Howard childress sparkletones biography

The Sparkletones (sometimes credited as Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones) were an Americanrock and roll/rockabilly group from Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.^[1]

History

The Sparkletones formed in at Cowpens High School in Spartanburg when the group's members were between the ages of 13 and ^[1] In January , Bob Cox, a talent scout for CBS, held auditions at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium; The Sparkletones took first prize at the event. Convinced they would be a success, Cox quit CBS to manage the group and flew them out to New York City to sign with ABC-Paramount.

At their first recording session they recorded the bar blues "Black Slacks".^[1]Paul Anka, who had been recording in the studio earlier that day, added falsetto background on a different song that the group recorded that day, "Boppin' Rock Boogie".^[2] Band members Joe Bennett (born Joseph H. Bennett, February 21, – June 27, )^{[3] Howard childress sparkletones biography images!}