Welcome to my online collection of television and radio recordings -- focusing on news, topical talk shows, documentaries, and commercials -- spanning from the 1970s to the 2010s.
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Videos are posted regularly at noon EST on Saturdays.
I recognize the name and face of Della Reese from various shows growing up, but never saw her this young or heard her sing till I was today years old...
The song was originally in a wedding-themed television commercial for Crocker National Bank in California in early 1970, with Paul Williams on vocals. Hal Riney of the San Francisco-based advertising agency Hal Riney & Partners had commissioned the song to help Crocker appeal to young people. The song played over footage of a couple getting married and just starting out. In the song, direct reference to the bank was left out, in part to make the song more marketable. The commercial turned out to be very popular, but it attracted customers in which the bank was not interested: young adult customers with no collateral for loans. The campaign was eventually suspended, and Crocker subsequently franchised it to other banks.
It's interesting that when Johnny retired, he said he didn't have any of the tapes from the first 10 or so years, they were lost or something. But of course now we have them here. When were they found?
An early 1970s broadcast with commercials means this was an off-air recording using something which wasn't Betamax. I'd love to know what tape format this was from if not 2 inch Quad.
Watching these is strangely nostalgic. It's very strange considering I'm British (never lived in US) and was only 6 when this went out. Yet I feel like I'm watching something cosy and familiar.
August, 1970!.. I was only 1 year old when this show was broadcast. Wow just think, after taping the show Johnny could have gone out to the local Chrysler Dealership and ordered himself a couple brand new 1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE with a 426 Hemi. And 54 years later the cars would be worth six figures!
