Jimmie Davis

Jimmie Davis (1899–2000) was an American country and gospel singer and songwriter who served two terms as governor of Louisiana. He is best known for "You Are My Sunshine," which he co-wrote and recorded in 1940, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1972. With Bonnie Dodd and Charles Mitchell he co-wrote "I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair."