Medford New Jersey USA-1973: Black Man Sings Soulfully On Stage With Band

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMedford, New Jersey, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 Medford New Jersey

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Black Man Sings Soulfully On Stage With Band — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm footage from 1973 captures a soulful band performance on an outdoor stage in Medford, New Jersey. A Black man in a white t-shirt sings passionately into a microphone, his cropped top revealing a muscular build. To his left, a guitarist in a black shirt plays a red electric guitar, while a drummer in a light-colored shirt keeps rhythm behind a full drum kit. A fourth band member in a striped shirt plays bass. The scene is bathed in warm, purplish lighting with a large arched backdrop, showing natural film grain and color shifts characteristic of home movie footage. The camera remains static, capturing the raw energy of a live rock or soul concert.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121082654

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: Yes

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1390 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: xmas,wedding,kittens
Reel-level year note: 1973-1974
Reel-level location note: medford
Date: 1973 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Medford, New Jersey, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1970s documentary or editorial requests for small outdoor concert footage, live band performance, and community entertainment in Medford, New Jersey.
Period detail: The clothing, electric instruments, stage setup, and 8mm color palette are consistent with the supplied 1973 setting and may show a local outdoor music event.
Home-movie behavior: The static spectator viewpoint preserves an informal audience-recorded glimpse of musicians adjusting, playing, and facing one another on stage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a singer with microphone, guitarist, drummer, bassist, drum kit, amplifier, stage platform, and arched backdrop.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, purple color shift, slight exposure variation, and contact-print framing that give it clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, concert cutaway, period music-memory beat, or transition into 1970s community performance material.
Historical context: The footage visually situates a racially diverse band on an outdoor stage, but the performers and event are not identified in the supplied metadata.
Research note: People and audible music require likeness, performance, and music-rights review; no visible logos or private property are apparent in these frames.
Research search match: Useful search language includes 1973 Medford New Jersey outdoor band, 8mm soul singer on stage, Black male vocalist with live band, and vintage home movie concert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Medford or 1973 footage, then broader 1970s outdoor concert, live band, and community entertainment scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing a Black male singer with microphone beside a guitarist, drummer, and bassist on an outdoor stage. — Singer and band perform on a raised outdoor stage with drums, guitar, bass, and amplifier visible.

1973 Medford, New Jersey concert frame with the singer turned partly away from camera as the guitarist and drummer continue on stage. — The vocalist turns on stage while the guitarist, drummer, and stage amplifier remain visible.

1973 Medford, New Jersey 8mm frame showing the singer near center stage, with guitarist, drummer, bassist, and amplifier arranged across the platform. — Band members face inward around the drum kit during the outdoor performance.

1973 Medford, New Jersey frame of a live band on an outdoor stage, with the singer turned toward the bassist beside the amplifier. — The vocalist turns toward the bassist while the guitarist and drummer continue playing on the stage.

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