Posted on 01/30/2016 6:45:05 PM PST by WhiskeyX
Cledus Haggard and the Citizen Band
The White Knight (1976)
1. Kentucky Moonrunner
2. Mercy Day
3. C.B. Rock
4. The White Knight
5. Jaw Jackin'
6. Who We Got On That End (You the Only Friend I Got)
7. Cledus's C.B. Lingo Dictionary
8. C.B. '76
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Jay Huguely (September 21, 1940 – December 13, 2008[1] in Valencia, California) was a stage actor, advertising executive and television writer/executive who enjoyed a brief run of popularity as a novelty recording artist in the 1970s.[2]
Recording as Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band, Huguely - working at the time for Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina[2] - enjoyed his one and only hit in 1976 with "The White Knight." Released during the wave of popularity of the citizens' band radio, the song is about a semitrailer 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 most notably 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).
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The White Knight (Cledus Maggard song) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The White Knight" is a novelty country music song made famous by Jay Huguely, who - recording as Cledus Maggard & The Citizen's Band - enjoyed a brief run of national popularity with the song when it became popular in 1976.
Song story
Huguely was working as an advertising salesman at an agency named Leslie Advertising in Greenville, South Carolina in the mid-1970s when he was approached to help with an advertising campaign centering on the then fast-growing citizens' band radio craze. According to writer Tom Roland, Huguely knew little about the CB radio but agreed to help out.
After taking notes and getting help from his co-workers on deciphering the jargon, he went to work on writing a song.[1]
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I will never forget this song.
40 years???
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