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"You Are My Sunshine" is an American standard of old-time and country music and the state song of Louisiana. Its original writer is disputed. Its original writer is disputed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to the performance rights organization BMI , by the year 2000 the song had been recorded by over 350 artists and translated into 30 languages.
Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders recorded the song in April 9, 1941, which was released by Decca Records (#5942) on April 22, 1941, with "Won't You Remember" on the flipside. [ 8 ] Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boys recorded the song in April 28, 1941, which was released by Okeh Records (#6229) on June 3, 1941, with "Worried Mind" on the ...
In July 2020, as a finale to the Great British Home Chorus, Malone orchestrated a choral version of You Are My Sunshine with over 11,000 singers taking part, accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra. The song was released as a single, with all the profits being donated to NHS Charities Together. [26]
In 2021, Louisiana made "You Are My Sunshine" their only official state song by removing the less-popular "Give Me Louisiana". "You Are My Sunshine" is so beloved by Louisiana residents that many of them, including state legislators, were unaware that a second official song existed prior to the proposed removal.
"You Are My Sunshine" was ranked in 2003 as No. 73 on CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music. Virginia Shehee, a Shreveport businesswoman , philanthropist , and state senator , introduced legislation to designate "You Are My Sunshine" as the official state song. [ 9 ]
[8] [3] However, the ensemble does not have an official YouTube page, and nearly all of the recorded footage is fan-made. [ 8 ] [ 3 ] The band's fan base has been described as possessing a "lighthearted, fun, flapper vibe," a reflection of the Jazz Age time period evoked by their music. [ 14 ]
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Forest Sun released his first children's album, Just for Fun (2010), [11] which was a collection of original songs and Americana classics such as "You Are My Sunshine," and "Polly Wolly Doodle". The recordings featured members of Marley's Ghost and Ingrid Serban. In 2012, Forest Sun released Just Begun.