Episode LPB http://ladigitalmedia.org/assets/images/lpbheaderlogo.png Jimmie Davis, Part 1 (1982) Louisiana Legends BASKETBALL LSA Multimedia Archives Keywords SINGING LSA Multimedia Archives Keywords YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE LSA Multimedia Archives Keywords SUNSHINE BRIDGE LSA Multimedia Archives Keywords Davis, Jimmie, 1899-2000 LDMA Keywords Rural health services LDMA Keywords Louisiana Governor's Mansion (Baton Rouge, La.) LDMA Keywords Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 LDMA Keywords Music PBS PODS Politics PBS PODS Louisiana Governors LDMA Keywords This episode of the series “Louisiana Legends” from October 8, 1982, features the first part of an interview with Governor Jimmie Davis conducted by Gus Weill. Davis, a successful country singer, served two terms as the Governor of Louisiana from 1944-1948 and 1960-1964. He is also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He discusses: growing up in Beech Springs, Louisiana; his poor sharecropper family; being a part of the first basketball team at his school; his earliest memories of music; the lack of medical treatment in rural areas; the death and funeral of his younger sister; being encouraged to attend college by one of his teachers; his early singing and political careers; the number of times that “You Are My Sunshine” has been recorded; meeting his first wife, Alverna Adams; being accused of making “risqué” records; his friendship with Harry S. Truman; his political opponents sending a private detective to California during his second gubernatorial campaign; building the Sunshine Bridge and Governor’s Mansion during his second term; and meeting his second wife, Anna Carter Gordon. Host: Gus Weill Abstract Interview PBCore Genre Picklist Beech Springs, Jackson Parish, Louisiana Spatial Dupaquier, John Theme Music George, Beth Executive Producer Fowler, Ken Producer Breazeale, Kathryn Producer Fourrier, Clay Director Weill, Gus Host Davis, Jimmie Interviewee Louisiana Educational Television Authority Copyright Holder http://media2.lpb.org/images/ldma/LLOLG-0102.png True True http://media2.lpb.org/programs/LLOLG/LLOLG-0102.mp4 00:27:21 1982-10-08 00:02:15