Black Slacks
{{Infobox song
| name = Black Slacks
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| type = single
| artist = Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones
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| B-side = Boppin' Rock Boogie
| released = July 1957
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| genre = Rockabilly
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=05}}
| label = ABC-Paramount 9837
| writer = Joe Bennett, Jimmy Denton
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| next_title = Penny Loafers and Bobby Socks
| next_year = 1957
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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 #11 on the R&B chart and #17 on the Billboard pop chart in 1957.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Black+Slacks+by+Joe+Bennett+%26+the+Sparkletones&id=22235 Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones, "Black Slacks" chart positions] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
The single ranked #100 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1957.{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1957.php |title=Billboard Top 50 - 1957 |accessdate=January 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623005006/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1957.php |archivedate=June 23, 2013 }}
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".[http://www.whosampled.com/Buchanan-%26-Goodman/Santa-and-the-Satellite/samples/ Tracks Sampled in "Santa and the Satellite"] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- Robert Gordon released a version of the song as a single in 1979.[http://www.45cat.com/record/pb11608 Robert Gordon, "Black Slacks" single release] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- Matchbox released a version of the song as a single in the United Kingdom in 1979.[http://www.45cat.com/record/mag152 Robert Gordon, "Matchbox" single release] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- Simon & Garfunkel released a version of the song as a medley with their song "Hey, Schoolgirl" on their 1997 compilation album, Old Friends.[http://www.discogs.com/Simon-Garfunkel-Old-Friends/release/3185705 Simon & Garfunkel, Old Friends] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
In media
- The Sparkletones version has been featured in the films, Crazy Mama (1975) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990).[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072829/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd Crazy Mama soundtrack] Retrieved January 30, 2016.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100477/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd The Rescuers Down Under soundtrack] Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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