Old Man Trouble

This article is about the Fats Domino/Doc Carroll song. For the Otis Redding song, see Ole Man Trouble.

"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]

"Old Man Trouble"
Song by Fats Domino
from the album Fats on Fire
Released	1964
Recorded	10 January 1964
Studio	Sam Phillips Studio, 319 7th Avenue North, Nashville
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	1:55
Label	ABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)	Jerry Smith

Doc Carroll cover

"Old Man Trouble"
Single by Doc Carroll and the Royal Blues
B-side	"You Never Know What You're Missing"
Released	December 1965
Recorded	1965
Genre	rock and roll showband
Length	1:52
Label	Parlophone
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

• List of number-one singles of 1966 (Ireland)