A song loved by generations throughout the world, “You Are My Sunshine” has special resonance in Louisiana. Statewide affection for the love song-lament largely goes to the late Louisiana Gov. Jimmie ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Louisiana historian is reevaluating the song that projected a Shreveport musician into the governorship. Jimmie Davis, known as the “singing governor,” is credited with ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A typed letter dated December 3, 1962 ...

James Houston “Jimmie” Davis wore many hats throughout his 101 years of life—country singer, songwriter, educator, and two-time governor of Louisiana. On this day in 1899, the man who first published ...

The day was May 10, 1960, and Jimmie Davis was about to be sworn into office for his second term as Louisiana's governor. Though Davis was the quintessential politician, he also was an entertainer, ...

Statewide affection for the love song-lament largely goes to the late Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis. A singer and recording artist before he entered politics, Davis released his recording of “You Are My ...