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Jimmie Davis

1899 - 2000

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James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and Democratic Party politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as the 47th governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964. Davis was a nationally popular country music and gospel singer from the 1930s into the 1960s, helping country music gain appeal beyond the rural southern U.S. and occasionally recording and performing as late as the early 1990s. His most popular song, a cover of "You Are My Sunshine", was released in 1940 and would become Louisiana's official state song. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmie Davis is the 2,265th most popular singer (down from 2,191st in 2024), the 12,389th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,776th in 2019) and the 634th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmie Davis ranks 2,263 out of 4,381. Before her are Warren G, Yael Naim, Guy Mitchell, and Paweł Kukiz. After her are Vani Jairam, John Waite, Sayan Sanya, Nichkhun, Sharda Sinha, Paul Shaffer, Annie Haslam, and Daði Freyr.

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Among people born in 1899, Jimmie Davis ranks 314. Before her are Neil Hamilton, Marie Mosquini, Francis Lederer, Paul Kelly, Edward Charles Titchmarsh, and Seán Lemass. After her are Sleepy John Estes, Carmel Myers, Glenn Strange, Stanley Skewes, Randall Thompson, and Percy Lavon Julian. Among people deceased in 2000, Jimmie Davis ranks 347. Before her are Alfred Kuchevsky, Robert R. Gilruth, A. H. Albut, Robert Cormier, Ann Doran, and Alla Rakha. After her are James Grogan, Roger Verey, Udham Singh, Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah, José Miracca, and Chidambaram Subramaniam.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Davis ranks 12,393 out of 20,380. Before her are Guy Mitchell (1927), David Paterson (1954), Debby Ryan (1993), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Arthur Laurents (1917), and Emma Dumont (1994). After her are Robert Horry (1970), Dominik Mysterio (1997), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Esther Ralston (1902), Louie Bellson (1924), and Rick Santorum (1958).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmie Davis ranks 634. Before her are Mary Wells (1943), Redfoo (1975), Roy Clark (1933), Beth Ditto (1981), Warren G (1970), and Guy Mitchell (1927). After her are Nichkhun (1988), Slim Thug (1980), Mr. Porter (1978), Tony Orlando (1944), Normani (1996), and Fontella Bass (1940).

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