Sonny James - You Are My Sunshine [1970].
Channel: mrblindfreddy9999
Date: 24/02/2023

[It Is Claimed That Oliver Hood Wrote the Song in the Early 1930's
 and Performed it at a Veteran's of Foreign Wars Convention in Georgia].
1st. Recorded 22 August 1939 
          by the Pine Ridge Boys on Bluebird 8263 A [no composer credit]
2nd. Recorded 13 September 1939 
           by the Rice Brothers Gang on  Decca 5763 A [Paul Rice Credited]
Paul Rice Claimed to Compose it in 1937
Jimmie Davis Bought the Song & Rights from Paul Rice
This Song is One of the Two Official Songs of the State of Louisiana
Most Famous Version Recorded 1940 by Jimmie Davis

Issued on LP -
"Sonny James - 
        The Biggest Hits In Country Music History - # 1 " [1971]

Recorded 21 July 1970 - [no 13428, 14:00 - 17:00] -
Jack Clement Recording Studio, 3102 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN - 
Sonny James [vcl solo], Ray Edenton [gt], Jerry Smith [gt], 
Junior Huskey [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], unknown [vcl chorus].. 
Producer: George Richey.
Overdub Sessions August 6, 10  and 19

Born Jimmie Hugh Loden in Hackleburg, ALABAMA [1928 - 2016]
Active 1953 to 1983
Sonny Had SEVENTY-TWO Country and Pop Chart Releases
inc. A FIVE YEAR Streak of SIXTEEN Straight No.1 HITS
1957  1st. C & W Recording Artist on Ed Sullivan Show
1961 Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1967 Co - Hosted FIRST CMA Awards Show
2007 Country Music Hall of Fame