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Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
Birth name	James Wesley Huguely
Born	September 21, 1940
Origin	Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	December 13, 2008 (aged 68); Valencia, California, U.S.
Genres	Country, novelty
Occupations	Singer; actor;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1976
Labels	Mercury Records

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.

"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
Year	Album	US Country	US	Label
1976	The White Knight	4	135	Mercury
1976	Two More Sides	—	—	Mercury

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions^[4]				Album
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN Country	CAN	Album
1975	"The White Knight"	1	19	8	50	The White Knight
1976	"Kentucky Moonrunner"	42	85	—	—	The White Knight
1976	"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.
^ ^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. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.