Black Slacks
"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.
The single ranked No. 100 on Billboard year-end [top 100 singles of 1957|Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1957].
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".
- Robert Gordon released a version of the song as a single in 1979.
- Matchbox released a version of the song as a single in the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Simon & Garfunkel released a version of the song as a medley with their song "Hey, Schoolgirl" on their 1997 compilation album, Old Friends (1997 [Simon and Garfunkel album)|Old Friends].
In media
- The Sparkletones version has been featured in the films, Crazy Mama and The Rescuers Down Under.