Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Upbeat was a syndicated musical variety show produced in Cleveland, Ohio at ABC affiliate WEWS-TV 5 that aired from 1964 to 1971 (the last five years airing nationally in first run syndication). [ 1 ]
Jeff Kutash began his entertainment career in Cleveland, Ohio, as a dancer/choreographer of the musical variety show Upbeat, which was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2013. [2] [3] He has choreographed for James Brown, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, John Travolta, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Bette Midler, Cher and ...
In 1964 (after then WEWS general manager Don Perris just happened to see his Canadian show on TV while on vacation in Erie, Pennsylvania) Webster was brought to Cleveland to host a local music and dance program called The Big 5 Show. The show was a success, doing so well that in 1966, it was syndicated nationally under the title Upbeat.
Pages in category "Dancers from Cleveland" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Cherise Bate;
(lead guitar). The band rehearsed for a month in a dance studio above Cheetah, a night club at Broadway and 53rd, [7] then hit the road as The Mitch Ryder Show in February 1967. Ryder was the last person to perform with Otis Redding; they performed the song "Knock On Wood", on December 9, 1967, in Cleveland, Ohio, on a local TV show called Upbeat.
In 1969, Karipides and her colleague Henry Kurth formed The Dance Theatre of Kathryn Karipides and Henry Kurth at Case Western. [1] There she worked for ten years as co-director, choreographer, and principal dancer. [2] She is a proponent of modern dance and believes in expressing "anatomical truths" through choreography and movement. [3]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
Indeed, the songs' combination of blue-eyed soul and jangling pop generated numerous television appearances for the Bare Facts, including on the Cleveland show Upbeat. In addition, the band was arguably the most happening musical act in Ohio, performing to sold-out concerts on a regular basis. [6]