That Driving Beat

Here's another hot two hours of 1960s vinyl soul shakers, relentless R&B, popcorn steppers, and more from Darrell Banks, The Isley Brothers, Bobby Bland, Tom Jones, The Miracles, Lulu, Barbara Lewis, Kentucky's own Gail Wynters, plus Johnnie Taylor and Little Johnny Taylor, who were two different guys! -Originally broadcast March 08, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJames Carr / Talk TalkThe V.I.P.'s / FlashbackDarrell Banks / I've Got That Feelin'Gail Wynters / You've Got The PowerWillie Parker / I Live the Life I LoveRoy Redmond / That Old Time FeelingAndre Odom / Turn On Your Love LightChubby Checker / (At the) DiscothequeDian James / High Blood PressureAlbert King / Oh, Pretty WomanJohnnie Taylor / Toe-HoldRufus Thomas / All Night WorkerLittle Johnny Taylor / Looking At The FutureThe Isley Brothers / You Better Come HomeBobby Bland / Yum Yum TreeBenjamin & The Dreamdancers / Not One More TearKenny Wells / Isn't It Just a ShameWind / Groovin With Mr. BloeThe Unifics / Which One Should I ChooseOtis Redding / A Lover's QuestionSammy Turner / Goodnight, IreneLeroy Jones / Another Saturday NightTom Jones / Sixteen TonsTommy Raye / You Don't Love MeBobby Brooks / Wise Like SolomanThe Miracles / If Your Mother Only KnewJimmy Robins / I Can't Please YouWilbert Harrison / The HorseJr. Walker & The All Stars / Brain WasherDionne Warwick / You Can Have HimBarbara Lewis / Fool, Fool, Fool (Look in the Mirror)Lulu / Sweep Around Your Own Back DoorGloria Lynne / I Can't Stand ItAnna King / The Big ChangeBen E. King / What Can a Man DoMarv Johnson / Come On And Stop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has a few new soul and R&B finds to share this week from recent digging success, and has cleaned up a stack of Stax records he's neglected in the collection for years and years ready to have their moment. You'll also hear some crunchy garage and psych on this episode including some rare Louisville originals, and Gene Pitney sneaks another one onto the show! -Originally broadcast March 1, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLeon Haywood / Mellow MoonlightLeon Haywood / It's Got to Be MellowLittle Walter / Up The LineRay Agee / Peace of MindLee Webber / Good Day SunshineMarv Johnson / You Got What it TakesEddie Floyd / Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)Dramatics / Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetRufus Thomas / (Do the) Push and Pull Part IFredrick Knight / I've Been Lonely For So LongRufus & Carla / That's Really Some GoodJohnnie Taylor / Friday NightEddie Floyd / On a Saturday NightBooker T. & The M.G.'s / Mrs. RobinsonGene Pitney / Beautiful SoundsDolly Parton / Don't Drop OutLevon & The Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)Wayne Cochran / Harlem ShuffleLou Courtney / I've Got Just The ThingOtis Clay / It's Easier Said, Than DoneJames Hunter Six / (Baby) Hold OnJimmy Hughes / It Was NiceDouble Feature / Baby, Get Your Head Screwed OnSoul Inc. / Love Me When I'm DownThe Waters / Mother SamwellBob Seger & The Last Heard / East Side StoryBrian Redmond and the Sound Box / I Want YouThe Girl Watchers / Got My Mojo WorkingMersey Beats U.S.A. / Stop, Look and ListenThe Strangeloves / Night TimeRuby and the Romantics / Does He Really Care for MeThe Enchanters / I Paid for the PartyChris Kenner / Packin' Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DJ Lee Ochoa from San Antonio, Texas (@djthegeneralsa) made a quick trip to Louisville, and he brought some of his favorite records to spin on That Driving Beat. You'll hear rare, in-demand Chicano soul from the Royal Jesters, Sunny & The Sunliners, Dimas Garza, the Commands, and more, plus some Northern Soul, funk, Latin, and R&B favorites from the likes of the Festivals, Joe Bataan, Frank Beverly, Gil Scott-Heron, Ruby Andrews, and more! -Originally broadcast February 22, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatDimas III / So FunnyRocky Gil and the Bishops / Soul PartyThe Royal Jesters / Use Your HeadThe Royal Jesters / Take Me for a Little WhileThe Intruders / (Love Is Like a) Baseball GameThe Delfonics / La La Means I Love YouThe Festivals / You've Got the Makings of a LoverThe Commands / Hey It's LoveThe Commands / Don't Be Afraid to Love MeDimas III / You’ve SucceededT.S.U. Toronadoes / The GooseWilbur Bascom and The Zodiact / Just a Groove in "G"The Topics / She's So FineCommunity Effort / "Shake" Your Funky ButtThe Ghetto Brothers / The Ghetto Brothers PowerJoe Bataan / Young Gifted and BrownThe Majestics / (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts MeThe Specials / Everybody Say YeaChoice of Colour / Your LoveLittle Carl Carlton / Competition Ain't Nothin'Gil Scott-Heron / The BottleDolly Parton / Control YourselfThe Supremes / Stoned LoveBob Kuban & The In-Men / The CheaterJay and The Techniques / Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin PieThe Epitome Of Sound / You Don't Love MeRuby Andrews / Just Loving YouCreations / A DreamFrank Beverly & The Butlers / If That's What You WantedSunny & The Sunliners / If I Could See You NowThe Constellations / I Didn't Know How ToThe Gospel Artistics / Time Shall Be No MoreHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get OutThe Turnpikes / Cast A Spell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode has Ohio funky soul, a St. Louis sweaty gospel shaker, pounding Motown Northern Soul, a Nashville A-Team session guy getting Fidgety, some Mod R&B, some James Bond nonsense, an all-girl rock band from Nashville, West Virginia college rockers, British Beat from London, West Texas jet-setter garage rock, and more! Also, your host admits to knowing absolutely nothing about music! -Originally broadcast February 15, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLloyd Price / Every NightJackie Verdell / HushOtis Redding / I'm Sick Y'allThe William Singers / Part Time LoveKelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This WayThe Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy DaySoul Partners / Lose the One You LovePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Edwin Starr / TimeThe Esquires / You SayOtis Leavill / When the Music GroovesThe Intruders / A Love That's RealRonnie Milsap / Total DisasterMel "Pig" Robbins / FidgetyJust Brothers / Sliced TomatoesJimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin (Part 1)James Duncan / Mr. GoodtimeWade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till TomorrowHarry Deal and The Galaxies / Don't You Just Know ItJimmy McCracklin / BeulahBarrett Strong / You Knows What To DoRex Garvin (and The Mighty Cravers) / Sock It To 'Em J.B. - Part IGoldie & the Gingerbreads / Song of the MoonThe Feminine Complex / Run That Thru Your MindJulie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On FireThe Spencer Davis Group / Keep On RunningThe Honeycombs / I Can't StopThe Choir / I'm Going HomeThe Collegiates / High Blood PressureThe Teddy Neely Four / Jet SetThe Laughing Wind / Don't Take Very Much to See TomorrowRonnie and the Sinsashuns / SonyaThe Moody Blues / And My Baby's GoneGentleman June Gardner / It's Gonna RainThe Pirates / Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)Bill Avery / Oe Oe Oewee BabyJerry Butler / What's the Use of Breaking Up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Art FM, the home of That Driving Beat, went from online-only to broadcasting as WXOX on the FM dial in Louisville on February 14th, 2016, so we're celebrating 10 years on the FM dial and 8 years of That Driving Beat! James put together a That Driving Beat Instant Record Collection for entry into the silent auction at WXOX's Decade On The Dial variety show extravaganza! In this episode, you'll hear a selection from this collection of some of the foundational sounds of the show.-Originally broadcast February 8, 2026-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Dells / There IsMajor Lance / RhythmThe Platters / Don’t Hear, Speak, See No EvilDetroit Emeralds / Show TimeThe 4 Seasons / Beggin'Robert Parker / Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)Slim Harpo / Baby Scratch My BackCharlie Rich / Mohair SamLee Dorsey / Working in the Coal MineEdwin Starr / Twenty-Five MilesFour Tops / BernadetteThe Supremes / The HappeningThe Contours / Do You Love MeZ. Z. Hill / Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep)Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Uptight (Everything's Alright)The Ikettes / Peaches "N" CreamBilly Stewart / SummertimeTimi Yuro / What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)Madeline Bell / Picture Me GoneChristine Quaite / In The Middle of The FloorMel Tormé / Comin' Home Baby? And The Mysterians / 96 TearsMitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels / Sock It To Me - Baby!Bob Seger System / Ramblin' Gamblin' ManSir Douglas Quintet / She's About a MoverThe O'Jays / Deeper (In Love With You)The Tams / Be Young, Be Foolish, Be HappyBettye Swann / Make Me YoursJames & Bobby Purify / I'm Your PuppetJ.J. Jackson / But It's AlrightArthur Alexander / A Shot of Rhythm & BluesEtta James / Miss PitifulElvis Presley / Rubberneckin'Archie Bell & The Drells / I Can't Stop Dancing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Invite me to DJ at your Mod or soul night, and I'll play you my favorite Neil Young record." -James, in this episode. James has a few new finds and old favorites to share, including some rare 1960s small-town Kentucky rockers, northern soul and rhythm & blues classics, garage rock and psych shakers, funky interludes, and a few oddball spins, all on original vinyl 45s. -Originally broadcast February 1, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatDian James / Welcome StrangerBilly Lee Riley / Show Me Your SoulNancy Wilson / The End of Our LoveAretha Franklin / SoulvilleThe Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the DogRufus Thomas / Walking the Dog"Blackie" Sorrello and J.D.B. Trio / RosalieJim Decker and the Avrons / Choice of a FoolThe Raves / Mister ManThe Lemonade Charade / The Straight LifeUncredited Artist / Devil With a Blue Dress OnThe Rave-Ons / The LineThe Surf Suns / I Can't Stop it NowThe Buffalo Springfield / Mr. SoulBill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul BrotherCharlie Hodges / The Day He Made You100 Proof (Aged In Soul) / Everything Good Is BadEarl Foster / Jodine's WalkJackie Lee / Your P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-YMartha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely RoomThe 4 Seasons / I've Got You Under My SkinNancy Ryan / The TroubleRonnie and the Sinsashuns / Laugh It Up BabyStuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the BluesThe Nite Owls / Act Your AgeThe Alphabetical Order / All Over The World (La La)The Emporers / KarateEddie Floyd / Knock on WoodRay Pollard / WanderlustThe Young Rascals / I've Been Lonely Too LongArthur Alexander / Baby BabyJimmy Elledge / Your Funny Way Of Loving MeMarion Black / Who KnowsIrene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You DoJr. Walker & The All Stars / Ain't That The Truth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an episode heavy on Louisville & Lexington, Kentucky records today, because James just found the box he keeps a lot of that stuff in. We've got soul, R&B, and rockers from the likes of The Berkshire Seven, Mary Ann Fisher, Boot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers, The Mercy Men, Cosmo and the Counts, The Magnificent 7, and The Oxfords, plus tunes from farther afield by Carl Carlton, Richard Berry & The Pharaohs, Little Milton, and more! -Originally broadcast January 25, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatPaul Smith / Ain't That SomethingDeanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta KnowThe Berkshire Seven / Crazy Kind Of FeelingThe Sultans / I Feel Your Love Growing ColdMary Ann Fisher / Forever MoreBoot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers / I'm Not Going to Work TodayThe Rhythmatics / DragJimmy Coe / Cold Jam for BreakfastCharlie Ross and The Crossfires / Lord Have MercyThe Henry Watterson Expressway / You Better Take Me HomeCarl Carlton / Hold On a Little LongerSalt and Pepper / Rock Me In The CradleWilson Pickett / Toe HoldJamie Lyons / Soul Struttin'Al "TNT" Braggs / You're Something ElseAl Henderson and Orchestra / All Star BoyRichard Berry and The Pharaohs / Louie LouieJames Davis / I'm Gonna Tell It On YouMercy Men / You Made It ThunderCosmo and the Counts / You Gotta DanceKelli & The Kittens / What Mama Don't KnowThe Magnificent 7 / Never Will I (Make My Baby Cry)The Sultans / I Know It's TrueThe Oxfords / Time And PlaceThe Rugbys / You, IDaniel / Exit Door 1Bobby Harris / Ain't That LoveAnd The Echoes / Million Dollar BillEddie & Ernie / That's The Way It IsVernis Pratt / Good Good ManFreddie Scott / Run JoeThe Right Kind / I've Been ChangedLittle Milton / Just A Little Bit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.