- A White Sport Coat
A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation) was a 1957
rock and roll song with words and music both written byMarty Robbins .Robbins is said to have had the inspiration for the song while driving from a motel to a venue in
Ohio where he was due to perform that evening. During the course of the journey, he passed a high school, where the students were dressed ready for theirprom .The song reached #2 in the U.S. music charts and #1 in the Australian music charts in 1957.
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