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	Jimmie Davis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Davis was born to a sharecropping couple in the now ghost town of Beech Springs, near Quitman in Jackson Parish in 1899.
		Davis was elected governor as a Democrat in 1944.
		Jimmie Davis was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971 and into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1972.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jimmie_Davis (1595 words)

	peermusic - The Independent Major :: Jimmie Davis
		Songwriter Jimmie Davis was a country superstar as well as Governor of the state of Louisiana, serving two separate terms.
		Davis was a household name when he ran for Governor of Louisiana on the Democratic ticket in 1944.
		In 1960, Davis was elected to a second term as Governor of Louisiana.
	www.peermusic.com /artistpage/Jimmie_Davis.html (839 words)

	Internet Obituary Network, Obituary for "The Singing Governor" member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, former ...
		Davis worked his way through school with a string of jobs including dish washing, street singing and teaching high school in Pineville to earn his bachelors degree in history by the early 1920s.
		Davis was again elected in 1960, a troubled time in the south, when he admitted "everyone ran on the desegregation ticket." Calling 5 special sessions of the Louisiana legislature Davis dealt with federal desegregation orders and created a state grant to help schools failed by the courts systems.
		Jimmie Davis is survived by his second wife and frequent singing partner Anna Gordon Davis, and one son, Jim Davis.
	obits.com /davisjimmie.html (1131 words)

	Louisiana Secretary of State/Louisiana Gov.Pg.67-DAVIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jimmie Davis won his first gubernatorial election in 1944 with the support of reform Governor Jones.
		Davis' accomplishments included the establishment of a State Retirement System and the funding of more than $100 million in public improvements leaving the state a $38 million surplus.
		Davis used the segregation issue to come from behind and that issue dominated his 2nd term.
	www.sec.state.la.us /67.htm (375 words)

	Jimmie Davis - Biography - AOL Music
		In a performing career spanning eight decades of the 20th century, Jimmie Davis embraced both risqué country-blues and later traditional gospel, meanwhile maintaining a concurrent public-service career that saw him twice elected governor of Louisiana.
		Born James Houston Davis in Beech Springs, LA, on September 11, 1899 (he would later report it as 1902, then switch back to the earlier date), Davis was the son of a poor sharecropper, but nevertheless he earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana College Pineville and in 1927 a masters degree from Louisiana State University.
		Davis moved back to full-time recording in 1948, and after a stint with Capitol, he returned to Decca.
	music.aol.com /artist/jimmie-davis/1577/biography (566 words)

	Jimmie Davis
		Jimmie Davis overcame immense poverty to become one of the most beloved writers and performers in country and gospel music as well as a two-term governor of Louisiana.
		Davis' early musical success was in the country field as a recording artist for the Victor and Decca labels.
		Davis traveled extensively with the Plainsmen Quartet in the late-1950s, frequently appeared as a soloist alongside other prominent Southern Gospel groups, and served as President of the Gospel Music Association in 1967.
	www.sgma.org /inductee_bios/jimmie_davis.htm (166 words)

	Former Governor Jimmie Davis Dies at 101
		Born September 11, 1899, in Quitman, Louisiana, Davis was a Baptist and attended Louisiana College, a private Baptist college in central Louisiana and later Louisiana State University.
		Jimmie Davis began his career as a teacher, but soon looked for government positions to supplement his salary.
		Jimmie Davis Tabernacle, a non-denominational worship facility in Jackson Parish
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/louisiana/52251 (415 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans!
		Jimmie Davis was a master at deception, and I do not mean that in an unflattering way.
		Following Davis' recording, Bing Crosby and Gene Autry released versions of the song, which also "was reportedly played for Roosevelt and Churchill at Casablanca," writes Tucker.
		"Jimmie Davis began life as humbly as Abe Lincoln," explains the deep, patriotic voice as the biography opens with a boy reading by the fireplace in a crowded cabin, as his siblings sleep on the floor, with mama and papa exchanging sensitive glances about young Jimmie's love of learning.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /archives/2000/1128/covs2.html (1052 words)

	'You Are My Sunshine' Writer Jimmie Davis Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		BMI songwriter Jimmie Davis, known as Louisiana's singing governor, died Sunday, November 5 at his home in Baton Rouge, LA. No one, including Davis himself, knew his true age, believed to be about 101.
		Davis was one of 11 children and his sharecropper parents could not remember exactly when he was born.
		Davis is survived by his second wife, country singer Anna Gordon, and a son, James.
	www.bmi.com /news/200011/20001106a.asp (346 words)

	Delta Music Museum Jimmie Davis Page
		James Houston Davis was born eldest of eleven children on September 11, 1899, in Quitman, Louisiana.
		In 1940, he recorded his most famous composition "You Are My Sunshine," which sold over one million copies in the U.S. Jimmie Davis served two terms as governor of Louisiana (1944 and 1960), winning both campaigns with the help of his band.
		Jimmie Davis died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 5, 2000.
	www.sec.state.la.us /museums/delta/delta-jimmiedavis.htm (276 words)

	Singing governor Jimmie Davis dies at 101 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jimmie Davis, a two-time governor of Louisiana who wrote the standard You Are My Sunshine and was a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died in his sleep Sunday in Baton Rouge at the age of 101.
		Davis, who served as governor in 1944-48 and 1960-64 while maintaining a country music recording career, was a history professor when he first recorded in 1929.
		Davis appeared in several films in the '40s and primarily sang gospel from the '50s through the mid-'80s, winning a 1967 award for best male sacred singer.
	www.usatoday.com /life/music/music360.htm (375 words)

	Jimmie Davis State Park at Caney Lake, Chatham, LA (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Born in 1899 near Beech Springs, La., Davis attended Louisiana College and Louisiana State University, served on the Public Service Commission and performed as a country/western and gospel singer for many years, including appearances in motion pictures.
		It is built on the old Davis home place and annually hosts the Jimmie Davis Homecoming the first Sunday in October.
		Jimmie Davis State Park--(1209 State Park Road, Chatham, LA 71226; 318-249-2595 or 1-888-677-2263) is located east of Jonesboro, off LA 4.
	www.louisianatourguide.com.cob-web.org:8888 /prkjimmiedavis.htm (1168 words)

	River of Song: The Artists
		Outside Louisiana, Jimmie Davis is best known for his original version of "You Are My Sunshine," one of America's theme songs.
		A pioneer of country recording, Gov. Davis (as Louisianans still call him) is now 98, and he celebrated his birthday at the Strand Theater in Shreveport, riding his tour bus out from his opulent home in the shadow of the Baton Rouge state capitol.
		For the occasion, he was joined by the cast of the Louisiana Hayride, the radio show that once rivaled the Grand Ole Opry and gave early national exposure to both Hank Williams and Elvis Presley, and a special guest concert by Merle Haggard.
	www.pbs.org /riverofsong/artists/e4-jimmie.html (216 words)

	Jimmie Davis - AOL Music
		Buried at the Jimmie Davis Tabernacle Cemetery in Jonesboro, LA...
		Jimmie Davis won his first gubernatorial election in 1944 with the support of reform...
		Download, listen and watch Jimmie Davis music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
	music.aol.com /artist/jimmie-davis/1577/main (176 words)

	Jimmie Davis cds, vinyl records and music albums (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jimmie Davis cds and Jimmie Davis records can be found on the label Paula Records.
		Best known for penning the standard "You Are My Sunshine," Jimmie Davis was a contemporary of/brother in style to Jimmie Rodgers.
		Two terms as Governor of Louisiana and almost eighty years later, Jimmie Davis still performs in public and even has a new record in the works.
	www.musicstack.com.cob-web.org:8888 /search/jimmie+davis (349 words)

	Jimmie Davis Discography -- Joe Sixpack's Guide To Hick Music
		Davis later went legit, scoring a smash hit in 1940 with the sweet, sentimental love song, "You Are My Sunshine," which cemented Davis's place in the country music pantheon.
		When he went into politics, Davis used "Sunshine" as his campaign song, and rode into office as the Governor of the State of Louisiana (an office he held twice, from 1944-48 and 1960-64).
		This is quite a nice selection of early Jimmie Davis material from the 1930s and '40s, zeroing in on his early heartsongs and secular material.
	www.slipcue.com /music/country/countryartists/jimmie_davis.html (801 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Davis, J.
		Index to Politicians: Davis, J. Davis, J. — of Dothan, Houston County, Ala.
		Davis, Johnnye — of Odessa, Ector County, Tex. Republican.
		Davis, Joseph Jonathan (1828-1892) — of North Carolina.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/davis5.html (1790 words)

	JIMMIE RODGERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Rodgers was born in September, 1897 in Mississippi, worked as a railroad brakeman before becoming a singer fulltime.
		However, it was a later 1927 record that really set off the Rodgers phenomenon - "Blue yodel" (or "T. for Texas") was a blues with a yodel & an inspiration to many blues songs & singers from then on (including Tampa Red’s "Bessemer blues").
		Jimmie Davis, Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Bill Monroe, Moon Mullican, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard & many others have continued his great work & will never let his style die.
	www.webspawner.com /users/JimmieRodgers (491 words)

	JIMMIE DAVIS TRIBUTE
		JAMES HOUSTON DAVIS WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1899 IN BEECH SPRINGS, LOUISIANA.
		JIMMIE WAS A "CONSERVATIONIST" AND "ENVIRONMENTALIST" WHEN HE TOOK ACTION TO REVIVE THE STATES TIMBER INDUSTRY BY PASSING THE FORESTRY ACT, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, LOUISIANA GROWS MORE TIMBER TODAY THAN IT CAN CUT.
		THE JIMMIE DAVIS STORY IS MORE THAN THE STORY OF ONE MAN, MORE THAN A STORY OF TRIUMPH OVER ALL THE ODDS.
	www.etrecordshop.com /jdtribut.htm (809 words)

	Governor Jimmie Davis - Louisiana (CD): BostonPete.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Many know Davis as the author of "You Are My Sunshine" and other standards, and some know of his rise to the two-time governorship of Louisiana.
		But fewer are aware of the backwater electric country blues traditions that Davis' music sprang from, and which are starkly in evidence here, on the soundtrack to the 1947 bio-pic that starred Davis as himself.
		Working directly with Governor Davis and his authorized biographer, Kevin Fontenot of Tulane University, we unearthed a trove of photos and memorabilia, combined them with Davis' own recollections of the period and the film, and lovingly remastered all the studio tracks cut in support of the movie, none of which have been released commercially.
	www.bostonpete.com /bs805.html (244 words)

	Jimmie Davis Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musicians Directory (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jimmie H. Davis, the troubador and composer of one of
		James Houston Davis was born September 11, 1899, in Quitman Louisiana.
		Jimmie was called upon again to lead his state in 1960 when Louisiana was suffering the worst problems in
	elvispelvis.com.cob-web.org:8888 /jimmiedavis.htm (3326 words)

	Alimony Blues by Jimmie Davis: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jimmie Davis' music is a strange mix of sentimentality and double-entendre, serious devotional songs juxtaposed with utterly raunchy (and playful) blues and novelty tunes.
		This five-CD box consists of Davis' sides for Doggone, Victor and American Decca between July 1928 and December 9, 1937.
		Few performers, especially in pre-war country music, could have juggled the range of repertory here for very long without offending someone and killing a chunk of their careers; instead, Davis used his...
	www.mp3.com /tracks/1407948/reviews.html (136 words)

	Jimmie Davis : Country Music Hall of Fame - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Jimmie Davis : Country Music Hall of Fame
		Country Music Hall of Fame contains 16 tracks Jimmie Davis recorded between 1934 and 1954 for Decca Records.
		The material ranges from country blues and novelties to gospel, Western swing, and honky tonk with a few pop crossovers like his signature hit "You Are My Sunshine" and "Nobody's Darling but Mine" thrown in for good measure.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,73462,00.html (260 words)

	Jimmie Davis: Tombstone Tributes
		Davis made his acting debut in Strictly the Groove, with Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, in 1942.
		For the duration of the 1940s, Davis starred in a fistful of B-Westerns including Riding Through Nevada ((1943), Cyclone Prairie Rangers (1944), Louisiana (1947), and Mississippi Rhythm (1949).
		The following year, Davis appeared in Square Dance Katy and wrote the songs for the folksy musical.
	www.wildestwesterns.com /jimmie_davis_tombstone_tribute.htm (161 words)

	Davis - Muntz Family News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		2/3/2002: Updates were made to the Davis family pictures (page 2) and the At home with the web page editors (page 6).
		9/5/2002: Updates were made to the Davis family pictures (page 2) and the At home with the web page editors (page 6).
		These pages are presented for the use and enjoyment of members of the Davis and Muntz families.
	www.angelfire.com /la/davismuntz/index.html (342 words)

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