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Personal life. Honors. Filmography. See also. References. Sources. External links. Jimmie Davis. Davis homestead in Jackson Parish. James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and politician.
Mini Bio. American politician and songwriter who appeared in a number of films. Davis was born in the now-nonexistent town of Beech Springs, Louisiana, the son of sharecroppers. He and his ten siblings lived in dire poverty, but Davis paid his way through Louisiana College and Louisiana State University as a street musician.
5 de nov. de 2000 · After the death of his first wife, Alvern, in 1967, he married Anna Carter Gordon, a member of the gospel group the Chuck Wagon Gang, in 1969. Davis was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1972, the year after he lost the election for his third-term governorship.
Distinciones. Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Premio Grammy al salón de la fama (1998) [ editar datos en Wikidata] Jimmie Davis ( Quitman, Luisiana, 11 de septiembre de 1899 - Baton Rouge, 5 de noviembre de 2000), fue un político y músico de country blues estadounidense, cuyo nombre completo era James Houston Davis .
James Houston Davis (September 11, 1899 – November 5, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and politician. After achieving fame for releasing both sacred and popular songs, Davis served as governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964.
7 de nov. de 2000 · Jimmie Davis, Politician and Songwriter, Dead at 101. Former Louisiana governor and songwriter Jimmie Davis died Sunday at his Louisiana home at the estimated age of 101 years old.
1 de dic. de 2015 · His “just folks” manner was no put-on. Davis was born in a sharecropper’s family in Quitman, La. on September 11, 1899. One of 11 children, he began his education in a two-room public school and worked hard to rise above the poverty line.
