“You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song,” by Robert Mann, Louisiana State University Press, 216 pages “You Are My Sunshine" is one of the most popular songs in the world.

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. Straightforward though ...

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 ...

Written by Jimmie Davis, American, 1899 - 2000 Subject of Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004 Description A typed letter dated December 3, 1962 on State of Louisiana letterhead from Jimmie Davis, the ...

On a day filled with blue skies and sunshine, a historical marker honoring the late Gov. Jimmie Davis was unveiled at the entrance of Louisiana College Friday. Davis, who died at the age of 101 in ...

1940 “You Are My Sunshine” was later published on January 30, 1940, by Jimmie Davis (a future two-time governor of Louisiana) and Charles Mitchell.

Robert Mann's new book "You Are My Sunshine” explores the iconic song and its place in the culture and history of Louisiana and America.

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. Straightforward though ...

Jimmie Davis, known as the “singing governor,” is credited with making the song “You Are My Sunshine” a worldwide hit in 1939.