Jimmie Davis - Greatest Hits (2008)

Tracklist

CD1
01. One Two Three Four
02. The Greatest Mistake In My Life
03. When It'S Round-Up Time In Heaven
04. Organ-Grinder Blues
05. Shirt Tail Blues
06. Graveyard Blues
07. Tom Cat & Pussy Blues
08. (Sweetheart) Please Be True To Me
09. The Baby'S Lullaby
10. Ten Tiny Toes
11. Barnyard Stomp
12. Think Of Me Thinking Of You
13. Do You Ever Think Of Me'
14. Honky Tonk Blues
15. Sweet Lorene
16. She Left A Runnin' Like A Sewing Machine
17. You Can'T Tell About The Women Nowadays
18. Sewing Machine Blues
19. Nobody'S Darlin' But Mine
20. Prairie Of Love
21. Cowboy'S Home Sweet Home
22. By The Grave Of Nobody'S Darling (My Darling'S Promise)
23. The Keyhole In The Door
24. Where The Old Red River Flows
25. Settling Down For Life
26. Are You Tired Of Me Darling'
27. Come On Over To My House (Ain'T Nobody Home But Me)
28. Doggone That Train
29. High Geared Mama
30. You'Ve Been Tom Cattin' Around
31. You'D Rather Forget Than Forgive
32. When It'S Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia
33. High Behind Blues
34. Pea Pickin' Papa
35. In Arkansas
36. The Answer To Nobody'S Darling But Mine
37. Bury Me In Old Kentucky
38. Don'T Say Goodbye If You Love Me
39. Just Forgive And Forget
40. Moonlight And Skies (No. 2)
41. I'Ll Be Happy Today
42. The Shotgun Wedding
43. Good Time Papa Blues
44. In The West Where Life Is Free
45. Red Nightgown Blues
46. Lonely Hobo
47. She'S A Hum-Dum Dinger (From Dingersville)
48. That'S Why I'm Nobody'S Darling
49. Get On Board Aunt Susan
50. Bear Cat Mama From Horner'S Corners
51. A Woman'S Blues
52. I Wonder Where You Are
53. Way Out On The Mountain
54. Beautiful Mary
55. Sweetheart Of West Texas
56. Wild And Reckless Hobo

CD2
01. If I Ever Cry You'Ll Never Know
02. My Arkansas Sweetheart
03. The Barroom Message
04. It'S All Coming Home To You
05. Jellyroll Blues
06. Home Town Blues
07. Triflin' Mama Blues
08. Easy Rider Blues
09. I Want Her Tailor-Made
10. Shackles And Chains
11. You'Re The Picture Of Your Mother
12. Jealous Lover
13. Hold 'Er Newt
14. Penitentiary Blues
15. Yo Yo Mama
16. Call Me Back Pal O'Mine
17. The Davis Limited
18. 'Twill Be Sweet When We Meet
19. Midnight Blues
20. Gambler'S Return
21. There'S Evil In Ye Children Gather 'Round
22. My Louisiana Girl
23. Pi-Rootin' Around
24. I Ain'T Gonna Let Ol' Satan Turn Me 'Round
25. My Dixie Sweetheart
26. Alimony Blues
27. Nobody' Darling But Mine
28. Jimmie'S Travelin' Blues
29. High Geared Daddy
30. I Wonder If She'S Blue
31. Just A Girl That Men Forget
32. Saturday Night Blues
33. Pal Of Long Ago
34. Out Of Town Blues
35. Mama'S Getting Hot And Papa'S Getting Cold
36. She'S A Hum-Dum Dinger
37. I Wonder Who'S Kissing Her Now
38. There Ain'T Gonna Be No Afterwhile
39. Arabella Blues
40. Bed Bug Blues
41. Ridin' Down The Arizona Trail
42. I'Ll Get Mine Bye & Bye
43. Red River Blues
44. Market House Blues
45. My Brown Eyed Texas Rose
46. Davis' Salty Dog
47. Home In Caroline
48. Ramona
49. It'S Been Years (Since I'Ve Seen My Mother)
50. My Blue Bonnet Girl
51. You'Ll Be Comin' Back Some Day
52. In My Cabin Tonight
53. Have You Ever Been In Heaven'
54. Would You
55. I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine
56. When A Boy From The Mountains (Weds A Girl From The Valley)

In a performing career spanning eight decades of the 20th century, Jimmie Davis embraced both risqué country-blues and later traditional gospel, meanwhile maintaining a concurrent public-service career that saw him twice elected governor of Louisiana. In fact, his greatest musical successes came during his two terms as governor, once in the mid-'40s and again in the early '60s.
Born James Houston Davis in Beech Springs, LA, on September 11, 1899 (he would later report it as 1902, then switch back to the earlier date), Davis was the son of a poor sharecropper, but nevertheless he earned a bachelor's degree from Louisiana College Pineville and in 1927 a masters degree from Louisiana State University. The following year, he began teaching history at a small college in Shreveport. Davis began singing occasionally for a local radio station and first recorded in 1928. One year later, he signed with Victor and began recording; these initial releases reflect a style devoted to Jimmie Rodgers, emphasizing Rodgers' penchant for double entendre. Over five years he recorded almost 70 sides for the label, and though none of the singles sold well, Davis was probably less to blame than the Depression-era economy. He moved to Decca in 1934 and gained his first major hit, "Nobody's Darlin' but Mine." Another hit, "It Makes No Difference Now," was bought from Floyd Tillman, but Davis' biggest success came from his own copyright, "You Are My Sunshine." First recorded by Davis in 1940, the song quickly entered the first rank of popular and country music standards, covered many times over by artists from both genres.
Meanwhile, Davis had quit teaching and accepted a position at the Criminal Court in Shreveport. He became the chief of police in 1938 and moved to state government four years later by being elected Louisiana Public Service Commissioner. He even found time to add another career to his resumé: Davis appeared in three film Westerns from 1942-1944 and in 1947 starred in the somewhat autobiographical Louisiana. Elected governor of Louisiana in 1944, he continued to record and scored five Top Five singles during his first term, including the double-sided hit "Is It Too Late Now"/"There's a Chill on the Hill Tonight" in 1944 and the number one "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" the following year.
Davis moved back to full-time recording in 1948, and after a stint with Capitol, he returned to Decca. Some of his country singles such as "Suppertime" began to please gospel listeners as well, and Davis gradually moved to a more sacred style. He returned to the governorship in 1960 on a segregationist platform, but to his credit, he prevented much of the unrest apparent in the South through his moderate position. Though he hadn't recorded a hit since his first term, Davis reached the Top 20 in 1962 with "Where the Old Red River Flows." By 1964, he was back to gospel music, and he recorded heavily throughout the late '60s and early '70s. Decca ended his contract in the 1975, but Davis continued to perform and record even into the 1990s. He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1971 and lived for nearly 30 years after his election, dying at the age of 101 on November 5, 2000.

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