Brought together for a TV documentary, they have attracted a cult following after recording a version of The Who's My Generation and are destined for chart stardom.
The group, which is fronted by bingo devotee Alfie Carretta, 90, were handpicked by BBC documentary-maker Tim Samuels who was shooting a hard-hitting series on the isolation of the elderly in Britain.
As the programme evolved, Samuels decided as a finale to gather his elderly subjects to make a memorable musical statement about their situation.
The project snowballed. U2's producer Mike Hedges and Band Aid video director Geoff Wonfor became involved, and recording time was secured at the famous Abbey Road recording studios.
But with Alfie snarling 'Hope I die before I get old' and kicking over a drumkit, Winifred Warburton, 99, thrashing at the keyboard and Buster Martin, 100, the oldest working man in Britain, flicking a middle-finger at the cameras, they were a force to behold.
Indeed, they smashed up their instruments with just as much gusto as The Who used to do in the 1960s.
Profits from the single will go to Age Concern.
There's a lot more information at their MySpace page.
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