Orange Blossom Special (song)

"Orange Blossom Special"
Single by Johnny Cash
from the album Orange Blossom Special
B-side"All of God's Children Ain't Free"
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1965
Recorded1964
Genre
Length3:06
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Ervin T. Rouse
Johnny Cash singles chronology
"Bad News"
(1964)
"Orange Blossom Special"
(1965)
"Mister Garfield"
(1965)

"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]

  1. ^ Bridgman, Mary W. (May 13, 2010). "He Was a Musician (Essay)". fiddle.com. Fiddler Magazine. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Lehmann, Ted (June 22, 2016). "Ya Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band". nodepression.com. No Depression. Retrieved November 24, 2021.