Orange Blossom Special (song)
| "Orange Blossom Special" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Cash | ||||
| from the album Orange Blossom Special | ||||
| B-side | "All of God's Children Ain't Free" | |||
| Released | January 4, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
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| Length | 3:06 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Ervin T. Rouse | |||
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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".