Roots Music Report

About the Band

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.

Discography

change album image	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
change album image	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
change album image	Earthling Sessions Details 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
change album image	Crash 'n Burn Details Label: Shield of Love
change album image	I'm Just the Drummer Live! Details Label: Shield Of Love
change album image	Shake Hands & Shack Up Details Label: Shield of Love
change album image	The Kind of Girl Details Label: Shield Of Love
change album image	Farm Jazz - Single Details 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
change album image	Rock and Roll Dinosaur Details 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
change album image	Waycool Rock N' Roll Details Label: Mr. Giorgios
change album image	Hot Rod Lincoln Details Label: Hot Rod Records
change album image	Fobidden Pigs Details Label: Swine Song