Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
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Birth name | James Wesley Huguely |
Born | September 21, 1940 |
Origin | Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
Died | December 13, 2008 Valencia, California, U.S. | (aged 68)
Genres | Country, novelty |
Occupation(s) |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1976 |
Labels | Mercury Records |
James Wesley "Jay" Huguely (September 21, 1940 – December 13, 2008)citizens' band radio. The song is about a truck driver victimized by a Georgia highway patrolman's speed trap. He chose the name "Cledus" after his mother's name Cleta.
"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.Bandit: Bandit's Silver Angel (1994).
Huguely died in Valencia, California, on December 13, 2008, at the age of 68.[1]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
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US Country | US | |||
1976 | The White Knight | 4 | 135 | Mercury |
Two More Sides | — | — |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart Positions[4] | Album | |||
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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 | |
1977 | "Yovnoc" (as Cledus Maggard) | — | — | — | — | |
1978 | "The Farmer" (as Cledus Maggard) | 82 | — | — | — |
References
- ^ a b "James Wesley Huguely Obituary". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-82-307553-2)), p. 161
- ^ Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006
- ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
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