- Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
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Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band Birth name Jay Huguely Born September 2, 1947 Origin Valencia, California Died November 13, 2008 (aged 61) Genres Country Occupations Singer Instruments Vocals Years active 1976 Labels Mercury Jay Huguely (born September 2, 1947; died December 13, 2008 in Valencia, California) was a stage actor, advertising executive and television writer/executive who enjoyed a brief run of popularity as a novelty recording artist in the 1970s.[1]
Recording as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band, Huguely - working at the time for Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina[1] - enjoyed his one and only hit in 1976 with "The White Knight." Released during the wave of popularity of the citizens' band radio, the song is about a semitrailer truck driver victimized by a Georgia highway patrolman's speed trap.
"The White Knight" reached No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart in February 1976, and was his only hit to reach that chart's Top 40.[2]
Contents
Discography
Albums
Year Album Chart Positions Label US Country US 1976 The White Knight 4 135 Mercury Two More Sides — — Singles
Year Single Chart Positions[3] Album US Country US CAN Country CAN 1975 "The White Knight" 1 19 8 50 The White Knight 1976 "Kentucky Moonrunner" 42 85 — — "Virgil and the $300 Vacation" (as Cledus Maggard) 73 — — — Two More Sides 1978 "The Farmer" (as Cledus Maggard) 82 — — — References
- ^ a b Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 (ISBN 0-82-307553-2)), p. 161
- ^ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc.. pp. 253. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
External links
Categories:- 1947 births
- 2008 deaths
- American country singers
- People from Breathitt County, Kentucky
- Mercury Records artists
- American country singer stubs
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