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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]
James Last (German pronunciation: [tʃeɪms last], [dʃeɪms lɑːst]; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015) [1] was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra.
The song "Orange Blossom Special" later became a regular part of Cash's concerts, with Cash performing both harmonica parts himself, usually with a dual-harmonica technique. During a performance included on his At Folsom Prison live album, Cash jokes that the song requires him to "change harmonicas faster than kiss[ing] a duck".
Orange Blossom Special may refer to: Orange Blossom Special, 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; Orange Blossom Special, a 1964 album by Johnny Cash
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.
Bill Mack Smith Jr. (June 4, 1929 – July 31, 2020) [1] was an American country music songwriter, singer, and radio host. While at WBAP Radio, Mack initiated the Bill Mack Million Mile Club for truckers achieving one million miles of accident-free over-the-road driving.
They still appeared on "Country Road" occasionally and released an album titled after the show. In 1975 they recorded one of their signature songs "Orange Blossom Special". Paul and Colleen, now husband and wife, left not long after. This effectively ended the band, although a final album called Orange Blossom Special was released in 1978. [2]
The show featured animated versions of vehicles popular in real life competing under the United States Hot Rod Association banner, including Bob Chandler's Bigfoot monster truck, Allen Gaines' Orange Blossom Special two-wheel-drive pulling truck, Kenneth and Paula Geuin's Black Gold four-wheel-drive pulling truck, and Dan Patrick's War Lord ...