Up & Coming

Published by KQED, San Francisco, 1981

Up & Coming was a PBS 1980-81 Television Series ; and according to Wikipedia) "The series depictes the Wilsons, a successful African American family from Oakland, California who moves into an integrated, middle-class neighborhood in nearby San Francisco. Although it was short-lived, it was one of the first weekly American TV drama series centered on an African American family (preceded only by Harris and Company, a 1979 NBC drama starring Bernie Casey)." Along with the spiral bound photo book is a 16 page printed press booklet/educational guide with questions and activities for each episode. RARE. Among the cast members were former Stanford University basketball star L. Wolfe Perry, Jr. and a teenage Cindy Herron (who years later would become a founding member of the R&B female quartet En Vogue). The theme song is a cover version of the Bill Withers tune "The Best You Can". The original version can be found on Withers' 1975 album Making Music." This spiral bound collection of photographs (no text) was probably a promotional piece; and includes scenes from the show as well as several taken on the set. RARE. Seller Inventory # 1613

Bibliographic Details

Title: Up & Coming
Publisher: KQED, San Francisco
Publication Date: 1981
Binding: Spiral Bound Cardboard
Illustrator: Photographs By Karen Weihnacht
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 1st Edition