Music – 1982 – Some Of Country Music Hottest Bands – Orange Blossom Special – Live Austin City Limit

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The fiddle tune “Orange Blossom Special” is about the passenger train of the same name….which was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938….with the original recording being created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939.  It is often called simply The Special…..and has been referred to as the fiddle player’s national anthem…..and for that matter, country music’s national anthem. Rouse copyrighted the song before the Orange Blossom…

Music – 1982 – Country Music Hottest Bands – Orange Blossom Special – Live At Austin City Limits

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Now folks…..there may not be another piece of video that embodies more great country music fiddlers that what you have here…..as there’s Mel Tillis with his triple fiddles band….with Charlie Daniels and his band….then there’s Earl Scruggs and his Review Band….when all of a sudden there’s the fiddling legend Johnny Gimble…..and when you top that…

Music – 1978 – Austin City Limits – Great Fiddlers Medley – The Orange Blossom Special

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DOG ASIDE: The fiddle tune “Orange Blossom Special” is about a passenger train of the same name….and was written by Ervin T. Rouse (1917–1981) in 1938….with the original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is often called simply The Special. It has been referred to as the fiddle player’s national anthem.   By the 1950’s, it had become a perennial favorite at bluegrass festivals….which…

Music – 1976 To 1981 – Special – The Best Of Austin City Limits

1970s, 1980s, Austin City Limits, Charlie Daniels, Chet Atkins, Country Music, Dog Aside, Earl Scruggs, Floyd Tillman, Gatemouth Brown, Johnny Rodriquez, Marty Robbins, Mel Tillis, Music, Pop Music, R & B Music, Rhythm & Blues Music, Rock N Roll Music, Roy Clark, Specials, TX, Videos, Willie NelsonLeave a comment

DOG ASIDE:  This Best of Austin City Limits – 1976 To 1981 provides a look at the vast diversity of “top shelf” music from The Charlie Daniels Band playing People Down In Texas….to Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers singing She’s A Broken Lady….to country legend Willie Nelson and the Family Band doing Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain….to R…

Music – 1978 – The Orange Blossom Special – Mel Tillis + Merle Haggard + Charlie Daniels + Et Al

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DOG ASIDE: The fiddle tune “Orange Blossom Special” is about the passenger train of the same name….which was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is often called simply The Special. It has been referred to as the fiddle player’s national anthem. By the 1950’s, it had become a perennial favorite at bluegrass festivals….where…

Music – 1978 – Austin City Limits – Charlie Daniels Band – People In Texas

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DOG ASIDE:  CharlIe Daniels is an American multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and singer….who is known for his contributions to country, bluegrass and Southern rock music. He is perhaps best known for his number-one country hit “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”…..as Daniels has been active as a singer and musician since the 1950’s.  He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008….the Musicians Hall of…

Music – 1981 – Austin City Limits – Roy Clark + Gatemouth Brown & John Hartford

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DOG ASIDE:    There is absolutely nothing in our entire 2300 hours of vintage video that brings a bigger smile to this lil ole chiweenie Sportsphile than the music from Austin City Limits….and this video herewith is no exception….as it starts off with one of my very favorite pieces of country music….The Orange Blossom Special….being…

Music – Best Of Austin City Limits – Marty Robbins & Floyd Tillman & Roy Clarke & Gatemouth Brown

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DOG COMMENTARY:  I can honestly say that there is nothing in Bone Daddy’s entire 2300 hours of vintage videos that I am in process of posting here at Ima Sportsphile that brings a bigger smile to my face than his incredible compilation of live Austin City Limits concerts….cuz like Bone Daddy, I was raised on…