“You Are My Sunshine”
Song by Ray Charles
If Ray Charles doing a song as light-hearted as “You Are My Sunshine” was surprising to music fans in 1962 then it must have been doubly so when it was chosen as a single. And triply so when the performance came out as good as this. His sexy Raelets bolstering him from behind, Ray grins and dances along with the careening melodies of “You Are My Sunshine”. He and his band give it a funky and hip vibe it never had before. “You Are My Sunshine” was also released on the classic LP Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2.
Single releases
“You Are My Sunshine”
b/w
“Your Cheating Heart”
Listen to “You Are My Sunshine”
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Songs on Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume 2