![]() Both received song-writing credit and when the copyright was renewed on Februboth of their names were on it. The pair recorded the song on February 5, 1940, at Decca Studios in New York. On January 30, 1940, "You Are My Sunshine" was copyrighted by Davis and Mitchell and published by Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. Paul and Hoke Rice sold the music to Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell shortly before 1940. The songwriter was listed as "Paul Rice". ![]() This group was originally from Northern Georgia, but relocated to Shreveport, Louisiana, where they performed on the radio station KWKH. The Rice Brothers' Gang recorded the song next for Decca, on September 13, 1939, and released it the following month. The song was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, where the Pine Ridge Boys were from. The Pine Ridge Boys (Marvin Taylor and Doug Spivey) recorded the song under the title "You Are My Sunshine" on August 22, 1939, and released it on Octofor Bluebird Records. History Earliest performances and recordings "You Are My Sunshine" 73 on CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. In 1999, "You Are My Sunshine" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame award, and the Recording Industry Association of America named it one of the Songs of the Century. Its most well-known covers include a recording by Johnny Cash in 1989. In 1977, the Louisiana State Legislature decreed "You Are My Sunshine" the state song in honor of Davis. Davis went on to be governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964, and used the song for his election campaign. Written and recorded as early as 1939, the song was first published and copyrighted in 1940 by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell. Though its original writer is disputed, according to the performance rights organisation BMI in 2000, the song had been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages. " You Are My Sunshine" is a standard of American old-time country music and one of the official state songs of Louisiana. ![]() Single by Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell's Orchestra 1940 song copyrighted and published by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell "You Are My Sunshine"
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |