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| Written by | Jimmie H. Davis and Charles Mitchell |
| Date | 1931 |
| Publisher | Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. |
You Are My Sunshine was sung by a yellow creature (performed by Jerry Nelson) during the Hugga Wugga sketch, which was performed both in episode 118 of The Muppet Show and for Nancy Sinatra's Las Vegas Stage Show in 1971, under the title "Buggy Mugger."
The song was first recorded by one of its composers, Jimmie Davis, who was also governor of Louisiana from 1944-1948 and 1960-1964. Bing Crosby's version of the song climbed to #20 on the pop charts, and Ray Charles' rendition reached #1 on the R&B charts. It was Davis' popularity as governor, as well as the public's appreciation of the song, that led "You Are My Sunshine" to become an official state song of Louisiana in 1977.