Jimmie Davis - Live And Let Live [1942].

[Written by Wiley Walker - Gene Sullivan]. 1st. Recorded 1941 by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan Issued on Decca 6053 A. Alternate - Unissued - released 1998. Also Recorded 1947 [soundtrack] - 1959 and 1977 Recorded 15 May 1942 - [14:00 - 17:00] - Decca Recording Studio, 5505 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA - Jimmie Davis [vcl solo], Johnny Bond [gt/leader], D**k Roberts [el steel gt], Jimmy Wakely [bass], Al Mack [piano], Don Linder [trumpet]. Born James Houston Davis in Beech Springs, Louisiana [1899 - 2000] 1938 - Shreveport's Public Safety Commissioner 1942 - Louisiana Public Service Commissioner 1944 to 1948 Governor of Louisiana 1960 to 1964 Governor of Louisiana 2nd. Term 1967 - President Gospel Music Association 1971 - Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame 1972 - Country Music Hall of Fame 1993 - Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield 1997 - Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1928 to 1999 Studio Recordings 1999 - "You Are My Sunshine" Grammy Hall of Fame Award 2003 - Delta Music Museum Hall of Fame 2008 - Louisiana Music Hall of Fame

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