Deep in the Heart of Texas - wikipedia Deep in the Heart of Texas For the film, see Deep in the Heart of Texas ( film ). `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' Single by Perry Como with Ted Weems and His Orchestra B - side `` Ollie Ollie Outs in Free '' Released 1942 ( 1942 ) Format 78 rpm record Recorded December 1941, Los Angeles Genre Country & western Length 2 : 42 Label Decca Composer ( s ) Don Swander Lyricist ( s ) June Hershey `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' is an American popular song about Texas. The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. There were no fewer than five versions in the Billboard charts in 1942. `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' spent five weeks at the top of Your Hit Parade in 1942 during its twelve weeks stay. Contents 1 Notable recordings 1.1 1942 chart recordings 1.2 Other notable versions 2 Film appearances 3 Other usage 4 See also 5 References Notable recordings 1942 chart recordings Alvino Rey and his Orchestra ( vocal by Bill Schallen and Skeets Herfurt ), recorded November 21, 1941, Bluebird 11391 ) - this topped the Billboard charts in 1942 during a ten - week stay. Ted Weems and His Orchestra ( vocal by Perry Como - recorded on December 9, 1941 for Decca Records in Los Angeles, California. It was a single release ( 4138 A ) 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 ( recorded January 18, 1942, Decca 4162 ) 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 ( February 2, 1942, Okeh 6583 ) Gene Autry recorded February 24, 1942 for Okeh Records 6643. Bob Grant and His Orchestra - included in the album Songs Of Our Times 1942 ( 1959 ) Freddy Cannon on his debut 1960 album The Explosive Freddy Cannon. Ray Charles - included in his album The Genius Hits the Road ( 1960 ) 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 ( 1967 ) Kidsongs on their `` Yankee Doodle Dandy '', VHS, DVD, and album George Strait included in the album For the Last Time : Live from the Astrodome ( 2003 ) Nickel Creek - recorded for his album Little Cowpoke ( 2003 ) Film appearances 1942 The song 's title was borrowed 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, Smiley Burnette, and Joe Strauch Jr. sang the song in Heart of the Rio Grande ( 1942 ). 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. 1950 I 'll Get By - Performed by June Haver and Gloria DeHaven with the Harry James Orchestra. 1952 With a Song in My Heart 1985 Part of the chorus is sung by Pee - wee Herman in Pee - wee 's Big Adventure ( with the claps performed by passerby ) to prove he 's in Texas Other usage The Kidsongs Kids ' ancestors sing this song on Sing Out, America !. The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the song during each football pregame at Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium ; The Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band often performs the tune for home football games and the Texas Christian University Horned Frog Marching Band performs an arrangement before each game at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Fans sing `` Take Me Out to the Ballgame '', followed by `` Deep In the Heart of Texas '' during the seventh - inning stretch of Houston Astros, San Antonio Missions, Rice Owls, and Houston Cougars baseball games, and in the middle of the fifth inning at Texas Rangers games. It is also played after every victorious San Antonio Spurs game. It is also played during a water break during Houston Dynamo games. In 1942, the BBC banned the song during working hours on the grounds that its infectious melody might cause wartime factory - hands to neglect their tools while they clapped in time with the song. Country music singer and native Texan George Strait has the song played before he gets on stage. See also `` The Yellow Rose of Texas '' Culture of Texas References Jump up ^ Smith, Kathleen E.R. God Bless America : Tin Pan Alley Goes to War. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 25. ISBN 0 - 8131 - 2256 - 2. Jump up ^ `` THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT ''. 78discography.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 1986 ). Joel Whitburn 's Pop Memories 1890 - 1954. Wisconsin, USA : Record Research Inc. p. 491. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 083 - 0. Jump up ^ `` Perry Como Discography ''. kokomo.ca. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT ''. 78discography.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` A Bing Crosby Discography ''. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Orodenker, M.H. ( February 28, 1942 ). `` On the Records ''. Billboard. p. 25. Jump up ^ `` THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT ''. 78discography.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Orodenker, M.H. ( March 7, 1942 ). `` On the Records ''. Billboard. p. 21. Jump up ^ `` THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT ''. 78discography.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Discogs.com ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Discogs.com ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` allmusic.com ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Internet Movie Database ''. imdb.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017. Jump up ^ Pentis, Andrew. `` Stadium Songs - Houston Astros ''. ESPN.com. ESPN.com. Retrieved 30 May 2015. Jump up ^ French, Philip ( August 9, 2008 ). `` The golden age of BBC censorship ; Ex-radio producer Philip French recalls Auntie 's strangest strictures ''. The Guardian. Retrieved August 5, 2012. Perry Como Albums So Smooth ( 1955 ) We Get Letters ( 1956 ) Saturday Night with Mr. C ( 1958 ) When You Come to the End of the Day ( 1958 ) Como Swings ( 1959 ) Season 's Greetings from Perry Como ( 1959 ) For the Young at Heart ( 1960 ) Sing to Me Mr. C ( 1961 ) By Request ( 1962 ) The Best of Irving Berlin 's Songs from Mr. President ( 1962 ) The Songs I Love ( 1963 ) The Scene Changes ( 1965 ) Lightly Latin ( 1966 ) Perry Como in Italy ( 1966 ) The Perry Como Christmas Album ( 1968 ) Look to Your Heart ( 1968 ) Seattle ( 1969 ) Perry Como in Person at the International Hotel, Las Vegas ( 1970 ) It 's Impossible ( 1970 ) I Think of You ( 1971 ) And I Love You So ( 1973 ) Perry ( 1974 ) Just Out of Reach ( 1975 ) 40 Greatest Hits ( 1975 ) The Best of British ( UK and Canada ) ( 1977 ) Where You 're Concerned ( US ) ( 1978 ) Perry Como ( 1980 ) Perry Como Live on Tour ( 1981 ) So It Goes / Goodbye for Now ( 1983 ) Today ( 1987 ) Perry Como 's Christmas Concert ( 1994 ) On the Radio -- The Perry Como Shows 1943 ( 2009 ) At the Supper Club ( 2010 ) At the Supper Club Part II ( 2011 ) At the Supper Club Part III ( 2011 ) Songs `` ' A ' You 're Adorable '' `` Ac - Cent - Tchu - Ate the Positive '' `` And I Love You So '' `` As Time Goes By '' `` Bali Ha'i '' `` Because '' `` Beyond Tomorrow '' `` Bibbidi - Bobbidi - Boo '' `` Blue Room '' `` A Bushel and a Peck '' `` Ca n't Help Falling in Love '' `` Catch a Falling Star '' `` Chi - Baba, Chi - Baba ( My Bambino Go to Sleep ) '' `` Confessin ' '' `` Days of Wine and Roses '' `` Deep in the Heart of Texas '' `` Delaware '' `` Do n't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes '' `` Dream Along with Me ( I 'm on My Way to a Star ) '' `` A Dreamer 's Holiday '' `` El Cóndor Pasa '' `` Feelings '' `` Fly Me to the Moon '' `` For the Good Times '' `` Forever and Ever '' `` Forget Domani '' `` Give Me Your Hand '' `` Glendora '' `` The Gypsy in My Soul '' `` Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas '' `` He 's Got the Whole World in His Hands '' `` Hello, Young Lovers '' `` Here, There and Everywhere '' `` Home for the Holidays '' `` Hot Diggity ( Dog Ziggity Boom ) '' `` A House Is Not a Home '' `` I Do n't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore '' `` I Dream of You ( More Than You Dream I Do ) '' `` I Think I Love You '' `` I 'll Be Home for Christmas '' `` If ( They Made Me a King ) '' `` It 's Been a Long, Long Time '' `` It 's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas '' `` Kewpie Doll '' `` The Lord 's Prayer '' `` Magic Moments '' `` Mandolins in the Moonlight '' `` Maria '' `` Moon River '' `` More '' `` No Other Love '' `` Papa Loves Mambo '' `` Prisoner of Love '' `` Round and Round '' `` Santa Claus Is Coming to Town '' `` Seattle '' `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' `` Some Enchanted Evening '' `` Somos Novios ( It 's Impossible ) '' `` The Songs I Love '' `` Stop ! And Think It Over '' `` Surrender '' `` Till the End of Time '' `` Unchained Melody '' `` Wanted '' `` The Way You Look Tonight '' `` What 'll I Do '' `` When You and I Were Young, Maggie '' `` Young at Heart '' Related Perry Como discography Perry Como television and radio shows Beat the Band The Chesterfield Supper Club List of songs recorded by Perry Como Goodman Ace Mitchell Ayres Ray Charles Frank Gallop Nick Perito hide Bing Crosby Discography Filmography Albums Music of Hawaii ( 1939 ) Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. One ( 1939 ) Patriotic Songs for Children ( 1939 ) Cowboy Songs ( 1939 ) Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. Two ( 1939 ) George Gershwin Songs, Vol. One ( 1939 ) Ballad for Americans ( 1940 ) Favorite Hawaiian Songs ( 1940 ) Christmas Music ( 1940 ) Star Dust ( 1940 ) Hawaii Calls ( 1941 ) Small Fry ( 1941 ) Crosbyana ( 1941 ) Under Western Skies ( 1941 ) Song Hits from Holiday Inn ( w / Fred Astaire ) ( 1942 ) Merry Christmas ( 1945 ) Selections from Going My Way ( 1945 ) Selections from The Bells of St. Mary 's ( 1946 ) Do n't Fence Me In ( 1946 ) The Happy Prince ( 1946 ) Selections from Road to Utopia ( 1946 ) Bing Crosby -- Stephen Foster ( 1946 ) What We So Proudly Hail ( 1946 ) Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One ( 1946 ) Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two ( 1946 ) Blue Skies ( w / Fred Astaire ) ( 1946 ) Bing Crosby -- Jerome Kern ( 1946 ) St. Patrick 's Day ( 1947 ) Bing Crosby -- Victor Herbert ( 1947 ) Selections from Welcome Stranger ( 1947 ) Our Common Heritage ( 1947 ) El Bingo ( 1947 ) The Small One ( 1947 ) The Man Without a Country ( 1947 ) Drifting and Dreaming ( 1947 ) Blue of the Night ( 1948 ) Selections from Showboat ( 1948 ) The Emperor Waltz ( 1948 ) St. Valentine 's Day ( 1948 ) Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters ( 1948 ) Selections from Road to Rio ( 1948 ) Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer ( 1948 ) Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan ( 1948 ) Auld Lang Syne ( 1948 ) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court ( 1949 ) Bing Crosby Sings Songs by George Gershwin ( 1949 ) South Pacific ( 1949 ) Christmas Greetings ( 1949 ) Ichabod -- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ( 1949 ) Top o ' the Morning / Emperor Waltz ( 1949 ) Songs from Mr. Music ( 1950 ) Go West Young Man ( 1950 ) Le Bing : Song Hits of Paris ( 1953 ) Some Fine Old Chestnuts ( 1954 ) Selections from White Christmas ( 1954 ) Bing : A Musical Autobiography ( 1954 ) High Tor ( 1956 ) A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World ( 1956 ) High Society ( w / Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, and Louis Armstrong ) ( 1956 ) Songs I Wish I Had Sung the First Time Around ( 1956 ) Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings ( 1956 ) Bing with a Beat ( 1957 ) A Christmas Story ( 1957 ) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves ( 1957 ) Never Be Afraid ( 1957 ) Jack B. Nimble -- A Mother Goose Fantasy ( 1957 ) New Tricks ( 1957 ) Fancy Meeting You Here ( w / Rosemary Clooney ) ( 1958 ) How the West Was Won ( 1959 ) Bing & Satchmo ( w / Louis Armstrong ) ( 1960 ) 101 Gang Songs ( 1960 ) Holiday in Europe ( 1960 ) The Road to Hong Kong ( 1962 ) On the Happy Side ( 1962 ) On the Sentimental Side ( 1962 ) I Wish You a Merry Christmas ( 1962 ) Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre ( 1963 ) Return to Paradise Islands ( 1963 ) Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits ( 1963 ) America, I Hear You Singing ( w / Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring ) ( 1964 ) 12 Songs of Christmas ( w / Frank Sinatra and Fred Waring ) ( 1964 ) That Travelin ' Two - Beat ( w / Rosemary Clooney ) ( 1965 ) Bing ' n ' Basie ( w / Count Basie ) ( 1972 ) A Couple of Song and Dance Men ( w / Fred Astaire ) ( 1975 ) Seasons ( 1977 ) Bing Crosby : The Voice of Christmas ( 1998 ) Family Dixie Lee ( first wife ) Gary Crosby ( son ) Dennis Crosby ( son ) Phillip Crosby ( son ) Lindsay Crosby ( son ) Kathryn Crosby ( second wife ) Harry Crosby ( son ) Mary Crosby ( daughter ) Nathaniel Crosby ( son ) Denise Crosby ( granddaughter ) Larry Crosby ( brother ) Bob Crosby ( brother ) Related Songs Bing Crosby recorded multiple times A Tribute to Bing Crosby Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deep_in_the_Heart_of_Texas&oldid=832399161 '' Categories : 1941 songs American folk songs Children 's songs Western music ( North America ) Texas culture Songs about Texas Okeh Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2009 Articles with unsourced statements from June 2014 Articles with unsourced statements from December 2016 Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 25 March 2018, at 19 : 31. 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Question: who originally sang deep in the heart of texas
Answer: Perry Como