It is really like sunshine when these two perform together. From Johnny’s on-the-spot proposal to June in 1968 to the songs they made for each other, and the way the couple support one another are just a few of the reasons why we envy, adore, and long for the likes of, Cash and Carter’s marriage. They are probably the most popular real love story in country music. Perhaps it can also be because they are real-life sweethearts. Few country music duos can match the combination of Johnny’s deep voice and June’s folksy tremor. Orvon Grover ' Gene ' Autry 1 (Septem October 2, 1998), 2 nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American actor, musician, singer, composer, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning style on radio, in films, and on television for more than three decades beginning in. While Cash performs the song with June, it becomes more of a serenade. When Johnny Cash made his own version of the song, he distinctively did a melancholy interpretation. The last line of the chorus implies some danger that the singer’s sunshine will be taken away. It gives an image of a hazy sadness that emphasizes the innermost metaphor. Lastly, former 98° singer Nick Lachey included a solemn cover on his new children’s album A Father’s Lullaby.ĭespite its sunshiny lyrics, however, there is a melancholy, mushy element to “You Are My Sunshine. The tune was the centerpiece of Elizabeth Mitchell’s 2002 album You Are My Sunshine.
In addition, Ray Charles and Ike & Tina Turner recorded a particularly exciting version. We can also hear it in a different genre which is far from the original country versions. Among the most popular covers are Bing Crosby and Gene Autry’s version that became a chart-topper in country charts. We can hear it in commercials, movies, and politician campaign jingles.įrom Jimmie Davis’ and Charles Mitchell’s cover, several artists have recorded the song a thousand times. Parents sing it as a sweet lullaby to their child. YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (Charles Mitchell / Jimmy Davis) Bing Crosby Also recorded by: Gene Autry Chris Barber Boxcar Willie Les Brown & his Band of Renown.
People sing it as a campfire sing-a-long. Instead, it constantly comes back in various contexts. Its popularity never fades with passing generations. “You Are My Sunshine” next to “Happy Birthday” and “My Toes, My Knees, My Shoulder, My Head” may be the second most popular song. Almost 8 decades passed since Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell composed the song “You Are My Sunshine”.
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