Black Slacks

"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.

The single ranked #100 on 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.

In media

 * The Sparkletones version has been featured in the films, Crazy Mama (1975) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990).