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Jimmie Davis

voc, 1899-2000 US, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Singer / Songwriter of Country and World
A.k.a. James Houston Davis

James Houston "Jimmie" Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was a singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs who served for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964 as the governor of his native Louisiana. Although September 11, 1899 is commonly accepted as his date of birth, no official documentation exists.

     
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Folk
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
You Are My Sunshine on The Country Music Hall Of Fame by Jimmie Davis
There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder on Louisiana by Jimmie Davis
You Are My Sunshine on Louisiana by Jimmie Davis
It Makes No Difference Now on Greatest Hits - Finest Performances by Jimmie Davis
You Are My Sunshine on Greatest Hits - Finest Performances by Jimmie Davis
Goodbye Old Booze on Lonely Hobo - Jimmie Davis Honoring The Yodeling Cowboy by Jimmie Davis
Cowboy's Home Sweet Home on When I Was A Cowboy, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Frank Sinatra Introduces Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis / You Are My Sunshine (with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra) on Selections From A Voice On Air by Frank Sinatra
Someone To Care on Best Of Jimmie Davis - Gospel Favorites by Jimmie Davis
My Dixie Sweetheart on Mary by Jimmie Davis

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Don’t Take My Sunshine Away - Vintage Hillbilly Blues And Ballads 1932-1949Jimmie Davis2017Compil.
The Jimmie Davis Collection 1929-1947Jimmie Davis2013Compil.
Midnight Blues 1929-1933Jimmie Davis2007Compil.
Nobody's Darling' But MineJimmie Davis1998Compil.
Greatest Hits Finest PerformancesJimmie Davis1995Compil.
Going To The FunctionJimmie Davis1992Single
Sounds Like Jimmie RodgersJimmie Davis1991Album
The Country Music Hall Of FameJimmie Davis1991Compil.
Barnyard StompJimmie Davis1988Compil.
Hello SunshineJimmie Davis1986Album
The Last WalkJimmie Davis1985Album
Rockin' BluesJimmie Davis1983Compil.
This One's For YouJimmie Davis1983Album
Heaven's National AnthemJimmie Davis1981Album
Immortal SongsJimmie Davis And Jimmie Davis Singers1980Album
Soul Train To GloryJimmie Davis And Jimmie Davis Singers1979Album
Golden Hits Volume TwoJimmie Davis1978Album
Walking In The SunshineJimmie Davis And Jimmie Davis Singers1978Album
Pretending She's YouJimmie Davis1978Single
Where The Old Red River FlowsJimmie Davis1977Single
Golden HitsJimmie Davis1977Album
Songs Of The SpiritJimmie Davis And Jimmie Davis Singers1977Album
Live!Jimmie Davis1976Album
Walkin My Blues Away / Dating A MemoryJimmie Davis1976Single
Jimmie Davis/Buddy JonesJimmie Davis, Buddy Jones1976Compil.
Amazing GraceJimmie Davis / Red Foley1976Album
SunshineJimmie Davis1975Album
Living By FaithJimmie Davis And The Jimmie Davis Singers1975Album
The Best Of Jimmie DavisJimmie Davis1975Compil.
Heaven's National Anthem / Walking On The WaterJimmie Davis1975Single
I Can`t Stand The Pain / Lay It On The LineJimmie Davis1975Single
Christ Is My SunshineJimmie Davis And The Jimmie Davis Singers1974Album
Greatest Hits Vol. 2Jimmie Davis1974Compil.
Lord, Let Me Be ThereJimmie Davis1974Album
Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You / Souvenirs Of YesterdayJimmie Davis1974Single
Souvenirs Of YesterdayJimmie Davis1974Album
God's Last Altar CallJimmie Davis1973Album
You Are My SunshineJimmie Davis1973Single
Let's All Go Down To The River / God's Last Altar CallJimmie Davis1973Single
Lord, Have You Forgotten Me?Jimmie Davis1972Single
What A Happy DayJimmie Davis1972Album
Let's All Shine / No One To Welcome Me HomeJimmie Davis1972Single
Memories Coming HomeJimmie Davis1972Album
Put Your Hand In The Hand / Won't You Take Me Back And Try Me On One More TimeJimmie Davis1971Single
My Boy's Coming HomeJimmie Davis1971Single
Old Baptizing CreekJimmie Davis1971Album
Going HomeJimmie Davis1970Single
Songs Of ConsolationJimmie Davis1970Album
Mary Let Your Bangs Hang Down / Today I'm Giving You AwayJimmie Davis1969Single
Amazing GraceJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1969Album
Let Me Walk With JesusJimmie Davis1969Album
In My Father's HouseJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1969Compil.
I Know A Man Who CanJimmie Davis1969Single
Bury Me Beneath The WillowJimmie Davis1968Single
Greatest HitsJimmie Davis1968Compil.
Singing The GospelJimmie Davis1968Album
The Country Side Of Jimmie DavisJimmie Davis1968Album
Going Home For ChristmasJimmie Davis1967Album
Where No One Stands Alone / My Lord Will Lead Me HomeJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1967Album
Sniffles (Santa's Pet) / Going Home For ChristmasJimmie Davis1967Single
Where No One Stands Alone / My Lord Will Lead Me HomeJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1967Single
Who Am I / Will The Circle Be UnbrokenJimmie Davis1966Single
Take Me Back To BabylandJimmie Davis1966Single
My AltarJimmie Davis1966Album
Gospel HourJimmie Davis1966Album
Still I BelieveJimmie Davis1965Album
At The CrossingJimmie Davis1965Album
You Can Have HimJimmie Davis1965Single
Go Tell It On The Mountain / It's Christmas Time AgainJimmie Davis1964Single
Don't Close The Door / The Beginning Of The EndJimmie Davis1964Single
My Room of Prayer / When I Lay My Burden DownJimmie Davis1964Single
It's Christmas Time AgainJimmie Davis1964Album
Beyond The ShadowsJimmie Davis1963Album
Rocks In The MountainJimmie Davis1963Single
How Great Thou ArtJimmie Davis, The Anita Kerr Singers1962Single
Songs Of FaithJimmie Davis1962Album
Where The Old Red River FlowsJimmie Davis1962Single
How Great Thou ArtJimmie Davis1962Album
Someone Watching Over YouJimmie Davis With The Plainsmen1961Album
Sweet Hour Of PrayerJimmie Davis1961Album
Twenty OneJimmie Davis1961Single
Sitting On Top Of The World / Time Changes EverythingJimmie Davis1961Single
Someone To CareJimmie Davis1960Album
No One Stands AloneJimmie Davis1960Album
Jimmie DavisJimmie Davis1960Single
We're Gonna Let The Good Times RollJimmie Davis1959Single
SuppertimeJimmie Davis1959Album
Nobody's Darlin' But MineJimmie Davis1959Single
Lost LoveJimmie Davis1959Single
You Are My SunshineJimmie Davis1959Album
Mansion Over The HilltopJimmie Davis with The Anita Kerr Singers1959Single
Jimmie Davis' All Time HitsJimmie Davis With Owen Bradley1959Single
I'm Bound For The Kingdom / Sweet MysteryJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1958Single
Hail Him With A SongJimmie Davis, The Anita Kerr Singers1958Album
The Door Is Always OpenJimmie Davis1958Album
How Great Thou Art / I'll Meet You In The MorningJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1958Single
No Room At The InnJimmie Davis1957Single
Hymn TimeJimmie Davis1957Album
How Long Has It Been / Dear SonJimmie Davis1956Single
Near The CrossJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1955Single
Sometimes Late At Night / I Might Even Lose My MindJimmie Davis1955Single
Near The CrossJimmie Davis1955Album
I Don't Care What The World May Do / Somewhere There's A FriendJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1954Album
Somewhere There's A FriendJimmie Davis1954Single
Christmas Choo Choo / I Love To Ride With Santa ClausJimmie Davis1953Single
Lord, I'm Coming Home / When I Prayed Last NightJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1953Album
Jimmie Davis Sings His Favorite Gospel SongsJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1953Album
To My Mansion In The Sky / Supper - TimeJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1953Single
I Don't Know Why / Just Between You And MeJimmie Davis1953Single
Neon Love / Big MamouJimmie Davis1953Single
Please Please / Talkin' To The WallJimmie Davis1952Single
Thirty Pieces Of Silver / When We All Get Together Up ThereJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1952Album
How Great Thou Art / Thouch The Hand Of The LordJimmie Davis1952Single
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (And I Know Who Holds My Hand) / The Great Milky WayJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1952Album
Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena)Jimmie Davis1951Single
Mansion Over The HilltopJimmie Davis With The The Anita Kerr Singers1951Single
Bayou Pon Pon / Fifteen Miles From DallasJimmie Davis1951Single
Someone To Care / I Won't Have To Cross Jordan AloneJimmie Davis With The Anita Kerr Singers1951Single
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None O'This Jelly Roll / Forever's A Long, Long TimeJimmie Davis1951Album
My Heart Belongs To You / Take Care Of My HeartJimmie Davis1950Album
Do You Ever Think Of Me? / Shackles And ChainsJimmie Davis1949Album
Columbus Stockade Blues / Honky Tonk BluesJimmie Davis And Brown's Musical Brownies1948Album
Golden Curls / You Are My SweetheartJimmie Davis1948Album
There's A Chill On The Hill Tonight / Plant Some Flowers By My GraveJimmie Davis1947Album
Let's Be Sweethearts Again / I've Learned My LessonJimmie Davis1947Album
Nobody's Darlin' But Mine / Sweethearts Or StrangersJimmie Davis1946Album
Grievin' My Heart Out Over You / I'm Sorry If That's The Way You FeelJimmie Davis1946Album
My Brown-Eyed Texas Rose / I Wish I Had Never Seen SunshineJimmie Davis1946Album
Wave To Me, My Lady / Tired Of Crying Over YouJimmie Davis And Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra1946Album
Bang Bang / I'm Gonna Write Myself A LetterJimmie Davis1946Album
It's In My HeartJimmie Davis1945Album
Shackles And Chains / (Sweeheart) Please Be True To MeJimmie Davis1944Album
There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder / Love Please Don’t Let Me DownJimmie Davis1944Album
White Petals From A Rose / As Long As You Believe In Me (Little Darlin')Jimmie Davis1944Album
Is It Too Late Now / There's A Chill On The Hill TonightJimmie Davis1944Album
The End Of The World / You're Breaking My HeartJimmie Davis1942Album
A Sinner's Prayer / I Dreamed Of An Old Love AffairJimmie Davis1942Album
Don't You Cry Over Me / You Told Me A LieJimmie Davis1942Album
Tears On My Pillow / I Wish I Had A SweetheartJimmie Davis1942Album
You'll Be Sorry / What More Can I SayJimmie Davis1942Album
Plant Some Flowers By My Grave / Where Is My Boy TonightJimmie Davis1942Album
I Hung My Head And Cried / Just Because Of You Little GirlJimmie Davis1941Album
Too Late / There's An Old Fashioned House On A HillsideJimmie Davis1941Album
I'll Be True To The One I Love / My MaryJimmie Davis1941Album
The Prisoner's Song / I Told You SoJimmie Davis1941Album
I'm Sorry Now / Some Other ManJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's Orchestra1941Album
Why Should I Be To Blame / It's Hard But It's TrueJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1940Album
I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In / You're As Welcome As The Flowers In MayJimmie Davis1940Album
You're My Darling / The Love I Have For YouJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell's Orchestra1940Album
On The Sunny Side Of The Rockies / Sweethearts Or StrangersJimmie Davis1940Album
You Are My Sunshine / Old TimerJimmie Davis1940Album
There's A Chill On The Hill Tonight / My Mother's BibleJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1940Album
In My Heart You'll Always Be Mine / Dream Of LoveJimmie Davis1939Album
What Good Will It Do / The Same Old Moon Is ShiningJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1939Album
The Last Letter / Born To Be BlueJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1939Album
I'm Drifting Back To Dreamland / Nobody's Lonesome For MeJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1939Album
Leanin' On The Old Top Rail / The Last Trip Of The Old ShipJimmie Davis1939Album
Two More Years / Never Break A PromiseJimmie Davis1939Album
Memories / I'm Wondering NowJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His Texans1939Album
My Louisiana Girl / My Arkansas SweetheartJimmie Davis1938Album
Cowboy's Home Sweet Home / When It's Round-Up Time In HeavenJimmie Davis1938Album
It Makes No Difference NowJimmie Davis With Rudy Sooter's Ranchmen1938Album
Just A Girl That Men Forget / I Love Everything You DoJimmie Davis1938Album
That's Why I'm Nobody's Darling / Prairie Of LoveJimmie Davis1937Album
The Greatest Mistake Of My Life / One, Two, Three, FourJimmie Davis With Lani McIntire And His Hawaiians1937Album
High Geared Daddy / Ten Tiny ToesJimmie Davis And Brown's Musical Brownies1937Album
Just Forgive And Forget / Sweetheart Of West TexasJimmie Davis1937Album
My Dixie Sweetheart / You're The Picture Of Your MotherJimmie Davis1937Album
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now / Pal Of Long AgoJimmie Davis1937Album
Jimmie's Travelin' Blues / I Wonder Where You AreJimmie Davis1937Album
Pi-Rootin' Around / You'll Be Comin' Back Some DayJimmie Davis1937Album
Have You Ever Been In Heaven / Nobody's Darling But MineJimmie Davis With Lani McIntire And His Hawaiians1937Album
Honky Tonk Blues / Do You Ever Think Of Me?Jimmie Davis ,And Brown's Musical Brownies1937Album
In My Cabin Tonight / I Wish I Had Never Seen SunshineJimmie Davis1936Album
Midnight Blues / The Davis LimitedJimmie Davis1936Album
Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me / When It's Peach Pickin' Time In GeorgiaJimmie Davis1936Album
My Blue Bonnet Girl / Ridin' Down The Arizona TrailJimmie Davis1936Album
Yo Yo Mama / Hold 'Er, NewtJimmie Davis1936Album
Tom Cat And Pussy Blues / Organ-Grinder BluesJimmie Davis1936Album
Come On Over To My House / Mama's Getting Hot And Papa's Getting ColdJimmie Davis1936Album
Jelly Roll Blues / Graveyard BluesJimmie Davis1935Album
When It's Round-Up Time In Heaven / Nobody's Darlin' But MineJimmie Davis1935Album
It's Been Years / Beautiful MaryJimmie Davis1934Album
Red Nightgown Blues / High Behind BluesJimmie Davis1934Album
Moonlight And Skies (No. 2) / My Brown Eyed Texas RoseJimmie Davis1934Album
Gambler's Return / Jealous LoverJimmie Davis1934Album
You've Been Tom Cattin' Around / Alimony BluesJimmie Davis1934Album
The Keyhole In The Door / It's All Coming Home To YouJimmie Davis1933Album
When It's Round-Up Time In Heaven / I Wonder If She's BlueJimmie Davis1933Album
I'll Be Happy Today / Before You Say FarewellJimmie Davis1931Album
Get On Board, Aunt Susan / Market House BluesJimmie Davis1931Album
Settling Down For Life / You're The Picture Of Your MotherJimmie Davis1930Album
Out Of Town Blues / Home Town BluesJimmie Davis1930Album
Doggone That Train / She's A Hum Dum DingerJimmie Davis1930Album
My Louisiana Girl / My Dixie SweetheartJimmie Davis1930Album
The Barroom Message / Baby's LullabyJimmie Davis1929Album
Cowboy's Home Sweet Home / He Was A Good Man (But He's Dead And Gone)Jimmie Davis / Bob HillAlbum
There's Evil In Ye Children, Gather 'Round / Pea Pickin' PapaJimmie DavisAlbum
Safety Of His ArmsJimmie DavisSingle
With A Cross On His BackJimmie DavisSingle
You're As Welcome As The Flowers In May / San Antonio PolkaJimmie Davis / Texas WanderersAlbum
Do You Ever Think To PrayJimmie DavisSingle
I'm The One / Roses Have Thorns (So They Tell Me)Jimmie Davis / Dick Thomas And His Nashville RamblersAlbum
I'll Get Mine Bye And Bye / You Can't Tell About The Women NowadaysJimmie DavisAlbum
My Arkansas Sweetheart / Lonely HoboJimmie DavisAlbum
Sparkling Blue Eyes / In My Heart You'll Always Be MineBill Carlisle's Kentucky Boys / Jimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His TexansAlbum
Highway To HeavenJimmie DavisAlbum
Jimmie Davis SingsJimmie DavisAlbum
Fifteen Miles From DallasJimmie DavisCompil.
His Marvelous GraceJimmie DavisAlbum
One Has My Name The Other Has My HeartBob Eberly With The Sunshine Serenaders, Jimmie DavisAlbum
There's A Ranch In The Rockies / Farewell To The RangeJimmie Davis With Charles Mitchell And His TexansAlbum
That's Why I'm Nobody's Darling / By The Grave Of Nobody's DarlingJimmie DavisAlbum
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