Some songs stay with the world for decades, even centuries, after their writing. But those songs, which come to us before the music business took its modern form, often have a murky background. One ...

Pretty much everyone knows the simple, sweet song "You Are My Sunshine" -- but you've never heard it quite like this. Morgane Stapleton generally sings backup for her singer-songwriter husband, but ...

You Are My Sunshine was first released in 1939 and copyrighted in 1940, but the original writer of the lyrics is debated. On ...

For Dave Cobb’s Southern Family compilation, contributing artists like Anderson East and Jamey Johnson hit the drawing board to craft new songs about the different ways familial roots grow on their ...

The pair’s version of “You Are My Sunshine” effectively turns the tables, recasting Morgane as the bandleader and Chris as the backup singer. In the video above, the two perform the folk song at Eddie ...

On March 18, Dave Cobb unveiled his first-ever concept album, Southern Family, packed full of performances from some of Nashville’s heaviest of hitters, such as Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown, Shooter ...

Robert Mann, author of "You Are My Sunshine," recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Alexandria about the iconic song's history. Ray Charles's rendition of "You Are My Sunshine" helped disassociate it ...

Gov. John Bel Edwards can jettison Louisiana’s official state song and replace it with two better-known tunes under legislation that will reach his desk Thursday. The official state song is “Give Me ...