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'''Anna Carter Gordon Davis''' (February 15, 1917 – March 5, 2004) was a gospel music pioneer  who sold more than 30 million records in 40 years of affiliation with Columbia Records. In 1999, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame. She was the second wife of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]] of [[Louisiana]], who was also a singer and songwriter known particularly for "You Are My Sunshine". The two were wed from 1969 until his death in 2000 at the age of 101.

'''Anna Carter Gordon Davis''' (February 15, 1917 – March 5, 2004) was a gospel music pioneer  who sold more than 30 million records in 40 years of affiliation with Columbia Records. In 1999, she was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame. She was the second wife of [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]] of [[Louisiana]], who was also a singer and songwriter known particularly for "You Are My Sunshine". The two were wed from 1969 until his death in 2000 at the age of 101.

A native of Shannon in Clay County in north [[Texas]], she contracted [[pneumonia]] while in her teens. David Parker Carter,  her father, known as "Dad" Carter, formed the Carter Quartet, which was added to the schedule of KFYO (AM) [[radio]] in Lubbock . This enabled the Carters to pay for Anna's medicine. In 1936, the Carters began a 15-minute daily program on WBAP in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]  as the Chuck Wagon Gang.<ref name=nyt/>

A native of Shannon in Clay County in north [[Texas]], she contracted [[pneumonia]] while in her teens. David Parker Carter,  her father, known as "Dad" Carter, formed the Carter Quartet, which was added to the schedule of KFYO (AM) [[radio]] in Lubbock . This enabled the Carters to pay for Anna's medicine. In 1936, the Carters began a 15-minute daily program on WBAP in [[Fort Worth]]  as the Chuck Wagon Gang.<ref name=nyt/>

Her first husband, Howard Gordon, was the  electric guitarist for the group until his death in 1967, the same year that the Alverne Adams Davis, the first Mrs. Jimmie Davis, also died. Also known as "Effie", Anna Davis had two sons, William and Greg Gordon, and a daughter, Vicki Gordon Owens. Her surviving brother was Clyde Carter; her sisters, Bettye Goodwin, Ruth Ellen Yates, and Anne Everett. Bettye and Ruth also played in the band.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/22/arts/anna-carter-gordon-davis-87-alto-in-famed-gospel-ensemble.html?_r=0|title=Anna Carter Gordon Davis, 87, Alto in Famed Gospel Ensemble|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|author=Phil Sweetland|date=March 22, 2004|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}</ref>

Her first husband, Howard Gordon, was the  electric guitarist for the group until his death in 1967, the same year that the Alverne Adams Davis, the first Mrs. Jimmie Davis, also died. Also known as "Effie", Anna Davis had two sons, William and Greg Gordon, and a daughter, Vicki Gordon Owens. Her surviving brother was Clyde Carter; her sisters, Bettye Goodwin, Ruth Ellen Yates, and Anne Everett. Bettye and Ruth also played in the band.<ref name=nyt>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/22/arts/anna-carter-gordon-davis-87-alto-in-famed-gospel-ensemble.html?_r=0|title=Anna Carter Gordon Davis, 87, Alto in Famed Gospel Ensemble|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|author=Phil Sweetland|date=March 22, 2004|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}</ref>