The Delmore Brothers
Midnite Special · Single (Midnite Special) (1945)
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Midnight Special
Source Recording: Emerson and Waldron (1970)
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Song Details
Alternate Titles
Big Midnight Special, The Midnight Special, Midnite Special
Songwriter
First Release
Dave Cutrell with McGinty's Oklahoma Cowboy Band (1926)
Genres
Folk
Blues
Themes
Train
Outlaw
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Source Recording
Artist
Album
Key
B
Time
Boom-Chuck
Tempo
115 BPM
Length
2:30
ISRC
US37G0748904
Musicians
- Cliff Waldron — Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Bill Emerson — Backup Vocals, Banjo
- Mike Auldridge — Backup Vocals
- Bill Poffinberger — Fiddle
- Ed Ferris — Bass
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