
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.
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