Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band

James Wesley "Jay" Huguely (September 21, 1940 December 13, 2008)[1] was an American stage actor, singer, advertising executive, and television writer and executive. He enjoyed a brief run of popularity as a novelty recording artist in the 1970s,[2] billed as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band. He worked for Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina[2] and enjoyed his only hit in 1976 with "The White Knight", released during the wave of popularity of the 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.

Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
Birth nameJames Wesley Huguely
Born(1940-09-21)September 21, 1940
OriginRichmond, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 2008(2008-12-13) (aged 68)
Valencia, California, U.S.
GenresCountry, novelty
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actor
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1976
LabelsMercury Records

"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.[3] Following the success of this record, Huguely was a producer on the 1980s television series Magnum, P.I.. In the 1990s, he was a writer and producer, known for Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Street Justice (1991), and 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
US Country US
1976 The White Knight 4 135 Mercury
Two More Sides

Singles

Year Single Chart Positions[4] 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
1977 "Yovnoc" (as Cledus Maggard)
1978 "The Farmer" (as Cledus Maggard) 82

References

  1. "James Wesley Huguely Obituary". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. 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
  3. Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.


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