Midnight Special may refer to: Music "Midnight Special" (song), a 1905 song popularized by Lead Belly The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs, a 1940 album by Lead Belly Midnight Special (Lead Belly album), 1947 Midnight Special (Al Smith album), 1961 Midnight Special (Harry Belafonte album), 1962 Midnight Special (Jimmy Smith album), 1961 Midnight Special (Uncle Kracker album), 2012 Other Midnight Special (film), a 2016 feature film by Jeff Nichols The Midnight Special (film), a 1930 pre-Code sound film The Midnight Special (radio), an American syndicated folk and roots music program The Midnight Special (TV series), a 1972–1981 late-night American musical variety series The Midnight Special (train), an American night train formerly operated by the Chicago and Alton Railroad and the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad