Johnny Cash and June Carter - You Are My Sunshine has been added as a related post - related requested by Boise_Lib on that post.

You Are My Sunshine--Johnny Cash has been added as a related post - related requested by Boise_Lib.

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You're my sunshine jelly.

>> ^ant:

Who did the original song? I only know the kids/children version.


Copyright by former Louisiana State Governor Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell in 1940. There seems to be some dispute on who exactly wrote this classic.

From the Wiki:

Davis and Charles Mitchell are the credited songwriters of "You Are My Sunshine". Davis bought the song and rights from Paul Rice and put his own name on it, a practice not uncommon in the pre-World War II music business.[2] Some early versions of the song, however, do credit the Rice Brothers. According to some accounts, clarinetist Pud Brown was also involved with the Rice Brothers for the song's origin or first arrangement.

>> ^Fusionaut:

Great version!


Yes, I think this was just after June died (maybe just before?).

Hahaha, thanks! I don't even remember the context of that, but it sounds like something like I would say. In all honesty though, I think you're a great guy, and I wouldn't want the sift without ya. (Can you link to the post? I wanna see why I said that. )

>> ^Ryjkyj:
Gwiz,
I'll never forget your first words to me: "Are you pointing at me Ryjkyj, you cock?" They're as true today as they were then. And the answer is yes, yes I am.
Congrats dude.


Kevlar, MrFisk, brycewi19, calvados: Thanks guys, you make it worth being here. Even if we disagree on stuff, I'm glad that you're here to disagree or agree with me. The more the merrier.

drax: TOUCH IT! Come on, just touch it. Hehe. I'm just jacking you, man, lighten up...

issykittehhhh: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happyyyyy, when I am blue. Thanks sweetheart. Your positive presence on the sift is un-matchable and I'm glad you are in my life (the amount that you are).

eric3579: Well, you rock. We have similar minds on many things and I am grateful for that and the internet-friendship we have.


I would hug you all and possibly grab your boob if given a chance - and I mean that in the most loving way I can.

You were my sunshine, my only sunshine.

osrry for the delayed feedback. i went to the pub next door, got wasted, smoked a couple of joints... you know, celebrating totaly forgot where this thread is going. so please, beer with me, mkay?

NordlichReiter-> I'm a LHC groupie as well but it's kind of a narrow field, atheist sounds nice cause I am one but don't feel I'm up for the Spanish inquisition right now

MGR-> medical? I've abused my body for 34 years, man - I don't think I'm the right person for the job

mintbbb-> "fire, fire FIRE F-I-R-E f•i•r•e" (excerpt from *drugs talk)

bluecliff-> not much need for the *balkans channel now that yugoslavia is an ex-parrot

jonny-> thanks for reminding me of spacy... now what? so, *wings is off then

Fjnbk-> insidejokes is a good idea. we'll need that with the rate this place is filling up with ass gravy. but I'm not willing, maybe someone else could try that...

blankfist-> you are my sunshine, my only sunshine...

Eklek-> presentation sounds nice. right now, everything sounds nice

gwiz665-> my time just ran out.

i'm fucked up, stoned, drunk and quite pleased with the way this day went by. it's not everyday you find a diamond, even if it is made of bronze. i'm off to bed. thanksforallthefishandgoodnight

This movie and soundtrack is special to my family because it reminds us so much of my dad that died a couple of years ago. Maybe it's why my kids like the movie so much because they think it's where there "Paw Paw" came from.

This post depression era/ old country south is the culture from which my dad was raised. He played guitar and sang old country on the local radio station after school when he was a teenager.
I remember him playing some of these songs around the house when I was kid. He was especially funny at "He's in the Jailhouse Now" and "You Are My Sunshine". He'd always ham it up to get a rise out of my mom who always pretended his singing annoyed her. What an act.

Since dad passed, my children have grown a fondness for old time country and bluegrass music.