WEWS – The Upbeat Show
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’s final TV appearance on YouTube
The WEWS-TV special “Upbeat: 30 Years Later” is available on You Tube