Jimmie Davis

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
musician
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Louisiana_Hayride
gptkb:American_South
Country music
American_culture
American_history
Louisiana_politics
Nashville_music_scene
gptkbp:awards Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
Louisiana_Music_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
Grammy_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkbp:birthDate September 11, 1899
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Beauregard_Parish,_Louisiana
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jimmie_Davis_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate November 5, 2000
gptkbp:education gptkb:Louisiana_State_University
gptkbp:famousFor Writing_the_song_'You_Are_My_Sunshine'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jimmie Davis
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:American_folk_music
Country music genre
Songwriting_in_America
gptkbp:influencedBy Traditional folk music
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Singing Governor
gptkbp:notableEvent Induction into Hall of Fame
Governor's inauguration
Death in 2000
Songwriting career start
gptkbp:notableWork 'You Are My Sunshine'
'There's a Rainbow in Every Teardrop'
'My_Louisiana_Home'
'The_Sunshine_Special'
gptkbp:occupation Governor_of_Louisiana
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkb:Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Davis
gptkbp:termEnd 1948
1964
gptkbp:termStart 1944
1960
gptkbp:website jimmiedavis.com