Jackslacks
San Diego - California - United States

American rockabilly musician Jackslacks (name adapted from the Sparkeltones 1957 hit song "Black Slacks") is originally from Valley Stream, Long Island, New York and resides in San Diego, California.

After graduating from college, Jackslacks honed his chops as a founding member in both Forbidden Pigs and Hot Rod Lincoln, popular groups in the early San Diego roots-rock scene, which also included Beat Farmers, The Paladins and Mojo Nixon. At about the same time, childhood elementary school chum, Tommy Byrnes joined neo rockabilly band Stray Cats on second guitar and backing vocals for a European and US tour concluding at the New Orleans World's Fair, giving Jackslacks the inside track to both the exploding local and increasingly popular national rockabilly revival scenes. Jackslacks CD "Rock and Roll Dinosaur" was produced by Stray Cats bassist Lee Rocker and includes Byrnes on guitar. A huge fan of Sam Phillips Sun Records, Jackslacks co-wrote the Sun inspired original song "Bank Account's Too Small" on the Hot Rod Lincoln CD "Blue Cafe" which won best local recording at the San Diego Music Awards and whose title track was written for the band by Topcat Brian Setzer.

Jackslacks has performed and recorded with many popular players of the genre, as well as opening shows for a variety of original and neo revival acts all across the United States, including hero's Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, The Blasters, Robert Gordon, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Reverend Horton Heat, NRBQ, X, Junior Brown, Morrissey and others.

Recent solo work, released on Bungalo Records/Shield of Love and distributed through Universal Music Group has received excellent press and gained substantial airplay in the US, Europe and Australia. Jackslacks is a member of the Blackcat Rockabilly Europe Hall of Fame.

 


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Inside out

Label: Shield of Love

Genres: Rock

Styles: Rockabilly

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Inside out Rockabilly Rock
2 Long Midcity Nights Rockabilly Rock
3 My Lady Angel Rockabilly Rock
4 Ode to an Empress Rockabilly Rock
5 Riff Raff Rockabilly Rock
6 The Gift Rockabilly Rock

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When Pigs Fly - Single

Label: Shield of Love

Genres: Rock

Styles: Rock & Roll, Roots Rock, Rockabilly

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Hog Heaven Rock & Roll Rock
2 The Way Roots Rock Rock
3 Just for Me - details Rockabilly Rock

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Earthling Sessions
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Label: Shield Of Love

Genres: Rock

Styles: Rockabilly, Rock, Pop Rock, Alternative Rock

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
Invisible Rockabilly Rock
1 The 92107 Rockabilly Rock
2 Your Time Has Come Rock Rock
3 Lucky Man Rockabilly Rock
4 Generations Hypnotized Rockabilly Rock
5 Back in the Mix Pop Rock Rock
6 Best Friend Gone Away Rockabilly Rock
7 Other Side Rockabilly Rock
8 Don't Mind Me Rockabilly Rock
9 Invisible Rockabilly Rock
10 Come Home with Me Alternative Rock Rock
11 Never Go Back Rockabilly Rock

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Crash 'n Burn
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Label: Shield of Love


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I'm Just the Drummer Live!
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Label: Shield Of Love


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Shake Hands & Shack Up
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Label: Shield of Love


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The Kind of Girl
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Label: Shield Of Love


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Farm Jazz - Single
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Label: Shield Of Love

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Generations Hypnotized Rockabilly Rock
2 Don't Mind Me Rockabilly Rock

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Rock and Roll Dinosaur
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Label: Shield Of Love

Genres: Rock

Styles: Rockabilly

Songs on the Album

Track # Song Title Style Genre
1 Heat Lightning Rockabilly Rock
2 Bank Acount's Too Small Rockabilly Rock
3 Baja Baby Rockabilly Rock
4 What a Dame Rockabilly Rock
5 (Ain't) Nothin' Shakin' Rockabilly Rock
6 Too Much Fun Rockabilly Rock
7 When She Was Mine Rockabilly Rock
8 Petester Rockabilly Rock
9 Something else Rockabilly Rock
10 Federales Rockabilly Rock
11 Lotta Lovin' Rockabilly Rock
12 Let's Work Together Rockabilly Rock
13 Rock Around with Ollie Vee Rockabilly Rock
14 Stop Rockabilly Rock
15 Do the Right Thing Rockabilly Rock

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Waycool Rock N' Roll
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Label: Mr. Giorgios


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Hot Rod Lincoln
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Label: Hot Rod Records


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Fobidden Pigs
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Label: Swine Song