song "Orange Blossom Special"

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"Orange Blossom Special" is a classic American fiddle tune often called the "fiddler's national anthem," renowned for its fast tempo and train-imitating musical motifs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bluegrass standard ⓘ
fiddle tune ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedWithEvent fiddle contests ⓘ
coComposer Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise ⓘ
composer Ervin T. Rouse ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuredOnAlbum Orange Blossom Special (Johnny Cash album) ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Ervin T. Rouse ⓘ
Gordon Rouse ⓘ
firstRecordingYear 1939 ⓘ
genre bluegrass ⓘ
country ⓘ
old-time music ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus signature tune for virtuoso fiddlers ⓘ
standard of American fiddle repertoire ⓘ
hasInstrument banjo ⓘ
bass ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ
violin ⓘ
hasMelodicElement whistle imitations ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature fast tempo ⓘ
fiddle breaks ⓘ
train-imitating motifs ⓘ
hasPerformancePractice showcase for technical fiddle skills ⓘ
hasRhythmicElement train-like chugging rhythm ⓘ
hasStructure instrumental ⓘ
inspiredBy Orange Blossom Special (train) ⓘ
isStandardIn bluegrass jam sessions ⓘ
country fiddle repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Ervin T. Rouse ⓘ
nickname fiddler's national anthem ⓘ
notablePerformer Bill Monroe ⓘ
Charlie Daniels ⓘ
Chubby Wise ⓘ
Doug Kershaw ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Mark O'Connor ⓘ
linked to: Mark O’Connor

The Stanley Brothers ⓘ
Vassar Clements ⓘ
publicationYear 1938 ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
subject rail travel ⓘ
trains ⓘ
typicalTempo very fast ⓘ

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linked to: song "Orange Blossom Special"