Deep in the Heart of Texas

Notable recordings

1942 chart recordings

• Alvino Rey and his Orchestra - this topped the Billboard charts in 1942 during a ten-week stay.
• Ted Weems and His Orchestra on the flip side of the song "Ollie Ollie Out's in Free." This also charted with a peak position of #23.
• The Merry Macs - recorded December 23, 1941 for Decca Records, catalogue No. 4136. Chart position peak No. 11
• Bing Crosby with Woody Herman and his Woodchoppers This reached the No. 3 spot in the charts in 1942.
• Horace Heidt's Musical Knights - recorded January 28, 1942, Columbia 36525 - this achieved a top position of No.7.

  Other notable versions

• Tommy Tucker
• Gene Autry recorded February 24, 1942 for Okeh Records 6643.
• Bob Grant and His Orchestra - included in the album Songs Of Our Times 1942
• Freddy Cannon on his debut 1960 album The Explosive Freddy Cannon.
• Ray Charles - included in his album The Genius Hits the Road
• Duane Eddy - his 1962 single reached No. 78 in the Billboard charts.
• Hank Thompson - included in the album The Best Of Hank Thompson. Vol.2
• Kidsongs on their "Yankee Doodle Dandy", VHS, DVD, and album
• Country singer Moe Bandy released a version of it on his album, Salutes the American Cowboy / Songs of the American Cowboy in 1982.
• George Strait included in the album
• Nickel Creek - recorded for his album Little Cowpoke

  Film appearances

• 1942 The song's title was used for the name of a 1942 Western film of the same name starring Johnny Mack Brown as a man instrumental in restoring Texas to the United States following the American Civil War. It featured Tex Ritter and the Jimmy Wakely Trio singing the title song.
• 1942 Gene Autry sang the song in Stardust on the Sage.
• 1942 Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Joe Strauch Jr. sang the song in Heart of the Rio Grande.
• 1944 Wing and a Prayer - Sung by William Eythe in the cockpit of a fighter plane as a gun test with machine gun blasts for the handclaps.
• 1948 A Foreign Affair - Sung by US military personnel at the Lorelei nightclub.
• 1950 I'll Get By - Performed by June Haver and Gloria DeHaven with the Harry James Orchestra.
• 1951 Rich, Young, and Pretty - Performed by Jane Powell
• 1952 With a Song in My Heart
• 1985 Part of the chorus is sung by Pee-wee Herman in Pee-wee's Big Adventure to prove he's in Texas

  Other usage