"The Old Master Painter" is a song composed byBeasley Smith with lyrics byHaven Gillespie about a spiritual rendering of a sunset which evokesGod.^[1][2] Published in 1949, it has since been recorded by many different artists, includingJackie Paris,Richard Hayes,Dick Haymes,Frank Sinatra,Snooky Lanson,Peggy Lee,Phil Harris andMel Tormé.^[1]

In 1966,the Beach Boys recorded the song as "My Only Sunshine" in medley with "You Are My Sunshine" during sessions for theirunfinishedconcept albumSmile.^[3]

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• Furia, Philip, ed. (2002).American song lyricists, 1920-1960. Detroit: Gale Group.ISBN 9780787660093.
• Giddins, Gary (2004).Weather Bird : Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century. Oxford University Press.ISBN 9780195348163.

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