Chattanooga Choo Choo - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

Over the years, the song has been recorded by numerous artists, including Beegie Adair, The Andrews Sisters, Ray Anthony, Asleep at the Wheel, BBC Big Band, George Benson, John Bunch, Caravelli, Regina Carter, Ray Charles, Harry Connick, Jr., Ray Conniff, Ernie Fields, Stephane Grappelli & Marc Fosset, John Hammond, Jr., The Harmonizing Four, Harmony Grass, Ted Heath, Betty Johnson, Susannah McCorkle, Ray McKinley, Big Miller, Glenn Miller, Richard Perlmutter, Oscar Peterson, Elvis Presley, Spike Robinson, Harry Roy, Jan Savitt, Hank Snow, Teddy Stauffer, Dave Taylor, Claude Thornhill, The Tornados, and Guy Van Duser Other notable performances include:

• Cab Calloway and His Orchestra recorded a cover version of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" on the Conqueror record label (Conqueror 9914) in 1941.
• Carmen Miranda recorded a cover on July 25, 1942 and sang it in the movie Springtime in the Rockies.
• Bill Haley & His Comets released a cover of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" as an Essex 45 single (Essex 348) in 1954.
• Pianist Floyd Cramer recorded a single version on RCA Records in 1962.
• UK instrumental group The Shadows recorded a version of the song for their album Dance With The Shadows which reached number two in the UK album charts in 1964.
• The American musical group Harpers Bizarre released a cover version of the song "Chattanooga Choo Choo", which reached #45 on the U.S. pop chart and spent two weeks at #1 on the Easy Listening chart in 1967.
• In 1978, the studio group Tuxedo Junction recorded a disco version that hit the American Top 40; it would peak at #32 pop and #18 on the Easy Listening chart.
• Haruomi Hosono released a Japanese language cover of the song as the opening track on his 1975 album Tropical Dandy.
• In the 1970s, the tune was used in the UK on an advert for Toffee Crisp candy bars, starting with "Pardon me, boy, is that a Toffee Crisp you chew chew," and ending with the final punch line "Chew chew Toffee crisp, and you'll go far."
• A cover by Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums was featured in the 2005 film Be Cool.
• The song's iconic intro was sampled by That Handsome Devil in their song "Damn Door" for their 2008 debut album "A City Dressed in Dynamite."
• Barry Manilow recorded a version on the "Singin' With The Big Bands" album, 1994.