Nat Williams & The Dry-Dells Drake's Fruit Pies Commercial

Borden's Drake's Fruit Pies
Doo-Wop Commercial (1968?)
Content duration: 00:00:28
Featuring: Nat Williams, Lekan Parsons, Diane Blake, Monique Henley, Dorothy Terrell
Musical Director and Mentor: Dennis Bell
Advertising Agency: Needham, Harper and Steers in New York.
This was the first African-American jingle on TV!
Compliments of Dr. J. Fred MacDonald from MacDonald's and Associates.

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[tapthatt2012]

love this commercial--been years!!!!

[marrtin03]

I sing this song everytime I see them in the store now after living in a part of the country that did not sell this brand. So, I explained the commercial to my daughter who got tired of me singing the song. I happened to search it here on youtube and it is just as crystal clear in my mind as I described it to my child. What an incredible joy to revisit the past! Yes, channel 5 and 11 were the best for us.Youtube is a blessing! My child sees I am not crazy or just imagining things!

[manidig]

This commercial is from 1972-1974. I remember seeing it all over afternoon TV back then.

[mochagirl215]

OMG..I remember y'all from boro wide

[gabrielxl]

Wow.... Just... Wow.

[NYTejas]

I sort of remember this being from the 70s. If it played in the 60s, I wouldnt have remembered it, was too young. My friends and I used to sing this.

[SILKYSLIM1264]

This is a commercial i will never forget waaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in the day!!!!!!!!!!

[pudddingnpie]

I never thought I would see this commercial again I loved it then and still love it now! thanks for posting :-)

[united219]

I remember this song but I don't remember this commercial. Either DC TV stations played this in the early 70's & I just remembered the song or this was a song that as kids we sung without knowing where it came from.

I'm glad I finally found this. I didn't find this when I looked before.

[MegaMaryThomas]

@iraqivetsgtret48 I saw this in nyc too as a KID... I was just telling my husband (last Sat) about Drakes Fruit Pies while we was in the Super Walmart...lo and behold I saw them and hollered! I bought BOTH!

Now I see this...lol GOD IS GOOD!

[BIGPREZY]

I remember this commercial when I was a Teen ager...Oh the memories and it actually made me buy Drakes fruit Pies