He is 74, and I can't think of anyone debuting older than that, offhand.

Me neither, but does it count if the track is from 1984 (I think?)

lee marvin...wanderin star? (1970)

lee marvin...wanderin star? (1970)

 

No!

At the time of this hit he was actually only 46

For the film Paint Your Wagon he was just made up to look like an old man

 

He was born in 1924 and died in 1987 aged 63

 

From the EH site -

 

When Larry Adler hit the Top 40 with "The Man I Love" (a duet with Kate Bush) in July 1994, he was 5 months into his 80th year. Andy williams became the oldest solo artist to have a hit in Dec 2007 (with the issue of his 1963 recording "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"; one week into his 80th year! He, thus toppled John Lee Hooker who was merely(!) 75 years and 2 months old when "Boom Boom" made no. 16. (Had Louis Armstrong survived, he would have been 93 years and 5 months when "We Have All The Time In The World" charted in 1994/5 - a record for the longest gap between birthdate and latest hit.)

 

Hylda Baker was 73 years and 7 months old (though some sources put her two or even three years younger than this) when she hit the chart as a duet with Arthur Mullard singing a comedy version of "You're The One That I Want". Assuming the former age to be accurate (we believe that it is), this makes her the oldest woman with a chart credit. Most senior female solo artist is Shirley Bassey who was 70 years and 4 months young when she entered the charts with "The Living Tree" in May 2007.

 

In terms of groups, The Zimmers had a combined age of 3,120 years when they hit the chart in 2007 with their version of "My Generation." There were 40 members; average age 78. Lead singer Alf Carretta was age 90 at the time of recording/chart entry and drummer, Buster Martin, 100 years old - the oldest person ever to chart. Winifred Warburton was oldest woman in the group, aged 99.

What about The Zimmers with My Generation ?

What about The Zimmers with My Generation ?

 

Good point - though I was thinking more of solo artists.

 

BTW, Happy Christmas everyone!

Edited December 24, 200816 yr by vidcapper

Iam sure B.B King was v old when he entered with boom boom dont know if he was that old though

What about The Zimmers with My Generation ?

 

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In terms of groups, The Zimmers had a combined age of 3,120 years when they hit the chart in 2007 with their version of "My Generation." There were 40 members; average age 78. Lead singer Alf Carretta was age 90 at the time of recording/chart entry and drummer, Buster Martin, 100 years old - the oldest person ever to chart. Winifred Warburton was oldest woman in the group, aged 99.

No!

At the time of this hit he was actually only 46

For the film Paint Your Wagon he was just made up to look like an old man

 

He was born in 1924 and died in 1987 aged 63

 

fair do's m8 :)