor ▁Paul ▁New man . ▁ ▁Mc Call ▁decided ▁to ▁begin ▁an ▁acting ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁numerous ▁films ▁including ▁Nash ville ▁Reb el , ▁Road ▁to ▁Nash ville ▁and ▁What ▁Am ▁I ▁B id . ▁During ▁his ▁acting ▁career , ▁Mc Call ▁also ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁South west ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁rode os ▁as ▁a ▁cow boy . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁recording . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Mc Call ▁signed ▁with ▁" W ays ide ▁Records " ▁and ▁released ▁four ▁singles . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁first ▁album , ▁Me et ▁Dar rell