“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 ...