Black Slacks
1957 single by Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
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"Black Slacks" is a song written by Joe Bennett and Jimmy Denton and performed by Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones. It reached No. 11 on the R&B chart and No. 17 on the Billboard pop chart in 1957.[1]
| "Black Slacks" | ||||
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| Single by Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones | ||||
| B-side | "Boppin' Rock Boogie" | |||
| Released | July 1957 | |||
| Genre | Rockabilly | |||
| Length | 2:05 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount 9837 | |||
| Songwriters | Joe Bennett, Jimmy Denton | |||
| Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones singles chronology | ||||
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The single ranked No. 100 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1957.[2]
The rockabilly band Jackslacks adopted their name from the song "Black Slacks".
Personnel
- Joe Bennett – vocals, guitar
- Wayne Arthur – double bass
- Howard "Sparky" Childress – guitar
- Jimmy "Sticks" Denton – drums
Other versions
- Buchanan & Goodman sampled the song on their 1957 single, "Santa and the Satellite".[3]
- Robert Gordon released a version of the song as a single in 1979.[4]
- Matchbox released a version of the song as a single in the United Kingdom in 1979.[5]
- Simon & Garfunkel released a version of the song as a medley with their song "Hey, Schoolgirl" on their 1997 compilation album, Old Friends.[6]
In media
- The Sparkletones version has been featured in the films, Crazy Mama (1975) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990).[7][8]
