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    • Aug 22, 1939
    The Pine Ridge Boys record the first version of "You Are My Sunshine"
    Sep 13, 1939
    The Rice Brothers record "You Are My Sunshine." The song becomes a major hit the following year for Jimmie Davis
    Feb 5, 1940
    Jimmie Davis records "You Are My Sunshine" in New York
    Mar 25, 1940
    Decca releases Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine"
    Nov 11, 1940
    Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys make an appearance in the debut of Tex Ritter's "Take Me Back To Oklahoma," performing "Lone Star Rag," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Take Me Back To Tulsa." Also on screen is Playboy manager O.W. Mayo
    Mar 14, 1941
    The Gene Autry movie "Back In The Saddle" debuts in theaters with Smiley Burnette in his familiar co-starring role. Autry sings his signature song, "Back In The Saddle Again," and "You Are My Sunshine"
    May 19, 1941
    At a Bob Wills concert at Tulsa's Cain's Academy, Betty Anderson requests "You Are My Sunshine" at the bandstand. It's their first meeting, and it becomes "their song" by the time they marry the following year
    Jun 18, 1941
    Gene Autry records "You Are My Sunshine" at the CBS Studios in Hollywood
    Jul 8, 1941
    Bing Crosby records Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine," netting a pop hit in the process
    Apr 23, 1942
    On his sixth birthday, Roy Orbison receives his first guitar. The first song he learns: "You Are My Sunshine"



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