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You Are My Sunshine

1940 song copyrighted and published by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
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You Are My Sunshine

Summary

You Are My Sunshine is a musical work/composition[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • You Are My Sunshine's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • You Are My Sunshine's composer is recorded as Jimmie Davis[4].
  • You Are My Sunshine's composer is recorded as Charles Mitchell[5].
  • You Are My Sunshine's genre is country music[6].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by The Pine Ridge Boys[7].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by Jimmie Davis[8].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Bing Crosby[9].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Mississippi John Hurt[10].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Gene Autry[11].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Lawrence Welk[12].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Doris Day[13].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by Nat King Cole[14].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by The Marcels[15].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Ray Charles[16].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by Ike & Tina Turner[17].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was The Rivingtons[18].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Andy Williams[19].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Burl Ives[20].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Frank Turner[21].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by The Beach Boys[22].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Aretha Franklin[23].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by Anne Murray[24].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Chuck Berry[25].
  • You Are My Sunshine was performed by Jerry Lee Lewis[26].
  • Among the performers on You Are My Sunshine was Johnny Cash[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include The Pine Ridge Boys[7], Jimmie Davis[8], Bing Crosby[9], Mississippi John Hurt[10], Gene Autry[11], and Lawrence Welk[12].

Publication

You Are My Sunshine was published on 1939[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[29]. Its genre is country music[6].

Why It Matters

You Are My Sunshine has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Andy Williams Anne Murray Aretha Franklin Bing Crosby Bryan Ferry Burl Ives Carly Simon Cat Stevens Chuck Berry Doris Day Gene Autry Gene Vincent Jerry Lee Lewis Johnny Cash Louisiana Nat King Cole Ray Charles The Beach Boys

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BMI Repertoire. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Bob08 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → You Are My Sunshine
    Lyricist → Jimmie Davis
    Genre → country music
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q113252675]]"
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