Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)
Hootie & the Blowfish
1996
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Hootie & the Blowfish
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Hootie & the Blowfish formed through friendships at the University of South Carolina in the 1980s. Darius Rucker's baritone became a central feature of the group's mixture of folk, rock and pop. Cracked Rear View introduced songs including Hold My Hand and Only Wanna Be with You in 1994. Members later pursued other projects, including Rucker's country solo work, before the band returned to recording with Imperfect Circle in 2019.
Artist background sources
Apple Music - Hootie & the Blowfish artist biography
Read licensed biography for university origins, singer, musical range, 1994 album/repertoire, separate solo work and 2019 return. Omit sales figures and claims of unchanged membership. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven) by Hootie & the Blowfish appears at number 74 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1996. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Other appearances and versions
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An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1996 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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