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"Orange Blossom Special" is a fiddle tune about the luxury passenger train of the same name. The song was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981) in 1938 and was first recorded by Rouse and his brother Gordon in 1939. Often called simply "The Special" or "OBS", the song is commonly referred to as "the fiddle player's national anthem". [1] [2]
The Orange Blossom Special was a deluxe passenger train on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad connecting railroads between New York City and Miami in the United States. It ran during the winter season only.
Orange Blossom Special is the 21st album released by musician Johnny Cash on Columbia Records in 1965. The recordings include country and folk standards, such as " The Long Black Veil ", " When It's Springtime in Alaska ", " Danny Boy " and " Wildwood Flower ".
Orange Blossom Special may refer to: Orange Blossom Special (train) , a passenger train operated by the Seaboard Air Line Railway from 1925 to 1953 "Orange Blossom Special" (song) , a 1938 song written by Ervin T. Rouse
Its opening theme music was an instrumental rendition of "Orange Blossom Special", performed by Felix Slatkin and his orchestra. Because of WBAP's clear channel signal range via skywave at night, Mack's show was heard over most of the continental United States. Mack began his show in 1969. [2]
This was the first time that Alabama State competed in the Orange Blossom Classic, and the first time since 1951 that North Carolina Central was included in the game. While the attendance numbers ...
FAMU will participate in its final Orange Blossom Classic on Sep. 3, at least for the next three years, after FAMU AD Tiffani-Dawn Sykes rejected the OBC’s $1.475 million offer
They toured Europe, and one of their early records, "Orange Blossom Special", became their first big international hit, making the Top 30 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 on the Oriole label, [4] and reaching No. 1 in Australia.