Old Man River by Hadda Brooks was written by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern and was first performed by Jules Bledsoe. It was covered by Tom Cochrane, Kelley Suttenfield, Jory Schulman, Le Bang Bang and other artists. The song Old Man was written by Neil Young and was first released by Neil Young in 1972. It was first recorded by "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra in 1928. Hadda Brooks released it on the single Old Man River in 1956. It was covered by Elizabeth Lands, Andy Schumm - Enrico Tomasso, Roberto, Richie Arndt and other artists.