The Hard Ride – sung by Bill Medley 1974: Blazing Saddles – briefly sung by Lyle while working on the railroad 1976: The Shaggy D.A. – sung by a dog in the dog pound 1980: The Muppet Show—sung by Dizzy Gillespie 1982: Honkytonk Man 1983: National Lampoon's Vacation – sung by Clark Griswold (played by Chevy Chase) 1993: Addams Family Values – sung by Gomez Addams (played by Raúl Juliá) on his deathbed 1993: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Episode 1663 – sung by François Clemmons 1997: Con Air – sung by Nathan 'Diamond Dog' Jones (played by Ving Rhames) 2001: Futurama - sung by Bender (played by John DiMaggio) 2004: Jersey Girl 2003: The Fighting Temptations - Performed by Beyoncé 2014: Freedom – Performed by The St. Olaf Choir and Marvis Martin 2016: The Birth of a Nation 2016: The Amazing World of Gumball Episode: "The Origins" 2019: The X Factor: Celebrity – performed by group Try Star (composed of former rugby union players Levi Davis, Thom Evans and Ben Foden) on the second live show Renditions A popular early recording was by the Fisk University Jubilee Quartet for Victor Records (No. 16453) on December 1, 1909, and two years later the Apollo Jubilee Quartette recorded the song on Monday, February 26, 1912, Columbia Records (A1169), New York City. Since then, numerous versions have been recorded including those by Bing Crosby (recorded April 25, 1938), Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen (included in the album The Kenny Ball Show – 1962), Louis Armstrong (for his album Louis and the Good Book – 1958), Sam Cooke (for his album Swing Low – 1961), Vince Hill (1993), Peggy Lee (1946), and Paul Robeson (recorded January 7, 1926 for Victor (No. 20068)). Biviano Accordion Sextette The jazz accordionist/composer John Serry Sr. recorded the composition with the jazz guitarist Tony Mottola as members of the Biviano Accordion & Rhythm Sextette in 1947 for Sonora Records on the album Accordion Capers (Sonora # MS 476). Eric Clapton British rock musician Eric Clapton recorded a reggae version of the song for his 1975 studio album There's One in Every Crowd. RSO Records released it with the B-side "Pretty Blue Eyes" as a seven-inch gramophone single in May the same year, produced by Tom Dowd. His version reached various singles charts, including Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Weekly chart performance References in other songs "Swing