1971SOUL MUSIC
Local Sears commercials for Memphis, Jackson, Tupelo area
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Rufus Thomas
Walking The Dog
(live)
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| 00:04:09 242 |
Hart's Bread Integrated Commercial
Celebrity Rufus Thomas makes sandwich with lots of meat and cheese. Comical |
| 00:04:42 275 |
Sears Record Album Commercial
Advertising Isaac Hayes records: "Shaft" Soundtrack, Hot Buttered Soul, To Be Continued |
| 00:05:13 306 |
The Bar-Kays
Montego Bay
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| 00:08:00 473 |
Rufus Thomas Interviews James Alexander of The Bar-Kays
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| 00:09:53 586 |
Jean Knight
Don't Talk About Jody
(live)
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| 00:12:20 733 |
Sears Holiday Party Fashions Commercial
African-American women in latest 1970s fashions bust out of giant Christmas present boxes. Silver lame pantsuit, Slit-skirt with revealing short hot pants, red velvet cape. Women open present boxes with jewelry. |
| 00:13:25 798 |
Hart's Bread Commercial
Animated celebrity The Peanuts gang kids (Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy) line up at Snoopy's doghouse which is doubling as "Ye Olde Sandwich Shoppe" to get sandwiches from Woodstock the bird. "The Prince Of Sandwiches" |
| 00:13:58 831 |
Isaac Hayes
Never Can Say Goodbye
(live)
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| 00:17:37 1050 |
Rufus Thomas interviews Isaac Hayes.
Talks about Shaft & Black Moses albums. |
| 00:19:56 1189 |
Integrated local studio audience applauds.
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| 00:20:00 1193 |
Isaac Hayes
Never Gonna Give You Up
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| 00:24:15 1448 |
Hart's Bread Commercial
Animated celebrity Snoopy as "The Prince of Sandwiches" making sandwich. Tops bread with American flag. The Peanuts Gang. |
| 00:24:47 1480 |
Dolly Madison Super Zingers Commercial
Devil's food cake snack. Animated Celebrity Peanuts Gang (Lucy, Linus) |
| 00:25:17 1510 |
Sears Home Entertainment Sale
Zoom out from Christmas tree surrounded by gifts on rotating platform: Color Televisions, radios, stereo consoles, 8-track tape players, guitar. Santa Claus playing electric organ piano keyboard. |
| 00:25:48 1541 |
Carla Thomas
B-A-B-Y (Baby)
(live)
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| 00:28:48 1721 |
Rufus Thomas talks with Carla Thomas
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| 00:30:07 1800 |
Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas
Night Time Is The Right Time
(lip-sync)
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| 00:32:41 1954 |
Sears Men's Clothing Commercial
African-American men in Memphis Pros basketball team locker-room putting on button-down Comfort shirt and tie. Combing afro in bathroom mirror. Playing basketball in arena in street clothes. Fashion. Sports Celebrity. |
| 00:33:43 2016 |
Hart's Bread Integrated Commercial
Celebrity Rufus Thomas talks about bread being good while holding load of bread. CU sandwich and glass of milk. |
| 00:34:16 2049 |
Rufus Thomas interviews and presents Jean Knight with gold record for "Mr. Big Stuff".
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| 00:35:49 2142 |
Jean Knight
Mr. Big Stuff
(live)
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| 00:38:22 2295 |
Rufus Thomas
The Breakdown
(live)
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| 00:41:38 2491 |
Dolly Madison Zingers Snack Cake Commercial
Animated celebrity Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Snoopy as robber with mask enters house and steals dessert. |
| 00:42:40 2553 |
Sears Wig Shop Commercial
Cluster of curls wig hair piece. African-American hairdresser putting hair piece on customer. Model head displays various hair piece fashions. |
| 00:43:32 2605 |
The Bar-Kays
You Don't Know Like I Know
(lip-sync)
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| 00:46:42 2795 |
Black audience applause
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| 00:47:05 2818 |
Carla Thomas
Love Means
(live)
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| 00:50:32 3025 |
Rufus Thomas
Push And Pull
(live)
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| 00:53:52 3225 |
Sears Record Album Commercial
(*same as earlier in reel*) |
| 00:54:23 3256 |
Hart's Bread Commercial
(*same as earlier in reel*) |
| 00:54:53 3286 |
Rufus Thomas thanks all the guests
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