MR

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:58 am**

Hey -

Has anyone seen that commercial with the Baby-boomer silver-haired guy playing "Happy Birthday" on the electric guitar??

Who IS he?? Is he somebody "famous" from a "bygone" era - or just some guy who can shred....and the cousin of one of the camera guys? :wink:

Maybe he should do an album with Neal!

Posted: **Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:02 am**

tragchk wrote:Hey -

Has anyone seen that commercial with the Baby-boomer silver-haired guy playing "Happy Birthday" on the electric guitar??

Who IS he?? Is he somebody "famous" from a "bygone" era - or just some guy who can shred....and the cousin of one of the camera guys?

Maybe he should do an album with Neal!

Was wondering the same thing, Nora.
Is he really a guitarist or just a grade-C actor playing a part?

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 8:34 am**

The_Noble_Cause wrote:Was wondering the same thing, Nora.
Is he really a guitarist or just a grade-C actor playing a part?

Thank God you know what I'm talking about - I was hoping SOMEone would! LOL

For the life of me, I can't remember what it's for....some sort of Life Insurance thing?

The VO intones something to the effect of: "This year, some Baby-Boomers turn 60...some see it as an ending; we see it as a beginning..."

....and the guy plays HB - the TONE and improv on the melody - Just gorgeous!!

That's all that matters, IMO...for a guy to take such a simple song and shred on it...wow...

Seriously...Neal should get in touch w/ this guy....their styles would complement each other...

Posted: **Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:41 am**

DOH DOH DOH!!! I know the commerical and I even know who the musician is....I can see it, but my mind just goes blank when I try to remember. If I see it again, the first place I will go is here and tell you.

<---racking brain cuz....it's...right....THERE.

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:58 am**

Ok, is this the commerical where the kid tells the guy he's pretty good and asks who he is and the guy tells him his name is on the guitar? If so, that is the one, the only... Les Paul.

There is also a Geico commercial with the Spanish guitarist Esteban in it.
http://www.estebanmusic.com/videos.html#geico

Was it one of those?

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:06 am**

I know the commercial we were talking about. Some sort of Investment company talking about baby boomers reaching the age of retirement. The guy is in another one of there commercials but you don't get to hear him play. In that one there are just a lot of clips, starts out with 'baby boomers have lived through...of course they are not going to retire quietly' (or something like that). It is not Les Paul. It is not Esteban/Geico either.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:23 am**

see below.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:52 am**

I FOUND IT!!!!!

Press Center > Press Releases > 2005
Press Release

"Ameriprise Financial Wishes Baby Boomers a Happy 60th Birthday

Unique advertisement focuses on 77 million baby boomers approaching retirement

MINNEAPOLIS – (Dec. 27, 2005) – On Jan. 1 the first of 77 million baby boomers will turn 60 and to celebrate this milestone Ameriprise Financial will launch a television ad with a familiar tune.

Legendary musician, Snuffy Walden, will perform a unique rendition of "Happy Birthday" in a new broadcast advertisement for Ameriprise Financial that captures the passion and creativity that the baby boomer generation is expected to bring to its approaching retirement."

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:17 pm**

I have heard of Snuffy Walden. I have the DVD of "The Stand" by Stephen King, and Walden did the music for the miniseries. Great Guitar work.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:27 pm**

Way to go Nora!! Thank you.

And Sallee, I have the Stand too but I never would have placed the name...

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:33 pm**

jrnyman28 wrote:Way to go Nora!! Thank you.

And Sallee, I have the Stand too but I never would have placed the name...

LOLOL 28,

I look at the credits when I watch a movie. And with the guitar music, I had to find out who it was.

Posted: **Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:48 pm**

Clasicrockldy wrote:
jrnyman28 wrote:Way to go Nora!! Thank you.

And Sallee, I have the Stand too but I never would have placed the name...

LOLOL 28,

I look at the credits when I watch a movie. And with the guitar music, I had to find out who it was.

You're very welcome, Dave :mrgreen:

I admit, I never heard of him...but he does a LOT of soundtrack work for TV, and studio work as well.

FYI, regarding "The Stand":

The Soundtrack is available at CDNow.com...just do an artist search on his name.

MR

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