Blood Oranges were an American alternative country band that formed in the late 1980s.

Between 1990 and 1994 they released two full albums (Corn River, The Crying Tree) and one EP (Lone Green Valley).

Trouser Press described them as "one of America's finest and least formulaic roots-rock combos.

[1] In 1995, Mark Spencer left the band to tour with Lisa Loeb.

[1] Jim Ryan and Cheri Knight have gone on to other musical projects, and the band reunited to record the song "Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet" for the 2003 soundtrack of the movie The Slaughter Rule.