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Subject: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Jim Date: 15 Nov 07 - 11:29 AM There is a L.L. Bean TV commercial that uses the first two lines of a version of Footprints In The Snow. Although the voice sounds familiar, I'm having trouble identifying who sings it. Could anyone help? |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: Mark Ross Date: 15 Nov 07 - 12:13 PM It could be Mac Wiseman. Mark Ross |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Zeke Date: 15 Nov 07 - 03:50 PM I've heard the commercial. It sounds more old timey than Mac Wiseman. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: Wesley S Date: 15 Nov 07 - 04:16 PM Wasn't there a website somewhere that would identify songs used in commercials? |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: Francy Date: 15 Nov 07 - 04:19 PM How much more old timey can you get than Mac? Frank of Toledo |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: topical tom Date: 15 Nov 07 - 04:21 PM It could be Roger Miller:know the full story behind the ad, but even I don't know where Mike D's going with that riddle! He's a tricky one, you know... Since we're talking about the ad, I thought you might find this interesting... We were asked via email a few days ago about the song that accompanies the ad. To try and find an answer, I Googled the lyrics that I could discern from the commercial and found out that it is a song from 1960 by Roger Miller called "Footprints in the Snow". In a weird, tragic Mount Washington twist, it's about a guy finding a young girl who got caught in a snowstorm and succumbed to the adverse weather... |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: Francy Date: 15 Nov 07 - 04:23 PM The original song goes back to othe 1880's......Bill Monroe did it as well as Mac Wiseman and many others................Frank of Toledo |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Zeke Date: 15 Nov 07 - 04:49 PM I think of Mac Wiseman as a bluegrass singer. I was thinking of the Carter Family or Roscoe Holcomb when I said old timey. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: Cool Beans Date: 15 Nov 07 - 05:24 PM Haven't heard the commercial, but could it be Vernon Dalhart? |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST Date: 15 Nov 07 - 08:46 PM Mr. Jim -
You obviously know more about this the first two lines of a version of Footprints In The Snow
When requesting an "investigation" it is ALWAYS best to post everything your already know:
Re: L.L. Bean Commercial When: Date commercial was aired
Why:?????? -
Sincerely,
Given the foundation - there are some (not me on this one!) who might look long and deep to solve a nice puzzle. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: topical tom Date: 16 Nov 07 - 01:15 AM The singer in the LL Bean commercial is Cliff Carlisle. During the mid-'30s, Carlisle's son -- billed as "Sonny Boy Tommy" -- began regularly appearing on live dates and recording sessions, a situation that often ran afoul of individual states' child labor laws. The recordings Carlisle made with his son were typically mild and innocuous, but his solo sides continued to get down and dirty -- "A Wild Cat Woman and a Tom Cat Man" offered a cartoonish portrait of domestic disputes, while the snarky "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone" was later covered by Elvis Presley as "Just Because." In 1939, he recorded "Footprints in the Snow," later to become a bluegrass standard; the song offered clear proof that consumers' appetite for blue yodels was on the wane; in the years to follow, Carlisle was a regular on WMPS in Memphis, but by the early '50s he was essentially retired from the music industry, having recorded well over 300 sides during his heyday. He was rediscovered a decade later when the Rooftop Singers covered his "Tom Cat Blues," leading to a handful of reunion performances with Wilber Ball and even the recording of new material for the Rem label. Cliff Carlisle died in Lexington, KY, on April 2, 1983; he was 78. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Jim Date: 16 Nov 07 - 11:01 AM Thanks, Topical Tom! |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: topical tom Date: 16 Nov 07 - 12:55 PM Not a problem.It feels good because it's rare that I can succeed in tracking down a song! |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: RangerSteve Date: 16 Nov 07 - 01:55 PM Of the Cliff Carlisle recordings available, there are two single disc reissues, one on Arhoolie, another on BACM, but neither have the "Footprints" recording. There is a complete set of Carlisle's recordings on JSP, a British label, consisting of 2 4-cd sets and containing everything accept for the above mentioned REM recordings. Footprints in the Snow is probably definately in that set, but as they're out in my car right now, I can't say for sure. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GLoux Date: 16 Nov 07 - 02:42 PM It's on Arhoolie CD 7039 Cliff Carlisle: Blues Yodeler & Steel Guitar Wizard CD 1.Memphis Yodel 2.No Daddy Blues 3.Hobo Blues 4.Columbus Stockade Blues 5.Shanghai Rooster Yodel 6.I Don't Mind 7.High Steppin' Mama 8.It Ain't No Fault of Mine 9.That Nasty Swing 10.Get Her By The Tail On A Down Hill Grade 11.My Lovin Kathleen 12.A Wild Cat Woman And A Tom Cat Man 13.You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone 14.Rambling Yodeler 15.When the Evening Sun Goes Down 16.Handsome Blues 17.My Rockin' Mama 18.Pay Day Fight 19.My Travelin' Night 20.Trouble Minded Blues 21.Pan American Man 22.I'm Saving Saturday Night For You 23.Footprints In The Snow 24.Black Jack David |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: RangerSteve Date: 16 Nov 07 - 06:48 PM I must have overlooked it. After checking again, Gloux is right and I'm wrong. A very contrite Steve |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST Date: 17 Nov 07 - 10:03 AM I just YouTubed it its CLIFF CARLISLECool tune |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Kozzmo Date: 18 Nov 07 - 08:12 AM Its Cliff Carlisle singing footprints in the snow......Positive. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: topical tom Date: 18 Nov 07 - 08:34 AM To clarify a point, prior to my post of Nov. 16 I contacted LL Bean and was assured that the singer in the ad was Cliff Carlisle.My post of Nov. 15 was pasted from a web site and they are not my words. |
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Subject: RE: L.L. Bean commercial From: GUEST,Tallweed in Houston Date: 19 Nov 07 - 04:01 PM yeah..OK but did your father sing this tragic tune to you from the day you were born until the day you left for college? Mine did. I know it in my sleep! In college my roommate wrote an alternative lyric: " she was dead. she was dead. She was shot in the head. Lying in the snow with no where to go." repeat and fade. |
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