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James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964.
Jimmie Davis - You Are My Sunshine (1940). [It Is Claimed That Oliver Hood Wrote the Song in the Early 1930's and Performed it at a Veteran's of Foreign Wars Convention in Georgia]. 1st....
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"You Are My Sunshine" is a song popularized by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1939. The 1940 version by Davis was added to the National Recording Regi...
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Nov 5, 2000 · Jimmie Davis was a singer and governor of Louisiana who popularized country music with songs like "Nobody's Darling But Mine" and "You Are My Sunshine". Learn about his life, career, and achievements in this biography from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Nov 5, 2000 · BMI songwriter Jimmie Davis, known as Louisiana's singing governor, died Sunday, November 5 at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. No one, including Davis himself, knew his true age, believed to be about 101.
Dec 10, 2021 · According to BMI, it has been recorded by more than 350 artists, and translated into 30 languages. In 1977, the Louisiana State Legislature decreed that "You Are My Sunshine" would be a state song...
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Nov 6, 2000 · Jimmie H. Davis, the troubador and composer of one of America's best-loved songs, ''You Are My Sunshine,'' who yodeled and smiled his way into the hearts of Louisiana...
