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Jimmie Davis - Mansion Over The Hilltop (1951) (Original)

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Info taken from David Neale website: http://davidneale.eu/elvis/originals/list6.html#S1367 Ira Stanphill wrote over 400 gospel songs and was a well-known singing evangelist. Jimmie Davis was born on 11 September 1899 in Quitman, Louisiana. He had simultaneous careers as a politician and as a country singer. A successful radio singer, he gained further fame with his 1940 recording of "You Are My Sunshine." During his rise to fame he continued working in various local government positions and in 1943 was elected governor of Louisiana. He recorded his version of "Mansion Over The Hilltop" in August 1951 and it was released on Decca 14590. Davis died on 5 November 2000 at the grand old age of 101. Two great websites where I found some of the pictures: http://www.knowla.org/entry/745/ http://www.la-cemeteries.com/Governors/Davis,%20James%20Houston/Davis,%20James%20Houston.shtml Merci à Guy pour la numérisation du 45 Tours. Thank you to Guy for the digitization of the 45 RMP. This video is for educational purpose and not for financial gains. I don't own any rights. . .



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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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