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These two girls bring light to my life. They are my sunshine. I feel so grateful and blessed to bask in their light. It seems like kids bring this light without thinking about it or trying. They are ...
Robert Mann’s 10th book, “You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis & the Biography of a Song,” wraps musicology and social and political history into 161 concise pages. Straightforward though ...
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‘You are my Sunshine’ Louisiana’s singing governor’s history ...
Jimmie Davis, known as the “singing governor,” is credited with making the song “You Are My Sunshine” a worldwide hit in 1939. Davis was from Shreveport, and the song’s fame helped him ...
The meme continues throughout 2023 and that December, TikTokers began setting footage and memes of LeBron to the song "You Are My Sunshine" by Christina Perri, as if dedicating the song to the NBA ...
“You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song,” by Robert Mann, Louisiana State University Press, 216 pages “You Are My Sunshine" is one of the most popular songs in the world.
Ray Charles's rendition of "You Are My Sunshine" helped disassociate it from its connection to segregation. The song's journey to becoming Louisiana's state song is detailed in Mann's book.
Robert Mann’s 10th book, “You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis & the Biography of a Song,” wraps musicology and social and political history into 161 concise pages.
Jimmie Davis, known as the “singing governor,” is credited with making the song “You Are My Sunshine” a worldwide hit in 1939.
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