# Honda commercial

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-commercial/47912>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 31, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-commercial/47912 "2000-12-31T17:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![n5tp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@n5tp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/n5tp)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-commercial/47912/1 "2000-12-31T17:40:31Z")

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In the latest Honda TV commercial, there is a cool  
Black dude sitting on a stool beside an Accord,  
strumming a guitar and humming. Who is he?  
Somebody famous?

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**Author:** ![bcullman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bcullman/32/8207_2.png) [@bcullman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bcullman)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-commercial/47912/2 "2001-01-01T00:27:43Z")

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I saw this ad _once_, and I believe it was Ray Charles.

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**Author:** ![barstow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/90db22/32.png) [@barstow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barstow)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2001, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honda-commercial/47912/3 "2001-01-01T01:27:57Z")

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They had Julia Roberts once, but now that ad is running with her 2 seconds cut out.