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WEWS – The Upbeat Show

WEWS – The Upbeat Show

Connie Francis with Upbeat host Don Webster
Connie Francis with Upbeat host Don Webster

Former Cleveland musician and author Michael Weldon wrote a well-researched piece documenting the history of Upbeat in his highly respected pop culture magazine Psychotronic Video. He’s given us permission to reproduce it, and it can be accessed through this link:

Psychotronic Upbeat Article (to view a text only version, click here)

 
Otis Redding Performs "Knock on Wood" with Mitch Ryder on December 9, 1967

Otis Redding’s final TV appearance on YouTube

Upbeat: 30 Years Later (1995, VHS) | Beatles, Otis Redding, Yardbirds | Don Webster, WEWS Cleveland

The WEWS-TV special “Upbeat: 30 Years Later” is available on You Tube