That Driving Beat

James has another action-packed radio dance party full of 1960s tunes by Ray Charles, Bob and Earl, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bobby Byrd, Alvin Cash, The Steinways, Maxine Brown, Betty Everett, and more! We'll get Loaded, Broke and Lonely, Work Together, Donkey Walk, and Do the Ali Shuffle. Today's unexpected artist with That Driving Beat: The Osmonds?! -Originally broadcast January 18, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatRuby Johnson / Keep on Keeping OnFour Pennies / Shake A HandThe Knight Bros. / Love (Can't You Hear Me)Ray Charles & The Ray Charles Orchestra / Something Inside MeBob and Earl / The SissyThe Drifters / We Gotta SingJohnny Flamingo and the Cleartones / I Got LoadedJohnny (Guitar) Watson / Broke and LonelyTrade Martin / Sixteen TonsBobby Byrd / I'm LonelyLeRoy Horne / Don't Come Back (Take Me Through the Changes)Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful DressBig Dee Irwin / Donkey WalkTony Borders / What Kind Of SpellAlvin Cash / Doin' the Ali ShuffleRoscoe Robinson / What You're Doin' to MeJoe Simon / I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin'The Box Tops / Fields Of CloverThee Midnighters / I've Come AliveWilbert Harrison One Man Band / Let's Work Together (Pt. 1)Lena Horne / Love BugLucy Campo / Evil EyeThe Rays / Mediterranean MoonPaul Anka / My Baby's Comin' HomeThe Steinways / You've Been Leadin' Me OnElmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to MeThe Osmonds / Yo-YoJay & The Techniques / Help Yourself To All My Lovin'James Duncan & the Duncan Trio / I'll Be GoneGeorge Jackson / So Good To MeBobby James & Vicki Adams / Love is Such a Sweet ThingJohnny Adams / Life Is Just a StruggleMaxine Brown / One in a MillionBetty Everett / Getting Mighty CrowdedTammy Montgomery / If I Would Marry YouBrooks & Jerry / I Got What It Takes Part 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uwe is in the studio for one last show before leaving town again, and he's got one more show worth of classic and rare soul and R&B records new to his collection to share with us on today's radio dance party. We analyze the ownership history left behind on a record, look at a group called the Supremes that wasn't THAT Supremes but used the name first, and listen to a song that really wants you to FEEL IT! -Originally broadcast January 11, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatGarnett Mimms / Prove It To MeThe Impalas / Whip It On MeLittle Jerry Williams / I'm the Lover ManBilly Preston / The NightMaurice & The Radiants / Baby You've Got ItJean Wells / Can't You Feel ItThe Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin'Clarence Murray / The Book Of LoveThe Masqueraders / I Got ItThe Supremes / You And MeB.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give InSugar Pie DeSanto / Can't Let You GoThe Falcons / SwimFontella Bass / My Good LovingKim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A WayJimmy Robins / I Can't Please YouTommy Wills / Night TrainThe Brothers Cain / Anyway You Like ItCarl Henderson / Please Stop Laughing At MeThe Rising Sun / Feel ItFelix Lark and the Jack Hart Trio / Little Tender LoveLittle Bob / Nobody But YouDamita Jo / I'll Save The Last Dance For YouThe Valentines / Baby, Lots Of LuckJeanette Williams / All Of A SuddenThe Parliaments / Don't Be Sore At MeJohnny Nash / (What A) Groovy FeelingChubby Checker / Karate MonkeyWilson Pickett / Night OwlAnn King / Ooba Dooba DooLittle Anthony and The Imperials / Better Use Your HeadDee Irwin / The Wrong DirectionThe Marvelettes / PlayboyClarence Carter / Tell Daddy"Little Esther" Phillips & "Big Al" Downing / You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)Guys & Dolls / Looking For A LoverLittle Carl Carlton / Why Don't They Leave Us AloneThe Jets / Every Thing I Do Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DJ Uwe is back in the studio again for another episode sharing his recent record digging finds. We talk about Texas place name pronunciations, lucky breaks and regrettable decisions in collecting, and potential trades. We take a request from a toddler! Mostly we just play 1960s Northern Soul, R&B, and Mod dancers, on their optimal format - the 45 rpm vinyl single! -Originally broadcast January 4, 2026-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJackie Shane / Comin' DownCurtis Lee & The K C P's / Everybody Is Going WildThe Raelettes / All I Need Is His LoveThe Volcanos / Help WantedJr. Walker & The All Stars / Do the BoomerangThe Dolls / The Reason WhyThe Younghearts / A Little TogethernessAnthony Raye / On The Edge Of SomethingThe Chiffons / Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind but Me)Melvin Davis / Playboy (Don't You Play In School)Mel Tormé / Comin' Home BabyThe Soul Stirrers / Don't You WorryNancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright)Magnificent 7 / She's Called A WomanLarry Williams / Boss Lovin'Joe Moore / Hang Right In ThereJimmy Hughes / Neighbor, NeighborThe Eddy Jacobs Exchange / Black Is BlackStacy Lane / No Brags Just FactsThe Jets / I Was Born With ItRichard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will TravelDee Irwin / I Only Get This FeelingBenny Latimore / Girl I Got News for YouBilly Preston / The Girl's Got "It"Ed Bruce / Don't Let It HappenMary Love / Let Me KnowIrene Reid / One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)Veniece Stalks / What More Do You Want From MePeggy Gaines / Tell HimPearl Edwards / I'll Never ForgetDean Parrish / Tell HerBill Horton / I Wanna KnowEd Bruce / The Greatest ManCarroll Lloyd / I Can't Fight It No LongerPercy Mayfield / Walking On a TightropeBillie Warfield / That's What They Said Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uwe is Back! Co-creator and long-time co-host of That Driving Beat, DJ Uwe is the special guest on this episode. He's back in Louisville for a few weeks, and he's taking the chance to get back in the studio and play some of the great records he's dug up in his new home of San Antonio, Texas.We didn't notice this live, but there are a lot of "baby" songs in this episode. Baby Be Mine, What's The Matter Baby, You're Gonna Love My Baby, Bye Bye Baby, Dream Baby, and more! What does it mean? Nothing! Just listen to the music!-Originally broadcast December 27, 2025-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Shirelles / 20th Century Rock 'N' RollDarlene Love / Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)The Sweet Delights / Baby Be MineVirginia Davis / What's The Matter BabyJoanie Summers / Little Girl BadBenny Spellman / Walk On Don't CryFreddie Houston / Nothing But LoveBarbara Lynn / MoneyTammy Montgomery / This Time TomorrowLord Jim and the V.I.P.'s / You Don't Have To Cry Any MoreBuddy Guy / I Dig Your WigCarlos Guzman y Los Fabulosos Cuatro / 96 LagrimasLes Bel-Air / Tant De Choses À DireSunny & The Sunliners / I'm No StrangerTom Jones / Sixteen TonsWilliam Bonny / Love, Love, LoveJacki Bond / Reviewing The SituationMelvin Davis with The Nite Sounds / I Won't Be Your FoolEtta James / Don't Pick Me For Your FoolThe Off-Beats / Have Love Will TravelThe Marshans / Main ManTommy Neal / Goin' To A HappeningJimmy Castor / Magic SaxophoneThe Brothers Grimm / Looky LookyThe Chiffons / Out Of This WorldBarbara McNair / You're Gonna' Love My BabyToni Wine / A Girl is Not a GirlShirley and the Shirelles / Look What You've Done To MeDon Gardner & Dee Dee Ford / Don't You WorryLittle Clarence / Since My BabyBuddy Lamp / My TearsMaxine & Stinson / Bye, Bye, BabyLaddins / Dream BabyLittle Bob / I Got LoadedThe Corsairs / Smokey Places Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's almost Christmas, but there's no Christmas music on this episode. It's just business-as-usual 1960s (and a few 50s and 70s) upbeat soul and R&B dancers on vinyl 45s! The Shirelles, Bertha Tillman, B.B. King, Jackie Shane, Lou Johnson, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland, Maxine Brown, and more! Anybody know who Wade and Jamie were? -Originally broadcast December 21, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Shirelles / Too Much of a Good ThingBarbara Mason / You Got What It TakesThe Romancers / What About LoveSuzy & The Copycats / No Other Love (Like Yours)Bertha Tillman / Lovin' TimeThe Duvals / What Am I?Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I LoseDimples Harris / If You'll Be TrueB.B. King / I'd Rather Drink Muddy WaterJimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin' (Part 1)The Rustix / When I Get HomePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayThe Casualeers / You Betta Be SureThe Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy DayJackie Shane / Stand Up Straight and TallLou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love YouVerdelle Smith / Walk TallThe Goodees / Condition RedThe Temptations / You've Got to Earn ItThe Platters / Sweet, Sweet Lovin'Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got MeRalph Lamar / What I Never Had I'll Never MissThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Bobby Harris / Password Is LoveJackie Wilson / Nothing But Blue SkiesPeter Jarett & The Fifth Circle / Run Baby, Baby RunBobby Bland / A Piece of GoldThe Uniques featuring Joe Stampley / Not Too Long AgoMitch Ryder / Blessing In DisguiseHoward Tate / Half a ManChris Kenner / Come Back and SeeAndy & The Marglows / Superman LoverSoul Sisters / I Can't Stand ItWade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till TomorrowMaxine Brown / I Don't Need You No MoreLee Dorsey / Do-Re-MiErnie K-Doe / Real ManRufus & Carla Thomas / We're TightSoul Partners / Lose The One You LoveJames Duncan / Mr. Goodtime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an action packed episode of 1960s and 1970s soul! We've got well-known and more obscure tunes from the Northern scene, plus some 1970s crossover sounds, a run of R&B and popcorn steppers, and a cool-down with some midtempo grooves. We've got Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Philadelphia, and more represented! -Originally broadcast December 14, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Valentines / BreakawayThe Apollas / Sorry MamaThe Vibrations / Love in Them There HillsHarold Hopkins / Ooh BabySam & Dave / You Don't Know Like I KnowBobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals CrossedMike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me"Bouncing" Cornell Blakely / Tell Me MoreThe Metallics / Itchy Twitchy TooJo Ann Campbell / Sloppy JoeThe Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want MeJoe Kennedy / Slick TrickThe Dynamics / The Love That I NeedDolly Parton / Busy SignalJackie Moore / Both Ends Against the MiddleDramatics / Your Love Was StrangeDusty Springfield / Silly, Silly FoolDee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love)Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A LawBob Wilson / Suzy's SerenadeThe Cookies / Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)Ovella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta DoThe El Torros / Dance With MeNancy Adams / Lights OutBilly Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a WomanJane Morgan / MaybeJimmy James & The Vagabonds / No Good to CryJimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You WhenDora Hall / 1-2-3Jerry Butler / Just For YouMcKinley Mitchell / Tell It, Like It IsThe Five Stairsteps / The Girl I LoveThe Vontastics / Peace of MindJackie Ross / Haste Makes WasteThe Orlons / Don't Throw Your Love AwayClyde McPhatter / Deep In The Heart Of HarlemJimmy Gilford / HeartbreakerMary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On FireBetty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)Cliff Nobles & Co. / Switch It On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got an R&B dancer with a Beetle/Beatle reference, an Esquerita recording that went unreleased for almost 50 years, an test pressing with no clues written on the label, a nice run of 1970s crossover soul, Louisville's own (Prince) Phillip Mitchell, plus a whole mess of soul and R&B dancers! -Originally broadcast December 7, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBooker T. Averhart & The Mustangs / Take Your Shoes Off (Part 1)Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & RiceLarry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado SuzieJackie Moore / Here I AmMitty Collier / Git OutEddie Floyd / On a Saturday NightBettye Swann / Lonely LoveThe Upfronts / Do The BeetleHank Ballard and the Midnighters / The Hoochi Coochi CooEsquerita / Hittin' On NothingDee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On MeChairmen of the Board / (You've Got Me) Dangling On a StringChambers Brothers / Let's Do It (Do It Together)Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell)Phillip Mitchell / Turning Over The GroundDella Reese / If It Feels Good, Do ItThe Honey Cone / One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Part 1Na Allen / Thanks for NothingThe Marvelettes / A Breath Taking GuyHolland-Dozier / Don’t Leave MeThe Creations / Plenty of LoveThe Platters / Fear of Losing YouBarbara Lynn / You Left the Water RunningJanet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to MeThe Casinos / Soul SerenadeThe Esquires / You SayDanny White / Natural Soul BrotherJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin'Little Johnny Taylor / What You Need is a BallJim and Bob Harrison / Hand Clap BluesLee Diamond with the Challengers / Nothing But a PlayboyTarheel Slim & Little Ann / Goodnight IreneDu-Ettes / Please Forgive MeThe Lollipops / Love Is The Only AnswerTimothy Carr / A Stop Along The WayThe Fantasies / Mickey's MonkeyLee Rogers / Love For a LoveIke & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week you'll find soul dancers, R&B shakers, and popcorn steppers in the That Driving Beat radio dance party. We've got a moonlighting Coaster, a UK-only B-side gem by an American pop megastar, some early 1960s R&B shakers brand new to the collection, and a Northern Soul classic that always brings a smile to your host's face. -Originally broadcast November 30, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Short Kuts Featuring Eddie Harrison / Your Eyes May ShineCliff Nobles & Co. / Horse FeverThe Toys / I Got My Heart Set On YouMadeline Bell / Picture Me GoneErma Franklin / Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)The Poppies / He's Got Real LoveBilly Guy / Whip It On Me BabyRueben Williams / Piggy WiggyRicky Allen & The Allen Dolls / Can I Come Back HomeRicky Lyons / Shim Sham ShuffleCurtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next TimeDee Clark / Crossfire TimeThe Marcels / Find Another FoolHenry & His Kasuals / WorkoutFred Hughes / Baby BoyWillie Mitchell / Wade In The WaterJohn Roberts / Pledging My LoveThe Capitols / I Got to Handle ItThe Tempests / Out Of My LifeAnn Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too LongRadiants / Hold OnJ.B. Troy / Ain't It The TruthP.J. Proby / You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now)Brenda and The Tabulations / Hey BoyGene Allison / Walkin' In The ParkDel Thompson / The Love Waiting For MeConnie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some TimeThe Executives / Happy ChatterThe Gum Drops / Natural Born LoverJohnny Wells / Lonely MoonVigor Fisher / Think Of HappinessRoosevelt Nettles / Drifting HeartBunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take LongBobby McClure / Peak of LoveThe Mar-Keys / Philly DogLou Courtney / Skate NowMcKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My LoveZ.Z. Hill / You Were WrongRay Charles / You're Just About To Lose Your Clown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James was feeling a little slow and mellow for this episode, so he picked some great 1960s soul, crossover, and R&B tunes that slow down the tempo and keep it gentle, while still giving you something to dance to. This is a whole show of midtempo soul, steppers, shuffles, and beat ballads on 45 rpm vinyl. You'll hear Kim Weston, Lee Rogers, Carla Thomas, Arthur Alexander, James Carr, Irma Thomas, and more! -Originally broadcast November 23, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSteve Alaimo and Betty Wright / I'm ThankfulThe Ideals / You Lost and I WonKim Weston / It Should Have Been MeSolomon Burke / Dance, Dance, DanceJimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)The Manhattans / I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me)Tony Middleton / Harlem LadyBobby Foster / Where Do You GoAl Kent / You've Got to Pay the PriceFantastic Four / I Love You MadlyOtis Williams and the Charms / Everybody's Got A Song But MeLee Rogers / Love Can Really Hurt You DeepDon Wyatt / Do I Need YouCarla Thomas / The Masquerade Is OverThe Ikettes / I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song)Arthur Alexander / Anna (Go to Him)King James & Mel / You Better Move OnThe Drifters / Please StayBilly Stewart / Sitting in the ParkBilly Butler & The Chanters / I Can't Work No LongerRuby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)James Carr / I Can't Make ItIrma Thomas / Girl Needs BoyJackie Ross / Selfish OneThe Miracles / All That's GoodBaby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for MeThe Hollywood Flames / Drop Me a LineThe Exciters / A Little Bit of SoapThe Foundations / I Can Take or Leave Your LovingThe Shirelles / A Thing of the PastSharpees / Tired of Being LonelyBessie Banks / Go NowKetty Lester / River of SaltSlim Harpo / Mohair SamLew Courtney / The Man With The CigarPatti Drew / Workin' On a Groovy ThingBarbara Mason / Keep Him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's another 2 hours of 1960s dancers with That Driving Beat, including a Northern Soul classic he's been hoping to snag a copy of for years, more soul and R&B shakers, a nice run of popcorn steppers, and more! -Originally broadcast November 16, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatEarl Grant / Hide Nor HairLou Courtney / I've Got Just The ThingHarold Burrage / More Power To YouBaby Ray / The House On Soul HillMoses & Joshua / Get Out Of My HeartGlenn Watts / Money Gives DignityJackie Ross / Dynamite Lovin'The Contours / Don't Let Her Be Your BabyMajor Lance / Too Hot to HoldJay & The Techniques / Baby How Easy Your Heart Forgets MeCharlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight TrainFreddie North / How to CryBonnie Lou / Twenty Four Hours of LonelinessPeewee King / Slow PokeChuck Jackson / Any Other WayLynn Westbrook / I'm In LoveThe Dooley Sisters / Spider in the WebFay Simmons / BellsLenny Miles / In Between TearsTommy Raye / You Don't Love MeBig Maybelle / 96 TearsJewel Akens / Little Bitty Pretty OneJerry Williams / Sock It To YourselfThe Brothers Two / Boogaloo (Soul) PartyMelvin Davis / I Won't Come Crawling Back to YouPeaches and Herb / I Need Your Love So DesperatelyJ.J. Barnes / Say ItJ.J. Jackson / Down But Not OutNina Simone / It Be's That Way SometimeThe Linneas / It's A Good Kind Of HurtRudy West & The Five Keys / You're The OneLittle Joe / Ev'ry Now And ThenJohnny Preston / All Around The WorldWardell & The Sultans / Dance TimeAmanda Ambrose / This Door Swings Both WaysJ.T. Sears and the Rowbux / Walking On New GrassBobby Bland / Getting Used To The BluesDora Hall / Hoochi - KoochiClarence Murray / Don't Talk Like ThatCliff Nobles & Co. / Gettin' Away Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's another 2 hours packed tight with Northern Soul, R&B, garage rock, and more: all on 45 rpm vinyl, and all with That Driving Beat! -Originally broadcast November 9, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Dells / There IsOtis Redding / (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and HigherWilson Pickett / Baby Call on MeGail Anderson / I Can't Stop ItThe Diplomats / I Can Give You LovePearlean Gray with the Passengers / Don't Rush Me BabyBobby Bland / Call On MeThe Wanderers / Run-Run SenioritaBilly Storm / A Million Miles from NowhereThe Climates / Breaking Up AgainObrey Wilson / If You Were ThereBobby Hebb / Love, Love, LoveBruce / L'amour, L'amour, L'amourThe Precisions / If This is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)Thelma Jones / Souvenirs of a HeartbreakBaja Marimba Band / Along Comes MaryJackie Wilson And Count Basie / UptightSerenaders / If Your Heart Says YesThe Shangri-Las / Wishing WellOscar Weathers / The SpoilerThe Revels with Sam Eddy / It's Party TimeThe Trashmen / Keep Your Hands Off My BabyThe World Column / Midnight ThoughtsThe Rationals / Out In The StreetsSir Douglas / Quarter to ThreeThe Swingin' Medallions / Don't Cry No MoreFountain of Youth / Livin' Too FastDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / The Sun Goes DownEverly Brothers / Somebody Help MeFlanagan / Go My WayThe Muffets / LostShadows of Knight / Light Bulb BluesThe Ovations / QualificationsMary Wells / The DoctorJan Bradley / I'm Over YouLarry Barnes / Rags is RagsDeon Jackson / You Said You Loved MeWillie Mitchell / 30-60-90 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is in the 1960s That Driving Beat pocket this week, with Northern Soul floor fillers, R&B shakers, Mod rockers, and garage screamers. You'll hear upbeat dance tunes from Shirley Ellis, The Showmen, Mary Wells, Little Willie John, The O'Jays, The Broadways, Little Carl Carlton, two different classic Detroit movers named "Time", plus early Steve Marriott, a group from Birmingham, Alabama making great advances in psychedelic spelling, a 1967 punky cover of Simon and Garfunkel, and more! -Originally broadcast November 2, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatShirley Ellis / I See It, I Like It, I Want ItJimmy Holiday & Clydie King / Ready, Willing And AbleWillie Hightower / Nobody But YouCharles Mann / Hey, Little GirlThe Fascinations / I'm So Lucky (He Loves Me)The Toys / May My Heart Be Cast Into StonePaul Smith / Ain't That SomethingThe Showmen / Take It BabyBarbara Lynn / Take Your Love and RunThe Parliaments / TimeEdwin Starr / TimeJanit and the Jays / Hurting Over You, BoyMary Wells / Use Your HeadAnd The Echoes / Million Dollar BillOtis Redding / Mr. PitifulThe Pageants / She Is Your GirlLittle Willie John / Doll FaceLittle Milton / Can't Hold Back The TearsThe Five Du-Tones / Shake a Tail FeatherBeau Dollar and the Coins / Soul SerenadeThe Moments / Money, MoneyThe Mark V / Hey ConductorWild Vybrashons / One Track MindThe Kinks / I'm Not Like Everybody ElseThe U.S. Male / I Don't Want To KnowLemon Pipers / Quiet PleaseThe Five Americans / Don't Blame MeThe Chicago Loop / Richard CoreyThe Danleers / Baby You've Got ItThe Jaynetts / Sally, Go 'Round the RosesThe O'Jays / Whip It On Me BabyThe Broadways / You Just Don't KnowTenison Stephens / Where Would You BeSebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't HaveLittle Carl Carlton / Competition Ain't Nothin'Irene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You DoDetroit Emeralds / Shades Down Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James keeps it funky again in this episode, with funky numbers from the late 1960s and early 1970s from Clarence Reid, Johnny Thunder, Shirley Brown, Della Reese, Etta James, Andre Williams, Swamp Dogg, Candi Staton, and more, including one of the most sampled songs of all time, a funky interpretation of a Roger Miller country classic, a run of fine Memphis and Muscle Shoals productions, and more! -Originally broadcast October 26, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatFabulous Counts / Get Down PeopleThe South Side Movement / Have a Little MercyOscar Toney, Jr. / Person To PersonJoe Tex / You Better Believe It BabyShirley Brown / Yes Sir BrotherBobby Bland / I'm So TiredJohnny Thunder / Power To The PeopleThe People's Choice / Cause That's the Way I KnowJohnny Griffith, Inc. / Grand Central ShuttleKris Peterson / Mama's Little Baby Is a Big Girl NowLily Fields / A Boy In A Man's WorldClarence Reid / Fools Are Not Born (They Are Made)Jackie Lee / The ChickenBarbara & The Browns / You Don’t Love MeChuck Brooks / Baa Baa Black SheepSam Hutchins / Dang MeBoogaloo Joe Jones / Inside JobThe Winstons / Amen, BrotherThe Free Movement / I Can't Convince My HeartLloyd Price / Love MusicLoleatta Holloway / H.E.L.P. M.E. M.Y. L.O.R.D.Della Reese / Compared to WhatJohnnie Taylor / Take Care of Your HomeworkThe Turnarounds / Somewhere In This World (A Telephone Is Ringing)Etta James / Tighten Up Your Own ThingAndre Williams / The StrokeSwamp Dogg / These Are Not My PeopleVin Cardinal / There'll Be No City on the HillThe Sister and Brothers / Yeah, You RightUltra High Frequency / We're On the Right TrackSpencer Wiggins / Love MachineCandi Staton / EvidenceGladys Knight & the Pips / If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave)Marva Whitney / Things Got to Get BetterThe South Street Soul Guitars / Poppin' Popcorn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James shares some of the funky side of his collection of vintage 45 rpm records in the show today, with late 60s and early 70s Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, James Brown, Candi Staton, The Meters, a few things with Swamp Dogg's involvement, a couple of interesting covers, and some numbers of Funky Corners in the stack today. -Originally broadcast October 19, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLloyd Price / Bad ConditionsAnn Peebles / I Pity the FoolCleo Page / Goodie Train (Part 1)Esther Phillips / FeverLyn Colins / Think (About It)Bill Withers / HarlemThe Vanguards / The Thought of Losing Your LoveRobert, Ron & Eddie / Love Potion #9Freddy-Henchi & The Soulsetters / Folsom PrisonThe Honey Drippers / Impeach the PresidentBrother to Brother / In The BottleTony Owens / Got'a Get My Baby Back HomeRotary Connection / Love Me NowBetty Lavette / Heart Of GoldCandi Staton / Do It in the Name of LoveBetty Wright / If You Ain't Got ItTommy Wills / (Funky) 4 CornersWillie and the Mighty Magnificents / Funky (8) Corners Pt. 2Swamp Dogg / Do You BelieveLittle Charles and the Sidewinders / Shanty TownLeon Thomas / L-O-V-ESyl Johnson / Try MeSir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul / (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind Pt. 1The Meters / Sophisticated CissyCornelius Brothers & Sister Rose / Treat Her Like a LadyMillie Jackson / In The WashJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Just Plain FunkLenny Williams / Feelin' BlueCold Blood / You Got Me Hummin’John Edwards / Claim Jumpin'The Best of Both Worlds / Moma Bakes BiscuitsMargie Alexander / Love SlaveInez And Charlie Foxx And Their Mockin' Band / We Got A Chance To Be FreeThe Emotions / Blind Alley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is back after a few weeks away, and his recent run of bad luck digging for vintage 45 rpm records with That Driving Beat is over! On the show today you'll hear a lot of great 1960s rhythm & blues shakers, northern soul floor fillers, some 1960s rockers, some more gentle popcorn sounds, and more! -Originally broadcast October 12, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatChristine Kittrell / It's Nobody's FaultNat Kendrick And The Swans / (Do the) Mashed Potatoes (Part 1)Felix Lark and the Jack Hart Trio / Little Tender LoveJimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You WhenMaurice & Mac / Why Don’t You Try MeHoward Tate / Have You Ever Had the BluesErnie K-Doe / Come on HomeThe Miracles / If Your Mother Only KnewOllie & The Nightingales / Girl, You Have My Heart SingingJames Rivers / Tighten UpThe Sham-Ettes / He'll Come BackBobby Bland / PovertyFreddie Scott / Loving You is Killing MeFreddy King / Hide AwayThe Sapphires / I've Got Mine, You Better Get YoursMike and The Jokers / There's Got to Be a GirlThe Esquires / I Don't KnowGuitar Gable / Guitar RhumboKing Curtis & the Kingpins / Games People PlayLittle Jr. Parker / I'm Gonna StopJ.J. Barnes & the Dell Fi's / Won't You Let Me KnowThe Marcels / Give Me Back Your LoveBobby Bland / Dust Got In Daddy's EyesNat Kendrick And The Swans / Dish Rag Part - 1Tiger Boys / I'm a TigerThe Fyrebirds / Can't Get No RideJohnny Green & The Green Men / Something You GotMickey and Sylvia / Love is StrangeMighty Sam / Georgia PinesLesley Miller / Walk With MeRoy Orbison / Workin' For The ManMcKinley Mitchell / Tell It, Like It IsThe Olympics / We Go Together (Pretty Baby)Arthur Alexander / Love's Where Life BeginsJimmy McGriff / All Day Long Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James throws a little bit of full-on blues into the dance party this week, plus the usual Northern Soul and R&B dancers, one tune that veers into hokey lounge territory (but he thinks he likes it), funky angry Bobby Darin, plus one from an artist best known as an actor in things like 1977's Roots and the Deadpool movies! -Originally broadcast September 21, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJerry Butler / Just For YouBobby McClure / I'll Be True to YouEloise Carter / I Need YouLeslie Uggams / A House Built On SandThe Sensations / Too ShyChris Clark / Put Yourself In My PlaceCurtis King / Bad HabitsBenny Gordon & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Turn You LooseMr. Bo & His Blues Boys / I Ain't Gonna SufferB. B. King / I Can't LoseThe Shells / WhiplashThe Steinways / My Heart's Not in It Anymore (Babe, Babe, Babe)Massachusettes Assembly / Run Like The DevilFrank Gari / Love That's Where It IsEskew Reeder / Never AgainJames Carr / That's What I Want To KnowThe Babies / The Hand Of FateJackie Wilson / (I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is RealMary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On FireRodge Martin / Lovin' MachineJerry Woodard / Sweet Sweet WomanBobby Darin / Long Line RiderJackie Shane / You Are My SunshineLowell Fulsom / TrampWee Willie Denson / In My Own Little WayBilly Daniels / Woe, Woe, WoeEddie Giles / Losin' BoyMary Wells / Laughing BoyHarold Burrage / Got to Find a WayCarla Thomas / When Tomorrow ComesErnie K Doe / Dancin' ManVito and the Salutations / Eenie MeenieDon Bryant / Coming On StrongSyl Johnson / Take Me BackChuck Jackson / I've Got to Be StrongThe Valentines / BreakawayThe Capitols / Ain't That Terrible Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has struck out lately on digging up fresh vintage vinyl finds, so he's been going through forgotten corners of his collection to jog his memory on what's in there! You'll hear 1960s movers and shakers from Jimmy Hughes, Joe Tex, Fontella Bass, Ketty Lester, the Detroit Emeralds, Brenda Holloway, Candi Staton, Ruby Winters and so much more! -Originally broadcast September 14, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatGene Chandler / Everybody Let's DanceBrenton Wood / Sweet Molly MaloneBobby Powell / QuestionJimmy Hughes / I'm a Man of ActionOtis Redding / I'm Depending On YouJoe Tex / You're Gonna Thank Me WomanLenny Welch / Coronet BlueCathy Carlson / Hurt So BadRoddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know)Fontella Bass / I SurrenderThe Tren-Dells / Moments Like ThisCosmo / Sweetheart Please Don't GoScotty McKay / Sittin' Down And Cryin'Ketty Lester / Please Don't Cry AnymoreTina Britt / LookThe Cineemas / A Crush On YouMarie Knight / To Be Loved By YouThe Tams / The Truth HurtsThe Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want MeHomer Banks / 60 Minutes of Your LoveDetroit Emeralds / (I'm an Ordinary Man) Take Me the Way I AmBrenda Holloway / When I'm GoneBlinky & Edwin Starr / Oh How HappyMarvin Smith / Fading MemoriesCandi Staton / Heart On a StringJoe Jeffrey / Hey, Hey WomanThe O'Jays / The ChoiceJohn Steele and the Del-Mates / You're Gonna Miss MeRuby Winters / Sweetheart ThingsAnna Walker and the Crownettes / Ode to Billy JoeThe Jewels / OpportunityThe Jones Brothers / Without Your LoveThe Depressions / House of SilverO. V. Wright with the Keys / That's How Strong My Love IsThe Soul City / Everybody Dance NowLois Lane / Turn Me LooseKenny Ballard and the Fabulous Soul Brothers / I'm Losing YouThe M-3's / When the Party's Over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has been going through some of the first soul 45s he bought back in the early days of collecting, and reacquainting himself with that part of his collection. There are some old favorites and good memories in this show, all 1960s and early 70s soul, Northern soul, rhythm & blues, and Mod dancers.-Originally broadcast September 7, 2025-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Metros / Let's GrooveAaron Neville / Why WorryEtta James / Pay BackWilson Pickett / Don't Fight ItThe Platters / Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island In the Sea)Cannibal And The Headhunters / Land of 1000 DancesThe Continental 4 / What You Gave UpChuck Wood / Seven Days Too LongThe Montclairs / I Just Can't Get AwayThe Landslides / Music Please MusicDee Brown & Lola Grant / You Need LovingThe Mystics / Mash Potatoes With MeLonnie Russ / My Wife Can't CookJimmy McCracklin / Steppin' Up In ClassThe Mirettes / In The Midnight HourTravis Wammack / ScratchyGene Chandler / Mr. Big ShotFour Tops / Something About YouJ.J. Jackson / I Dig GirlsThe Fantastic Four / Ain't Love WonderfulFrankie Valli / (You're Gonna) Hurt YourselfThe Reflections / Comin' At YouTimi Yuro / What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)The Ad Libs / The Boy From New York CityBaby Washington / A Handful of Memories2 of Clubs / HeartLinda Martell & The Anglos / A Little Tear (Was Falling from My Eyes)Jean DuShon / Feeling GoodBob and Earl / The SissyJackie Lee / Bring It HomeOscar Mack / You Never Know How Much I Love YouTimmy Shaw / I'm A Lonely GuyRay Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No DoctorLee Rogers / You're the Cream of the CropBob Wilson and The San Remo Quartet / All Turned On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has a few more recent finds to share, plus old favorites he hasn't heard in a while. You'll hear Les McCann, Brenton Wood, The Intrigues, Charlie Rich, The Dave Clark Five, J.J. Barnes, groups with names like the Baskerville Hounds, The Rag Dolls, and the Gum Drops, a song with a tie-in to a forgotten sitcom, and a small-town Oklahoma garage rocker in the mix today. -Originally broadcast August 31, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLes McCann / What I Call SoulJay and The Techniques / Still (In Love With You)The Intrigues / I'm Gonna Love YouJohnny K. Wiley / Let The Good Thing GoThe Baskerville Hounds / Hold MeSam the Sham and the Pharaohs / Ring Dang DooThe Contrasts / What a DayThe Rag Dolls / DustyR. Dean Taylor / Gotta See JaneThe Allusions / You Better Think TwiceBrenton Wood / Lovey Dovey Kinda Lovin'Brenton Wood / TroubleTempo and the Jet Sets / Sweetest Thing to MeVick & John / Lonely ManRichie's Room 222 Gang / Girls, Girls, Girls (That's All On My Mind)Zookie and the Potentates / Bachelors Got It MadeWayne Fontana & The Mindbenders / It's Just a Little Bit Too LateThe Dave Clark Five / All Night LongLady Wray / SmilingThe Saucy Jacks / Blown Like a KissThe Loons / UnwindThe Village Sound / Sally’s Got a Good ThingThe Miracles / Come' Round Here - I'm The One You NeedThe Four Jewels / Dapper DanBobby Rush / Camel WalkThe Gum Drops / Natural Born LoverCharlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight TrainNancy Wilson / You've Got Your TroublesErnie Johnson / Cold, Cold HeartLenny Miles / In Between TearsJ.J. Barnes / Don't Bring Me Bad NewsGene Allison / Walkin' In The ParkEd Bruce / The Greatest Man Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is back with more That Driving Beat! He got his founding co-host of the show moved down to Texas, and now it's a one-man radio dance party! If you know us, you know if we have to drive somewhere, we're going to find some records on the way, and that's exactly what we did! Everything you hear on this episode came from a Louisville to San Antonio road trip in a car already packed heavy with Uwe's treasured record collection. We hit up fertile record-digging pastures in Memphis, Little Rock, Austin, and San Antonio, and here's the harvest that went into James' record box! Will we every hear any of Uwe's finds on That Driving Beat, or will they just be shared at his upcoming DJ gigs in San Antonio? Who knows? You'll have to keep listening to That Driving Beat to see! -Originally broadcast August 24, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSteve Colt and the 45's / Just a Little Bit of SoulSandy Wynns / Love's Like QuicksandSandy & The Pebbles / He's My Kind of FellowPaul Lovelace / Tossin and TurninZookie and the Potentates / TelephonySpot Barnett / SweetmeatsVick & John / Don't Dish Out (More Than You Can Take)The Quotations / Havin' A Good Time (With My Baby)June Conquest / All I NeedThe Young Holt Trio / Wack WackTeardrops / I'm Gonna Steal Your BoyfriendThe Hootenaires / Bill Bailey (Come on Home)Donnie Rohrs / MoneyRay Agee / Hard Working ManThe Miracles / Save MeJeanie Fortune / Angry EyesJohnny Wells / Lonely MoonNancy Adams / Lights OutLavern Baker / You're Teasing MeUnknown Artist / The Frito TwistThe Volcanos / Help WantedHerbert Hunter / Dancin' PartyRay Stevens / Devil May CareThe Magnificent Men / Much Much More Of Your LoveOtis Clay / Trying to Live My Life Without YouThe Independents / Lucky FellowThe Sweet Cherries / Don't Give It AwayJackie Moore / It's Harder to LeaveJimmy Norman / This I Beg of YouThe Formations / At the Top of the StairsBobby Darin / What'd I Say (Part 1) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.