Robert Mann’s 10th book, “You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis & the Biography of a Song,” wraps musicology and social and political history into 161 concise pages.

Many historians believe Paul Rice actually penned the tune, but sold the rights to Jimmie ... lewder songs, but none were as catchy or as identifiable as “You Are My Sunshine.” Davis won ...

But Jimmie Davis, Louisiana’s “singing ... Considered one of the five most popular songs ever recorded, “You Are My Sunshine” was first put on a disc by Davis in 1931, but he was so ...

Jimmie Davis, known as the “singing governor,” is credited with making the song “You Are My Sunshine” a worldwide hit in 1939. Davis was from Shreveport, and the song’s fame helped him ...

Edwards, later made “You Are My Sunshine” the state ... L.S.U.” Other college tunes followed. At Jimmie Davis’ funeral, the mourners sang a Davis song. Not “Sunshine” but one of ...

Former Louisiana governor and songwriter Jimmie Davis died Sunday at ... two of the genre’s most enduring songs, “Tennessee Waltz” and “You Are My Sunshine,” have packed up the truck ...

Jimmie Davis ... he wrote more than 400 songs, including "It Makes No Difference Now" and "Sweethearts or Strangers," and recorded at least 52 albums. "You Are My Sunshine," his first smash ...

The official state song is “Give Me Louisiana,” written in 1970 by Doralice Fontane, and not only former Gov. Jimmie Davis’ version of “You Are My Sunshine,” as many thought.

Jimmie Davis. A singer and recording artist before he entered politics, Davis released his recording of “You Are My Sunshine” in 1940. The song defined his public persona, helping him sing his ...