Oh, dear Lord! Never let this heritage end . Glad to see young's appreciate it. God bless.

A few years back, the great Texas fiddler Johnny Gimble had a minor stroke and ended up in the hospital. On the morning after his admission, the attending physician stopped by on his rounds and said, "Mr Gimble, I expect you to make a full recovery, but there will probably be some things you can't remember". Without missing a beat, Johnny said, "well, I hope to hell one of them is the Orange Blossom Special!"

Paul Warren was the great fiddler on this track. Greatest counry fiddler ever. God rest his soul.

3 guitar notes at the beginning played in a tempo that sounds like it is going to be kind of slow ---then it takes off like a rocket. Every time I listen to a Flatt and Scruggs (original band) song I am amazed. As a kid growing up in the 60's in SC my parents (who were wonderful, true country folk) used to watch them every Saturday on TV. I always thought they were kind of square. Now I appreciate their talent, innovation and love their music. I loved them on the Beverly Hillbillies too by the way.

This is the ONLY version!!! I see that train coming sure as Im watching this from my bed at 2am.

The fiddlers national anthem

Tight! You can feel the rhythm of the rails and hear the engines chugging, even the bells. Creative masterpiece played by virtuosos. Thanks for sharing.

My dad grew up in Eastern Kentucky in the 40's so naturally I love bluegrass music....

"Fiddlin Paul Warren" was a POW in WW II made a fiddle out of a cigar box and wire to keep himself amused.

That is the absolute BEST version of the Orange Blossom Special I have ever heard ... It has always been one of my favorites. Nobody played bluegrass like Flatt & Scruggs. I believe they were the tightest band ever. Just perfect!! Thanx for posting ...

I grew up listening to Grandpa play this kind of music.. I miss it and I miss him. He built his own guitars and amps from scratch..

A five minute performance done in under two minutes! Great.

This gave me goosebumps! Wow! The immortal Flatt & Scruggs; none were better. :-)

That fiddle player is freaking off the charts. I don’t know why anybody would even talk about anybody else in the band on this particular song.

Im 28 from utah, barely got into this genre of music n these guys are some of the best players ive ever heard. Their music tells the story.. makes me think of goldrush country and locamotives moving coal and the building of all the ghost towns left as momories of the foundation of this country 🤘

Thats how you play a fiddle boys and girls

I took one listen and this is by far the most smokin fiddle playin I've ever heard. Wish I was alive when these guys were playin out, I was born late :( Thank god recordings are forever!

Love the current "Jamgrass" revival, but nothing beats the classics! Legendary pickin!

This is the very best recording that I've ever heard. All others sound faster. This is how I imagined it being played. I'm so glad I took the time researching the original composer of this and I'm So Glad That You put this on KZfaq. Thank You so very much!

We miss him and that magic on the banjo! Thanks for the memories, Earl. RIP...

This takes me back to the good days with my dad who has been gone 9 years now. Proud of my southern roots. Kentucky/North Carolina. God's country.

Whoa...Whoa! My boy shifted it into overdrive on this one! Talent like that is rare nowadays!

Flatt and Scruggs. Best commercial blue grass I've heard, and I've heard some good blue grass

Awesome music love it

Damn good music! Earl Scruggs was an amazing banjo player.

I remember my father loved to hear them sing. They can play that fiddle.

First time that I ever heard this song was back in the 1990s, when I was a student at the Army's Engineer Officer Advanced Course, at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. It was on the Rolla, Missouri NPR Station on Saturday nights. (I knew that it was an older song). As I've gotten older, - now closer to 60- I fondly remember this tune.

As someone who has lived near railroad tracks, I can testify the veracity of this. Sooooo good.

That real thing love it.

Truthfully,these 2 guys r the reason I play guitar as fast as I can :)

Love this!!! Favorite from 1961

Whooooooo! Whooooo! Coming thru! Look out ! If you ain't on the train when the train leaves the station you'll be left cryin' in the smoke along the tracks !

This was played at the graveside of my grandfather's funeral.

Top of the Top Notch...... the "official" creators of "Bluegrass" and some of the best of it to date......... A Dios.... Thanks for posting this great music therapy that most folks today would never have gotten to hear..............

Always fresh, always positive, always inspiring, a Standard/Classic ... Timeless "the Orange Blossom Special" ✨ 🍊 🏵️🦋

And they don't say who the fiddle player is. Gotta be a young Vasser Clements. Amazing. Roy Clark could play the shit outta that tune, as could, believe it or not, Wayne Newton. Never ever heard it that fast AND that clean. Vasser. Thank you. Looked like my Dad, a bit. RIP both you angels.

The Grandmaster of the Fiddle: Paul Warren!!!

I’m from southern florida and the first time I heard bluegrass, I felt like I’d come home. I love these guys!

Junior Huskey flat gets er done on the bass here! Solid as an atomic clock!

THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER FIDDLER LIKE PAUL WARREN

I agree Wyatt, Edward McCabe is not worthy of comment. And I agree that these guys create the very essence of a steam locomotive's sound with drivers propelling these "iron giants" down the rails....I love railroads and all the music about them!

I met Earl back in 78. Bluegrass jamboree, Bill Monroe Jim n Jesse The Dillards (The Darlins) from Andy Griffith...So many more. But Earl stole the show with his banjo delighting the crowd for almost 2 hours

***I LOVE COUNTRY MUSIC***

This is southern Mozart, listen up

Flatt & Scruggs may be the headliners, but this one belongs to the fiddle. Paul Warren totally takes it away.

Doesnt get any cleaner than this Paul Warren version. Fantastic. The group doesnt gunk up this timeless treasure w/hoopala or theatrics, just pure 100% product. No extras. Magical performance. I doubt any of them could even read music. Doesnt matter. Atcs like this are, unfortunately, gone forever. The pureest form of bluegrass, strings only and no electrified instruments.

my great uncle didn't like this song because he always got asked to play it but he did and did well and the sounds of his and my families music that they played still echo and reside in me and will never go away he was a hard man and a fair man and the youngest of 15 kids I miss him but will always remember him

Long live the Seaboard Air Line railroad! The proud owner and operator of the "Orange Blossom Special"!!

Those guys rocked. Why can't music be like this now days? Maybe I was just born too late for good music

My Grandma had there records I loved listening to all those songs with her

Those fiddles were sure getting "hot" on that "Orange Blossom Special " !! Great !

Such amazing musicians, its a shame what time does to us. God bless all those 1861-1865

xtreemly good country music

Dear trailertaskforce: I have been to Sparta many times! My grandparents lived there many years. My grandfather was Dr. CB Roberts, a country doctor who made housecalls. They lived on Bockman Way. Two famous Spartans: Lester and my grandfather.

You damn right. The very best

One of my all time favorite songs 🎻 🪕

There it is y'all. That's the way music once was. Great share. I thank you friend ~ Bob Coltrain Kennedy

The best Bluegrass band ever.

Love their music

Sweet memories.

Love pickin this song

Love this original version. I'm so glad I looked up the person who wrote it and found that someone was able to put this renditions on KZfaq. This is how I imagined it being sound. Other recordings, in my opinion, are too fast. Thanks for sharing this

Can hear that ol’ locomotive chuggin’!

Didn't realize it was that fast, amazing fiddle work...

Never fails to get my blood pumping

And that ladies and gentlemen is perfection

My pawpaw used to play this. Look him up. Jerry Burke the tar heel fiddler

Bluegrass , Boogie Woogie or Rock 'n' Roll , you can't beat i t. Superb !!

My Grandpa Loved There Music

Just Awesome love all this good old stuff..

I would sit in my dads lap on sunday mornings listing to am bluegrass show and pray for this song to come on.

Hard to top these boys.They make it do as you can feel a train is marchin forth.

I can head bang to this easily.

Every one of those men are top notch. Sone of the best sounds I ever heard josh graves is the best dobro player I heard yet. However. Paul warren and "burhead" Jerry rivers. The fiddle player for Hank. He is real close.

This song a Stokes my soul like a feather

Gotta love it, thank you for posting.

Goodness, loved these guys so much growing up! My Uncle played as good as them! Loved growing up, had so much fun!

One of their best!

The masters, the virtuosi-nobody does it better!

Bring back music like this soon we need it

Rest in peace, Earl .. thanks for the memories !

Wonder how they kept that fiddle from bursting into flames..

two of the best!

I hear the train a commin - brilliant!

Genius :) wish I could play like this

Fantastic musical performance !

These are true musicians, not the trash of these days!

Love it!

It's just amazing, this devilish virtuosity, man! Listening to this musical wonder, you just see a highballin' UP Decapod haulin a freight train at 70 mph! And did somebody notice that Flxible coach in the background of the cover?

Damn these guys were good.

gotta love the speed of that fiddle!

I have this song on my LP, "Hear The Whistles Blow: Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs Sing Songs of Rivers and Rails. This has to be one of my favorite versions of this song.

Untouchable.🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Amazing. The mind boggles.

Get after it!!!

This is tough to admit, given the greatness of these two and their band, but I've heard better versions of this.

I can't imagine having that kind of skill and talent.

This one, makes me proud to be an easy Tennesseee-un

this is what true country / bluegress sounds like

UNBELIEVABLE FIDDLE