Jimmie Davis
James Houston "Jimmie" Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was a singer and songwriter of both sacred and popular songs who served for two nonconsecutive terms from 1944 to 1948 and from 1960 to 1964 as the governor of his native Louisiana. Although September 11, 1899 is commonly accepted as his date of birth, no official documentation exists.
Davis was a nationally popular country music and gospel singer from the 1930s into the 1960s, occasionally recording and performing as late as the early 1990s. He was inducted into six halls of fame, including the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame (SGMA), and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
Early life
Davis was born to a sharecropping couple, the former Sarah Elizabeth Works and Samuel Jones Davis, in the now-ghost town of Beech Springs southeast of Quitman in Jackson Parish in north Louisiana. The family was so poor that young Jimmie did not have a bed in which to sleep until he was nine years old. His actual birth date is unknown. According to the New York Times, "Various newspaper and magazine articles over the last 70 years said he was born in 1899, 1901, 1902 or 1903. He told The New York Times several years ago that his sharecropper parents could never recall just when he was born – he was, after all, one of 11 children – and that he had not had the slightest idea when it really was." According to the Los Angeles Times, "Davis was not sure exactly how old he was, noting only that he was born around the turn of the last century." The birth date listed on his Country Music Hall of Fame plaque is September 11, 1902. However, it is impossible for him to have been born any later than 1900, as he appears in the 1900 US Census.
'Jimmie Davis' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:
Blaze (1989)
Actors: Mike Baer (actor), Patrik Baldauff (actor), John A. Barber (actor), Kevin Beard (actor), Michael Brockman (actor), Michael Brooks (actor), Garland Bunting (actor), Calliway Callicott (actor), Gary Cambre (actor), Leonard Caples (actor), Eloy Casados (actor), Bob Cherry (actor), Jay Chevalier (actor), David R. Conly (actor), Thomas Radcliffe Atkins (actor),
Plot: This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl's opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950's. Can Earl keep Blaze and retain control of the state?
Keywords: 1950s, age-difference, based-on-autobiography, based-on-book, based-on-true-story, character-name-in-title, cigarette-holder, civil-rights, docudrama, eccentricGenres: Biography, Drama,
Quotes:
Earl Long: Would you still love me as much if I wasn't the fine governor of the great state of Louisiana?::Blaze Starr: Would you still love *me* if I had little tits and worked in a fish house?Earl Long: I want you to meet the finest yes-men in Lousiana and their lovely wives.
Earl Long: The three best friends the poor people have ever had are Jesus Christ, Sears & Roebuck and Earl K. Long.
Lora Fleming: Never trust a man who says, "Trust me."
Blaze Starr: It ain't easy to find a man you can wake up happy next to.
Earl Long: Earl Kemp Long. Some people call me "unkempt" Long.
Blaze Starr: Just 'cause I fail to deliver upon your expectations, it don't mean that I am a C-U-N-T.::Earl Long: You ain't no such thing.::Blaze Starr: I didn't want my outward presentation to confuse you.::Earl Long: Well, you ain't like any stripper I'm used to.::Blaze Starr: I know, 'cause I ain't a stripper. I'm a dancer.::Earl Long: Can I ask you a personal question?::Blaze Starr: Yes, sir.::Earl Long: Are you registered to vote?::Blaze Starr: No, Sir. I just moved to Louisiana.
Earl Long: How are things at the club?::Blaze Starr: Fine, I guess. There's a lot of pressure for me and the girls to drop our G-strings. They say it's the wave of the future.::Earl Long: Well, civilization is at the crossroads in every department.
Earl Long: Hey, Doc. I love you.::Blaze Starr: I love you, too. You gotta promise me something.::Earl Long: Hmm?::Blaze Starr: We get married right after this election's over.::Earl Long: Trust me.
Earl Long: What's botherin' you?::Blaze Starr: There's a lot of men who'd like to spend an afternoon with me, but apparently you ain't one of them. I do not like to be left in the car like soiled merchandise. And I don't think a proper introduction is askin' too much.::Earl Long: A man in public office has to be discreet in his indiscretions.::Blaze Starr: Well, I am not an indiscretion.
Mississippi Rhythm (1949)
Actors: Paul Bryar (actor), Bill Burt (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Jimmie Davis (actor), Jim Dill (actor), Peenie Elmo (actor), James Flavin (actor), Charles Jordan (actor), Joel Marston (actor), Paul Maxey (actor), M.H. Richman (actor), Larry Rio (actor), A.L. Smith (actor), J.O. Smith (actor), Guy Beach (actor),
Genres: Action, Music,Louisiana (1947)
Actors: Guy Beach (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), Tristram Coffin (actor), Logan Conger (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), Jimmie Davis (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), Lloyd Ellis (actor), Ben Erway (actor), Michael Gaddis (actor), John Gallaudet (actor), Jesse Graves (actor), Reed Hadley (actor), Richard Alexander (actor),
Genres: Drama,Taglines: There's been nobody like Jimmie since Will Rogers won the heart of the nation! A CAVALCADE OF JIMMIE DAVIS HITS! "You Are My Sunshine" "Nobody's Darling" "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder" "You Won't Be Satisfied That Way" Meet That Fabulous Gentleman From The Southland!
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Actors: Spade Cooley (actor), Richard Davies (actor), Jimmie Davis (actor), Drew Demorest (actor), Abe Diamond (actor), Leo Diamond (actor), Ralph Dunn (actor), Neely Edwards (actor), Leon Errol (actor), Maurice Fineman (actor), Jack Gardner (actor), Jerry Geller (actor), Holmes Herbert (actor), Russell Hicks (actor), Johnny Bond (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Music, Romance,Taglines: GET BUZZIN', COUSIN! (original poster-all caps) SADDLE UP AND RIDE...with these jive-jammin' bands...hot-beat tunes and Bar-B-Cuties (original ad)
Davies, Jimmi Filmography
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2008, role: actor , character name: Detective Lloyd
Davis, Jimmy Filmography
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2008, role: actor , character name: Male Newscaster
Davis, Jimmy Filmography
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1982, role: actor , character name: Cowboy Bart
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1979, role: actor , character name: Prayer Band
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1976, role: actor , character name: Moïse
Famous quotes by Jimmie Davis:
Jimmie Davis
ALBUMS
- Going Home For Christmas released: 1967
- It's Christmas Time Again released: 1964
- Country Hits released:
Country Hits
- The Ding Dong Song
- You Are My Sunshine
- Going to the Function
- Hang on to Memories
- Dating a Memory
- Lonesome Whistle
- Shackles and Chains
- Nobody's Darlin' but Mine
- You'll Be My Last Love
- Today I'm Giving You Away
- I'm Begging
- Where the Old Red River Flows
- Columbus Stockade Blues
- Going Home for Christmas
- Louisiana This One's for You
- Welcome to the Club
- Makes No Difference Now
- Last Few Miles
- There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder
- The Beginning of the End
Born: 1899-09-11
Died: 2000-11-05
