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Old Man Trouble

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"Old Man Trouble"
Song by Fats Domino
from the album Fats on Fire
Released1964
Recorded10 January 1964
StudioSam Phillips Studio, 319 7th Avenue North, Nashville
Genre
Length1:55
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Jerry Smith

"Old Man Trouble" is 1964 rock and roll song written by Jerry Smith and recorded by Fats Domino for his 1964 album Fats on Fire.[1]

Doc Carroll cover

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"Old Man Trouble"
Single by Doc Carroll and the Royal Blues
B-side"You Never Know What You're Missing"
ReleasedDecember 1965
Recorded1965
Genre
Length1:52
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Jerry D. Smith
Doc Carroll and the Royal Blues singles chronology
"Old Man Trouble"
(1965)
"Far Away from You"
(1966)

A cover version by Irish showband singer Doc Carroll reached #1 in the Irish Singles Chart, staying there for two weeks in 1966.[2][3] At the time, it was claimed that County Mayo people bought up the record in large quantities so that the Royal Blues would be the first West of Ireland act to reach number one.[4] It allowed Carroll to displace Shay O'Hara as lead vocalist with the Royal Blues showband, and he went on to have a long and successful career in Ireland.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Song: Old Man Trouble written by Jerry Smith [US1] | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.
  2. ^ Curran, Aidan (October 9, 2023). "Doc Carroll with The Royal Blues – 'Old Man Trouble'".
  3. ^ "Doc Carroll and Old Man Trouble". Connaught Telegraph. October 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Carroll, Doc | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie.
  5. ^ "Death of Doc 'Old Man Trouble' Carroll". Independent.ie. May 2, 2005.