Jimmie Davis

Singer, Musical Artist

1899 – 2000

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Who was Jimmie Davis?

James Houston "Jimmie" Davis was a singer 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, USA.

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 is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.

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Born
Sep 11, 1899
Quitman
Also known as
  • James Houston Davis
  • Davis, Jimmie
  • Jimmy Davies
Spouses
Religion
  • Baptists
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Louisiana State University
  • Louisiana College
Lived in
  • Jonesboro
  • Shreveport
  • Louisiana
Died
Nov 5, 2000
Baton Rouge

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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