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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York;VALUE=DATE:20260618
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URL:https://coolcleveland.com/events/look-behind-the-scenes-at-the-upbeat-
 show-with-someone-who-was-there/
SUMMARY:Look Behind the Scenes at "The Upbeat Show" With Someone Who Was Th
 ere
DESCRIPTION:\nThu 6/18 @ 7PM\nCleveland-based music manager David Spero see
 med destined for the career he’s had. When he was just 13\, he started w
 orking on the set of Cleveland’s legendary syndicated TV show The Upbeat
  Show\, which featured virtually every major rock\, folk\, R&amp\;B\, pop 
 and blues act of the era during its 1964-1971 run. That was due to his fat
 her\, Herman Spero\, being producer of the show. But it gave his son the o
 pportunity to learn the music business from the ground up\, starting with 
 holding cue cards and eventually working directly with the performers. He 
 later became a noted radio personality\, helping to establish WMMS as an i
 nfluential force in the market. And he was the Michael Stanley Band’s fi
 rst manager before he left music to work in the film distribution industry
  for more than a decade.\nHe returned to music as a manager in the 1990\, 
 working with artists such as Joe Walsh\, Harry Nillson and Ian Hunter. Aft
 er a stint as head of programing and education at the Rock Hall\, he retur
 ned to management with artists including Bad Company\, Dickey Betts\, Cat 
 Stevens and Don Felder.\n When Spero appears at the Music Box Supper Club
  this week as part of its Cleveland Stories series\, he’ll be focusing o
 n sharing some of his recollections of the world-class artists who appeare
 d on The Upbeat Show. Maybe he’ll throw in a few stories about his post-
 Upbeat career if you’re polite!\n It’s free and open to all\; doors o
 pen at 5 for dinner with the program starting at 7. Make a reservation her
 e.\nmusicboxcle.com/event/the-upbeat-show/\n[mappress mapid="2593"]
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CATEGORIES:Drinks,college,Music: Rock and
 Roll,Education,History,Eats,----WRITERS----,Music: Popular,Anastasia
 Pantsios,Preview,Free,RSS,Music: Jazz / Blues
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