I heard his music and I heard him speak. He was a good Christian man and he spoke his feelings in his music. A longtime ago, but yet so close to my memories. GOD BLESS Gov. Davis.
And Texas gave us Gene Autry, Jim Reeves, Buck Owens, Earnest Tubb, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Pride, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, ZZ top, George Strait, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Rodgers, Clint Black, Clay Walker, Don Williams, Mac Davis, Tex Ritter, Dale Evans, Big Bopper, Jimmy Dean, Glen Campbell, (Not as great Janis Joplin, Selena, Beyonce, kelly clarkson, meat loaf, Barry white, Corey morrow, zach brown band, eric church, robert earl keen, miranda lambert, pat Green, Dixie Chick's, Lyle Lovett, Usher, Big Momma Thorton, Mickey Gilley, Pantera, Johnny Mathis, Don Henley, Bob wills, a few others )
Oh yeah... the FIRST 😊famous Country singer ever is a Texas product. Vernon Dalhart aka Marion Try Slaughter was a real-life cattle puncher in the late 1800s. When he decided to become a musician, he took the names of two Texas towns (Vernon and Dalhart) to use his stage name. He made over 400 recordings with Thomas Edison, in which he performed classical music. But it was his most famous recording in 1924 that earned him a spot in history. Dalhart’s “The Wreck of the Old 97” was the first country song to ever become popular, and also the genre’s first million-record seller. It’s also where the band The Old 97’s derived their name from.
Hello lonniemack2. Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing the movie, ''Louisiana,'' when I was just a child. It help to form my now life-long love of Country Music.
Watching a movie called, Happy Tears ( Demi Moore , Parker Posey and Rip Torn) It Makes No Deference Now, Was playing at the end. Credits given... written by Jimmie Davis / Floyd Tillman and preformed by Jack Kid Moore. I'm glad I found here too. Tnx
James Houston "Jimmie" Davis was a singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs who served for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944-48 and from 1960-64 as the governor of his native Louisiana. Although September 11, 1899 is commonly accepted as his date of birth, no official documentation exists. Bing Search
Gov.Jimmie Davis did not write this song.. Floyd Tillman wrote it and gave to Jimmie to record.. Davis paid Floyd a small amount of money..if you google you will see both their name are listed as co-writters.. Floyd told me and he also told me Jimmie did not write you are my sunshine. somone named Thompson wrote it and Jimmie paid him money for it.. This was done a lot in those days because most songwriters were poor and JImmie was rich.. they had to feed their babies..He did a great job.
I heard his music and I heard him speak. He was a good Christian man and he spoke his feelings in his music. A longtime ago, but yet so close to my memories.
GOD BLESS Gov. Davis.
Did he speak out against racism, segregation and lynchings ?
What a song and a talented singer too. This is my favorite song by Jimmie Davis.
How wonderful to hear this classic sung by its author. Excellent
This song was written by Floyd Tillman in 1938.
great song
Mississippi gave us Elvis & Beale Street, Louisiana gave us Jimmie Davis & Huey Long.
And Texas gave us Gene Autry, Jim Reeves, Buck Owens, Earnest Tubb, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Pride, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, ZZ top, George Strait, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kenny Rodgers, Clint Black, Clay Walker, Don Williams, Mac Davis, Tex Ritter, Dale Evans, Big Bopper, Jimmy Dean, Glen Campbell, (Not as great Janis Joplin, Selena, Beyonce, kelly clarkson, meat loaf, Barry white, Corey morrow, zach brown band, eric church, robert earl keen, miranda lambert, pat Green, Dixie Chick's, Lyle Lovett, Usher, Big Momma Thorton, Mickey Gilley, Pantera, Johnny Mathis, Don Henley, Bob wills, a few others )
Oh yeah... the FIRST 😊famous Country singer ever is a Texas product. Vernon Dalhart aka Marion Try Slaughter was a real-life cattle puncher in the late 1800s. When he decided to become a musician, he took the names of two Texas towns (Vernon and Dalhart) to use his stage name. He made over 400 recordings with Thomas Edison, in which he performed classical music. But it was his most famous recording in 1924 that earned him a spot in history. Dalhart’s “The Wreck of the Old 97” was the first country song to ever become popular, and also the genre’s first million-record seller. It’s also where the band The Old 97’s derived their name from.
Hello lonniemack2. Thanks for posting this. I remember seeing the movie, ''Louisiana,'' when I was just a child. It help to form my now life-long love of Country Music.
Watching a movie called, Happy Tears ( Demi Moore , Parker Posey and Rip Torn) It Makes No Deference Now, Was playing at the end. Credits given... written by Jimmie Davis / Floyd Tillman and preformed by Jack Kid Moore. I'm glad I found here too. Tnx
saw him sing "nobody's darling but mine" when he was over 100 years old.
I had this behind a tavern about 1933 in radar oreillys home town
Ottumwa Iowa
I shook hands with Jimmy Davis in a bar on Bourbon St in New Orleans
YES SIR ..THATS HOW ITS DONE..BEAUTIFUL
James Houston "Jimmie" Davis was a singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs who served for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944-48 and from 1960-64 as the governor of his native Louisiana. Although September 11, 1899 is commonly accepted as his date of birth, no official documentation exists. Bing Search
Thank you for sharing this great classis.
5*****S
@jtls8 You are right on. This is a classic in capital letters. Play it again Sam.
And that's how it's done. (singing the old classics)
YES SIR THAT'S HOW ITS DONE..DON'T GET BETTER THAN THAT.
1899-2000.
What band is he singing for there?
Who is the guitar player taking the solo at 1:12 . Very tasty!
I think it was Hank Garland!
Gov.Jimmie Davis did not write this song.. Floyd Tillman wrote it and gave to
Jimmie to record.. Davis paid Floyd a small amount of money..if you google
you will see both their name are listed as co-writters..
Floyd told me and he also told me Jimmie did not write you are my sunshine.
somone named Thompson wrote it and Jimmie paid him money for it..
This was done a lot in those days because most songwriters were poor
and JImmie was rich.. they had to feed their babies..He did a great job.
I prefer Tommy Duncan's version better