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"The White Knight" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in February 1976, [2] and was a modest pop hit, peaking at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100. [3] The song was Maggard's only nationwide release to reach the Top 40 on either chart.
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]
The White Knight (Cledus Maggard song) Willin' (song) This page was last edited on 1 September 2019, at 04:52 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Convoy" also peaked at number two in the UK. The song capitalized on the fad for citizens band (CB) radio. The song was the inspiration for the 1978 Sam Peckinpah film Convoy, for which McCall rerecorded the song to fit the film's storyline. [4] The song received newfound popularity with its use during the 2022 Freedom Convoy.
An analysis by British website money.co.uk of 16,000 country songs from the 1950s to today shows 4.16% feature pickup trucks. Surveys show who sings about pickups most, and which truck's No. 1 ...
Convoy (1978) Rarely does a theme song predate a movie, but "Convoy" is based on C.W. McCall's 1975 chart-topping country anthem of the same name.
Truck-driving country or trucker country is a subgenre of country and western music.It is characterized by lyrical content about trucks (i.e. commercial vehicles, not pick-up trucks), truck drivers or truckers, and the trucking industry experience.
Although many of Rabbitt's successful songs were country-pop material, "Drivin' My Life Away" began his peak popularity as a crossover artist. The song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, and set the stage for his biggest career hit: "I Love a Rainy Night," which reached the top on the country, Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts in early 1981.