Cledus Maggard

James Wesley "Jay" Huguely (September 21, 1940 – December 13, 2008) 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,Roland, Tom, "The Billboard Book of Number One Country Hits" (Billboard Books, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1991 ()), p. 161 billed as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band. He worked for Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina 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.Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006 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.

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1940 births
2008 deaths
20th-century American screenwriters
American country singer-songwriters
People from Richmond, Kentucky
Mercury Records artists
Country musicians from Kentucky
Singer-songwriters from Kentucky
20th-century American singer-songwriters

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