The Flaming Ember - "Westbound #9" on Upbeat!

[1912Universal]

This group hits heights due to repeated play on the hit TV show "The Now Explosion" in 1970.......Robert V Whitney Productions. WPIX-TV NYC, NY.

[sierria64]

DAM THE LEAD SINGER IS FINE

[bellinghammond]

"our next album is gonna be Underground"...as if he hadn't already NAILED wicked cool with this "big band contemporary" stuff...lol

[Sugaree1956]

Great Band, great singer. Heavy duty meaning in the words of this great song. Memories. Love em, even though they can hurt sometimes.

[cindy55intexas]

I remember this well!

[Chuckscott]

Sexy white boy with a sexy voice!!!

[shell19491]

My pa, is hanging out with his moonshine friends..... oh god1 i cannot get enough of these songs!

[blujay01]

I moved out of Cleveland back in September, 1972 and moved to Michigan with my family. Cleveland was a great city then but it has changed a lot now. I still remember some of the television and radio personalities around that time. I hope to go there next year when I have my 40th High School Reunion. I enjoy listening to oldies and I never listen to the music they are playing now. I'm living now in Prescott, Arizona and it is really nice down here.

[shell19491]

Oh Yeah, i remember this. Don Webster from Cleveland, usta be the weather man, i remember that night when jerry and the boys were on the show. The had some of the best music back then. I have to come to you tube every day just to get my fix, for Westbound # 9. If anyone is interested, i think amazon has their music on their site. ... Jerry and the boys were very talented musicians i loved their style and music. The music out today is very unwelcome by me, i prefer the REAL STUFF!

[sierria64]

@shell19491 I THOUGHT THEY WAS BLACK ... BLUE EYED SOUL....I WAS A KID ABOUT 6 YRS ...

[1funkyplunk]

@shell19491 Hey Shelly - how ya been? Aren't you too young to remember when we were in Cleveland???? Love and Peace

[shell19491]

@1funkyplunk Doing pretty good, how bout you? hahahah @ being to young to remember, when you were in cleveland.. I was faithfully watching that show every saturday nite. Turned down alot of dates to watch that show. ya know we didnt have vcr's and and and DVR"S back then lol.. Hey Happy Holidays and a grand New Year!!!

[bumblebeebattv]

I thought the man was African-American!!! What a voice-- he had me fooled. Great song... Thanks for posting!!

[blujay01]

I remember watching Upbeat when I lived in Cleveland in the 60's and early 70's.

[shell19491]

@blujay01 Wow! Why did you leave cleveland? im from canton music back then had meaning, not this rap crap they put out today. Cleveland and ohio to me is the hub bub of the music world. Lot of talented musicians came from ohio, just asking hope you dont think im being nosey where are you living at now?

[ppuljic]

Don Webster...Upbeat. From Cleveland. C-Town had the best local TV history.

[Hollywoodsugar1]

Thank u sssssssssssssooooo much! I used to hear this song when I was little girl in NY. It used to come on the radio in NY. All I could remember was westbound #9. (tears) I hope u can hear momma in heaven!! Thank u for such fond memories!!!

[janbretta]

It might be 'white soul' and the guy's very psychedelic looking but they sure sound the goods. Could easily be black if you didn't know.

[corkbender]

Wow, the jacket the host is wearing looks like a tablecloth my mom had when I was a kid. The song sounds good though. Was it a hit? Never heard of it before.

[kevin90034]

It was a #24 Pop and #15 R & B hit in 1970.

[corkbender]

Thanks for the info