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Fact #111908

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Greening's Dance Orchestra records On The Midnight Special for Imperial Records in London, UK. The song is thought to have been inspired by The Midnight Special train operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad between Chicago, Illinois, USA, and St. Louis, Missouri. Lyrically, the song is similar to The Midnight Special made famous by Lead Belly some years later.