Black Slacks Explained
"Black Slacks" is a song written by Joe Bennett and Jimmy Denton and performed by Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones. It reached #11 on the R&B chart and #17 on the Billboard pop chart in 1957.[1]
The single ranked #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
Notes and References
- http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Black+Slacks+by+Joe+Bennett+%26+the+Sparkletones&id=22235 Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones, "Black Slacks" chart positions
- Web site: Billboard Top 50 - 1957 . January 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130623005006/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1957.php . June 23, 2013 .
- http://www.whosampled.com/Buchanan-%26-Goodman/Santa-and-the-Satellite/samples/ Tracks Sampled in "Santa and the Satellite"
- http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11608 Robert Gordon, "Black Slacks" single release
- http://www.45cat.com/record/mag152 Robert Gordon, "Matchbox" single release
- http://www.discogs.com/Simon-Garfunkel-Old-Friends/release/3185705 Simon & Garfunkel, Old Friends
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072829/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd Crazy Mama soundtrack
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100477/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd The Rescuers Down Under soundtrack
