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Ervin Rouse
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Ervin Thomas Rouse (Sept. 19, 1917 - July 8, 1981). Fiddler and songwriter. Penned widely-recorded “Orange Blossom Special,” bluegrass standard (1938). The obscure Ervin T. Rouse lived in a shack in the Everglades and played fiddle tricks for tips, even though he had thousands in the bank. Rouse, a diagnosed schizophrenic, had no concept of money, says his biographer, Randy Noles. “He would get a royalty check, it might be $10,000, and he would go to a hot dog stand and try to cash it,” Noles says. And Rouse didn’t seem to care much that the famous bluegrass fiddler Chubby Wise clai… read more
Ervin Thomas Rouse (Sept. 19, 1917 - July 8, 1981). Fiddler and songwriter. Penned widely-recorded “Orange Blossom Special,” bluegrass standard (1938). The obscure Ervin T. Rouse lived in a… read more
Ervin Thomas Rouse (Sept. 19, 1917 - July 8, 1981). Fiddler and songwriter. Penned widely-recorded “Orange Blossom Special,” bluegrass standard (1938). The obscure Ervin T. Rouse lived in a shack in the Everglades and played fiddle tri… read more
