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You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis - 1940 (with lyrics) — DeepCutsArchive
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You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis - 1940 (with lyrics)

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"You Are My Sunshine" is a song popularized by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1939. The 1940 version by Davis was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress on March 21, 2013, for long-term preservation.

About Jimmie Davis

James Houston Davis was an American singer, songwriter, and Democratic Party politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and country songs, Davis served as the 47th governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964.

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