“Just be sure you spell my uncle’s name right,” my wife Linda admonished me.”It’s ‘Ervin’ with a ‘V’, not ‘Erwin.’ ” Of course I would. After all, Uncle Ervin — with a V —was the composer of “The ...

On July 3, 1981, Ervin Rouse, composer of “Orange Blossom Special,” the “unofficial anthem of bluegrass,” died. Plagued by alcoholism and mental illness, he was living on the edge of the Everglades ...

Famous fiddle tune “The Orange Blossom Special” is to many bluegrass musicians as Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” is to many rockers. Famous fiddler Michael Cleveland won’t turn up his nose at an “Orange ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — If you like a little "Orange Blossom Special" then you'll love today's "My Hero." This is 89-year-old Everett Steele. He's played the fiddle most of his life and his daughter ...

Performing at the West Shore Theatre this Friday is the Cramer Brothers Band! The country group is playing the tribute to Merle Haggard but first they joined us for a live studio session. Here they ...

From 1925 through 1953, the luxury passenger train Orange Blossom Special traveled from New York City to Miami and back. Other Florida stops included Jacksonville, Ft. Lauderdale, and Hollywood before ...

Look a-yonder comin'Comin' down that railroad trackIt's the Orange Blossom SpecialBringin' my baby back Well, I'm going down to FloridaAnd get some sand in my shoesI'll ride that Orange Blossom ...

Well, I'm going down to FloridaAnd get some sand in my shoesI'll ride that Orange Blossom SpecialAnd lose these New York blues – Extracted lyrics from "Orange Blossom Special" written by Ervin T.