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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.

Personnel
• Joe Bennett – vocals, guitar • Wayne Arthur – double bass • Howard "Sparky" Childress – guitar • Jimmy "Sticks" Denton – drums ==Other versions==
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==
In media
• The Sparkletones version has been featured in the films, Crazy Mama (1975) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990). ==References==
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