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 ...

Ray Charles's rendition of "You Are My Sunshine" helped disassociate it from its connection to segregation. The song's journey to becoming Louisiana's state song is detailed in Mann's book.

The meme continues throughout 2023 and that December, TikTokers began setting footage and memes of LeBron to the song "You Are My Sunshine" by Christina Perri, as if dedicating the song to the NBA ...

“You Are My Sunshine” is one of the official state songs of Louisiana. Jimmie Davis went on to become governor of the Pelican State. Davis used the song in his election campaigns.

The song choice, Christina Perri's rendition of "You Are My Sunshine," draws on a timeless classic that has resonated across generations. The meme has since evolved into various other parodies ...