Gov. John Bel Edwards can jettison Louisiana’s official state song and replace it with two better-known tunes under legislation that will reach his desk Thursday. The official state song is “Give Me ...
Some songs stay with the world for decades, even centuries, after their writing. But those songs, which come to us before the music business took its modern form, often have a murky background. One ...
Every night before bed, I sing my kids this song: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my ...
A song loved by generations throughout the world, “You Are My Sunshine” has special resonance in Louisiana. Statewide affection for the love song-lament largely goes to the late Louisiana Gov. Jimmie ...
Robert Mann, author of "You Are My Sunshine," recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Alexandria about the iconic song's history. Ray Charles's rendition of "You Are My Sunshine" helped disassociate it ...
On March 18, Dave Cobb unveiled his first-ever concept album, Southern Family, packed full of performances from some of Nashville’s heaviest of hitters, such as Miranda Lambert, Zac Brown, Shooter ...
To heaven in an instant, Jim Serrill says, is how his 17-year-old daughter Hannah left this life, and 10 years later the thought triggers tears and heartache just as quickly. He is known more famously ...
LeBron James is going viral on TikTok for reasons even he might not be sure about. Here's what you need to know about the ...