The song was used as the title song in the 1934 western movie
Wagon Wheels, starring
Randolph Scott and
Gail Patrick. It was sung by
Everett Marshall in the
Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. "Wagon Wheels" has been recorded dozens of times over the years, by artists including
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra and
Paul Robeson in 1934, and
Sammy Davis Jr.,
The Platters,
Sonny Rollins and
Johnnie Ray later on. == References ==