| Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band | |
| Birth Name: | James Wesley Huguely |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1940 |
| Origin: | Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Valencia, California, U.S. |
| Genre: | Country, novelty |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 1976 |
| Label: | 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 (1993), Street Justice (1991), and (1994).
Huguely died in Valencia, California, on December 13, 2008, at the age of 68.
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1976 | The White Knight | 4 | 135 | Mercury |
| Two More Sides | — | — | ||
| Year | Single | Chart Positions[4] | -- | accessdate=2009-10-06--> | 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 | — | — | — | |||