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Encyclopedia > Cledus Maggard

Cledus Maggard was a one-hit wonder who scored a hit single in 1976 with "The White Knight", which charted on both the Billboard magazine pop and country charts. "The White Knight" was a novelty song based on the popularity of citizens band radio. In the song, a "smokey" (highway patrolman) pretending to be a truck driver with the handle White Knight, uses the CB to broadcast misleading traffic information to drivers who he then pulls over for violating the speed limit. UK 45 rpm single for Mickey (1982) by one-hit wonder Toni Basil CD single of the Baha Mens Who Let the Dogs Out? In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist generally known for only one hit single. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... A novelty song is a usually intentionally humorous song, usually in published or recorded form. ... Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ... A highway patrol is either a police agency created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, such as the California Highway Patrol, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties, such as... A trucker is a person who is employed as the driver of a truck. ... A road speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles. ...



 
 

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