“You Are My Sunshine“ by Dyke and the Blazers

Dyke was the first artist to ever use “Funky“ in a song title! His Phoenix-transplanted-to-LA band hits it here on an old Mountain music song written back in 1939. Dyke was king of the regional shoutouts. His “Funky Walk“ mentions at least a dozen cities where he got airplay. One of the tape boxes for this video is dated , but it was probably shot in 1969 upon the release of Original Sound 7“ OS-90 “You Are My Sunshine“ b/w “City Dump“. Dyke was lost to a gun shot wound in Phoeni
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