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Jimmie Davis

Real Name:
James Houston Davis
Profile:
Singer and songwriter, born 11 September 1899 near Beech Springs, Louisiana, died 5 November 2000 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Known as The Singing Governor, for he was a succesful country & western and gospel singer as well as a politician, serving two terms as Louisiana governor (1944-1948 and 1960-1964).
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Discography

Releases:
Rockin' Blues (LP)   Bear Family Records 1983
Barnyard Stomp (LP)   Bear Family Records 1988
At The Crossing (LP)   Decca (2)  
Appears On:
All Time Hits From The Hills (7", Single, Mono, RP + Box, Gre) It Makes No Difference... RCA Victor 1949
Lonesome Whistle / Crazy Heart (7", Single) Lonesome Whistle MGM Records 1951
With His Hot And Blue Guitar (Album) (4 versions) I Heard That Lonesome ... Sun Record Company ... 1956
Erroll Garner Plays Misty (LP, Album) You Are My Sunshine Mercury 1961
Misty (LP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Mercury 1961
As Long As He Needs Me (7", Single) It Makes No Difference RCA Victor 1962
Sands Of Gold / Nobody's Darlin' But Mine (7") Nobody's Darlin' But Mine Decca (2) 1963
Sings Just Call Me Lonesome (And Other Great Songs By Rex Griffin) (LP, Album, Mono) I Told You So, I Loved... Decca (2) 1963
The French Song (Album) (2 versions) Colinda A&M Records ... 1964
The French Song / Colinda (7", Single) Colinda A&M Records, A&M Records Of Canada Limited 1964
Just Once In My Life (LP, Album) You Are My Sunshine Philles Records 1965
Live • The Ike & Tina Turner Show (LP, Album, Mono) You Are My Sunshine Warner Bros. Records 1965
A Man And His Soul (2xVinyl, Comp, Ltd) Worried Mind, You Are ... ABC Records 1967
Aretha Arrives (Album) (4 versions) You Are My Sunshine Atlantic 1967
Colinda (7", EP, Mono) Colinda Jugoton 1967
Columbus Stockade Blues / Wings Of A Dove (7", Single, Promo) Columbus Stockade Blues RCA 1970
The Bill Haley Collection (2xLP) There's A New Moon Ove... Pickwick 1971
Nutbush City Limits (Album) (2 versions) You Are My Sunshine United Artists Records 1973
20 Country Greats (LP, Comp, Ltd) Lonesome Whistle Pickwick (UK) 1974
Another Time, Another Place (Album) (4 versions) You Are My Sunshine Island Records ... 1974
City Lights (LP, Album) You Are My Sunshine Playboy Records 1974
Wenn Der Weiße Flieder Wieder Blüht (LP, Album) You Are My Sunshine Decca 1975
Albert Ammons (LP) You Are My Sunshine AMIGA 1976
Country & Western (LP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Music For Pleasure 1976
Erroll Garner (LP) You Are My Sunshine AMIGA 1976
This Is Another Day (LP, Album, Gat)   Light Records 1976
Taking Off (LP, Comp)   String Records (2) 1977
Gold Collection (2xLP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Liberty, EMI 1979
Hoy-Hoy! (Album) (2 versions) Lonesome Whistle Warner Bros. Records 1981
Ramona (LP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine MFP Holland, MFP Holland 1981
Poncho & Lefty (LP, Album) My Mary Epic 1982
The Sun Years (12xLP, Mono, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Sun Record Company 1982
So Sharp! (LP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Kent Records 1983
Red River Rock (CD, Comp) You Are My Sunshine CéDé International 1988
Contrasts (Album) (2 versions) You Are My Sunshine Verve Records ... 1989
Rootsie & Boopsie (12") You Are My Sunshine, Y... Epic 1989
Love Is A Strange Hotel (LP, Album) Lonesome Whistle Special Delivery, 1990
Tenavatähti '90 (Cass, Comp) Mä Päivänsäteen N... Finnlevy 1990
I Want The Moon (7", EP) You Are My Sunshine Roughneck Recording Company 1991
So Sharp! (CD) You Are My Sunshine Kent Records 1991
The Outer View (CD, RE) You Are My Sunshine Riverside Records 1991
Memories (CD, Album, RE) Columbus Stockade Sugar Hill Records (2) 1993
Rootsie & Boopsie - You Are My Sunshine (12") Rootsie & Boopsie - Yo... MCA Records 1993
I Could Live In Hope (CD, Album) Sunshine Vernon Yard Recordings, Virgin Records America, Inc. 1994
Mega Dance Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Puste Koperty (Dance Mix) Blue Star (2) 1995
Ray Charles (CD) You Are My Sunshine Flute International Ltd. 1996
Communards (CD, Album, RE, RM)   London Records 90 1997
De Muziek Van Uw Geboortejaar 1949 (CD, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Sony Music Special Products, Sony Music Special Products, Sony Music Special Products 1997
The Fraternity Years (CD, Album, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Big Beat Records 1997
At Beethoven Hall (CD, Album, RE) You Are My Sunshine Polydor K.K. 1998
Instrumentals Forever (CD, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Polydor 1998
Hoi Polloi (CD, Album) Bear Cat Mama Park Records 1999
Miss Abrams And The Strawberry Point 4th Grade Class (CD) You Are My Sunshine Varèse Sarabande 2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Comp) (5 versions) You Are My Sunshine Mercury ... 2000
Thank You Very Little (2xCD, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Panic Button, Lookout! Records 2000
You Are My Sunshine [Upstairs At Larry's] (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Vanguard 2000
Saint The Fire Show (CD, Album) You Are My Sunshine Perishable Records 2002
Unearthed (2 versions) You Are My Sunshine American Recordings ... 2003
Girls I Have Known / The Intimate Jim Reeves (CD, Comp) My Mary BMG UK & Ireland, RCA Victor 2004
Lonesome In Black - The Legendary Sun Recordings (2xCD, Comp) I Heard That Lonesome ... Metro Doubles 2004
Smile (Album) (3 versions) Old Master Painter / Y... Nonesuch 2004
You Are My Sunshine [Upstairs At Larry's] (12", Promo)   Vanguard 2004
Gold (2xCD, Comp, RM) (I Heard That) Lonesom... Mercury Nashville 2005
If You Ain't Right, Get Right (CD, Album) Garbage Man Blues Yoyo Recordings 2005
Kad Je Rock Bio Mlad CD 2 - Doba Električara Instrumentalni Rock 1 (CD, Comp) Sunčani Sjaj (You Are... Croatia Records, Perfekt Music 2005
The Complete Sun Recordings 1955-1958 (3xCD, Comp + Box, Dig) I Heard That Lonesome ... Time Life Music 2005
Walking The Line: The Legendary Sun Recordings (3xCD, Comp + Box) I Was There When It Ha... Metro Triples 2005
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (CD, Album) You Are My Sunshine Nonesuch 2006
Live At Queen's Hall (CD, Album, Dig) You Are My Sunshine Music Net, Menart 2006
Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955-1959 (11xCD, Comp, RM) You Are My Sunshine Bear Family Records 2006
King Of The Surf Guitar (CD, Album, RE, RM) You Are My Sunshine Sundazed Music 2007
Last Of The Breed (2xCD, Album) My Mary Lost Highway 2007
Papa Oom Mow Mow (CD, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Shout! Records 2007
Wagonmaster (CD, Album) Porter And Marty (Men ... Anti- 2007
Full Circle (CD, Album, Dig) You Are My Sunshine Music Net, Menart 2008
It's Nothing Personal, It's National Security (CD, Album, Dig) You Are My Sunshine Stereo Test Kit Records 2008
m2o - Musica Allo Stato Puro Volume 18 (CD, Enh, Comp, Mixed) You Are My Sunshine Elemedia S.P.A. 2008
Mean Old Man EP (5xFile, MP3, EP, 256) You Are My Sunshine Artists First 2009
Strike 100 (2xCD, Comp) I Heard The Lonesome W... Shitkatapult 2009
The Absolutely Essential Collection (3xCD, Comp, RM) (I Heard That) Lonesom... Big3 2009
The First Three Years (2xLP, Album, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Gunner Records 2009
Boogie Woogie Piano Stylings (LP, RE, Mono) You Are My Sunshine Mercury  
Country Collection 3 (Cass) You Are My Sunshine Not On Label  
I'll Always Love You / Whip Ya (7")   Tayster Records  
It Makes No Difference Now / Taking My Chances (10") It Makes No Difference... Capitol Records  
Les Elgart Et Son Orchestre (LP) You Are My Sunshine CBS  
Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music (7", EP) It Makes No Difference... ABC Paramount  
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (7", EP) Worried Mind ABC Paramount  
Plays Misty (LP) You Are My Sunshine Mercury  
Sing Along With Mitch (LP) You Are My Sunshine CBS Grammofoonplaten BV  
The Best Of The Rob Hoeke Boogie Woogie Quartet (2xLP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Philips  
The Firehouse Five Story (2xLP) You Are My Sunshine Good Time Jazz  
The Impersonator / Shackles And Chains (7") Shackles And Chains K-Ark Records  
The Outer View (LP, Album) You Are My Sunshine Riverside Records  
Vol. 2 (LP, Album) There's A New Moon Ove... Musidisc  
You Are My Sunshine (7") You Are My Sunshine ABC Paramount  
You Are My Sunshine (7") You Are My Sunshine Karusell  
You Don't Know Me (7") Worried Mind ABC Paramount  
Знаменити Джаз Пианисти (LP) Ти Си Слънче... Балкантон  
Tracks Appear On:
Country & Western (LP, Comp) You Are My Sunshine Music For Pleasure 1976
Rock 'n' Roll - Original Masters (10xCD, Comp) Cherokee Boogie Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Country & Western (10xCD, Comp) Honky Tonk Blues Membran Music Ltd. 2006
Steel Guitar Classics (LP) Sewing Machine Blues, ... Old Timey Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Smile (CD, Album) The Old Master Painter... Sea Of Tunes 1999
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