Jimmie Davis, American politician, singer and songwriter, known for "You Are My Sunshine", was born on Sep. 11, 1899 (d. 2000). #JimmieDavis

The song was "published and copyrighted in 1940 by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell. Davis went on to be governor of Louisiana [1944-1948, 1960-1964] and used the song for his [campaigns]." It became Louisiana's State Song in 1977. (Wikipedia)

Jimmie Davis - "You Are My Sunshine" (Disputed authorship) (1940)
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