That Driving Beat

James has a box full of vintage vinyl singles designed to get you moving today. You'll hear tunes with That Driving Beat from Barrett Strong, Jean DuShon, The Spencer Davis Group, Erma Franklin, Bobby Bland, Gene Chandler, and The Chicago Loop, plus some faux-British-Invasion from a member of Buffalo Springfield, some crunchy Ohio garage rock, and various takes on the nature of love!Don't forget: if you're in range of London, England, join me with The Face Radio's Jaf Jervis and Brendan Farrell at Out on the Floor soul night on October 10th at the Mildmay Club! -Originally broadcast September 27, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatGene Chandler / Nothing Can Stop MeThe Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the DogBarrett Strong / You Knows What to DoPaul Peek / Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie FluFrankie Ford / Love Don't Love NobodyThe Knight Brothers / Love (Can't You Hear Me)Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love YouJean DuShon / Feeling GoodFrank Gari / Love That's Where It IsMel Torme / Comin' Home BabyThe Spencer Davis Group / Keep on RunningSir Walter Raleigh / I Don't Want to CryThe Lemonade Charade / The Straight LifeJulie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On FirePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayJoe Jeffrey / Hey Hey WomanErma Franklin / Baby, What You Want Me to DoBobby Bland / A Piece of GoldThe Drifters / Far From the Maddening CrowdSam Hawkins / Let Me DreamThe Casualeers / You Betta Be SureThe Masqueraders / The Grass Was GreenThe Righteous Brothers / Been So NiceGene Chandler / It's Time to Settle DownThe RPMs / Memphis BeatThe Mark V / Hey ConductorLemon Pipers / Quiet PleaseThe Five Americans / Don't Blame MeThe U.S. Male / I Don't Want To KnowTom Jones / Chills & FeverPaul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey / KicksThe Chicago Loop / Richard CoreyAndre Franklin with the Preston Epps Trio / Say Yeah!Pauline & Bobby / No Messin AroundCarol Vega / I Need You Around Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's show has a lot more garage rock and British Beat than usual, some forgotten favorites from James's early days spinning records, bad grammar, record-hunting tales, girl groups, northern soul, R&B, and other 1960s and 70s movers and shakers!Don't forget: if you're in range of London, England, join me with The Face Radio's Jaf Jervis and Brendan Farrell at Out on the Floor soul night on October 10th at the Mildmay Club!-Originally broadcast September 20, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBobby Harris / Ain't That LoveThe Capitols / Ain't That TerribleFreddie Scott / (You) Got What I NeedThe Magnificent Men / Much Much More Of Your LoveVernis Pratt / Good Good ManTitus Turner / Last Of The Big Time SpendersJimmy Hughes / I Want JusticeSlim Harpo / Shake Your HipsThe Woolies / Who Do You LoveThe Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out of My MindThe New Yorkers / Seeds of SpringThe Trolls / Every Day and Every NightDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Hold Tight!Manfred Mann / Ha! Ha! Said the ClownTommy T's Federal Reserve / Take The Midnight TrainThe Customs Five / Let's Go in '69The Trashmen / Keep Your Hands off My BabyIke and Tina and the Ikettes / So FineThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Sebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't HaveThe Valentines / BreakawayThe Precisions / Why GirlBobby Bloom / Where Are We GoingThe Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love TonightThe Shirelles / 31 FlavorsKelli and the Kittens / What Mama Don't KnowJames Duncan / Mr. GoodtimeHarold Burrage / More Power To YouThe Spencer Davis Group / I'm a ManTiger Boys / I'm a TigerThe Oxfords / Time And PlaceQuestion Mark & The Mysterians / Ain't It a ShameThe Epic Splendor / It Could Be WonderfulThe Fourmost / Baby I Need Your LovingJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Have Mercy BabyThe Contours / Don't Let Her Be Your BabyJust Brothers / Sliced Tomatoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's two hours of top vinyl soul, R&B, and funk dance tunes from the 1960s and 70s. You won't hear these kinds of forgotten gems on most radio stations. Support noncommercial community radio! -Originally broadcast September 13, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSandy Wynns / Love's Like QuicksandRay Charles / I Don't Need No DoctorEdwin Starr / Back StreetJimmy Holiday / I'm Gonna Move To The CityClifford Curry / Break My MindJackie Shane - Frank Motley & The Motley Crew / MoneyAnd The Echoes / Million Dollar BillThe Cookies / Will PowerCookie and His Cupcakes / Got You on My MindRochelle Johnson / Playing the FieldJackie Wilson / You Brought About a Change In MeThe Intrigues / I'm Gonna Love YouBen E. King and Dee Dee Sharp / We Got A Thing Going OnHarvey Scales & The 7 Sounds / Get DownJesse Gee / Don't Mess With My MoneyWillie Walker / You're Running Too FastJohnnie & Joe / Won't You Come Back To MeJimmy Norman / I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You)Z.Z. Hill / No More Doggin'Dee Brown / Bad HabitAnn Sexton / You're Losing MeSimtec & Wylie / Can't Break AwayThe South Street Soul Guitars / Soul FireJohnny Williams / Shall We Gather by the WaterThe Maskman & The Agents with the Billy Clark Orchestra / Yaw'llEddie Bo / Hook and Sling-Part 1The Meters / Cissy StrutJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Licking Stick (Part 1)Tina Britt / You're Absolutely RightJerry Butler / Just For YouGlenn Watts / Money Gives DignityMaxine Davis / I Really Got It Bad For My BabyAnna King & Bobby Byrd / Baby, Baby, BabyInez and Charlie Foxx / UndecidedJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James has packed his playbox tight with 45 rpm vintage vinyl movers and shakers. It's September, it's still HOT in Louisville, but we're not going to let it stop us from getting out on the floor with 1960s rare soul and R&B tunes by Joe Simon, The O'Jays, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Levon and the Hawks, Jerry O, The Shangri-Las, The Sensations, and many, many, more!Also, today's show tests out a few more potential spins for the playbox when James DJs at The Face Radio's Out on the Floor night in London on October 10th, 2026.  -Originally broadcast September 6, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatMartha & The Vandellas / Heat WaveJoe Simon / Long Hot SummerThe Olympics / Secret AgentsThe O'Jays / The ChoiceThe Exciters / I Want You to Be My BoyThe Ribbons / Ain't Gonna Kiss YaSugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful DressVernon Harrell / If This Ain't Love (Ain't No Cows In Texas)Dumpy "Piano" Rice / Movin'Marvin Gaye / Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back)Levon and the Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)Don Gardner / My Baby Likes to BoogalooThe Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall)Tommy Raye / You Don't Love MeLou Johnson / UnsatisfiedJerryO / Karate Boo-Ga-LooRodge Martin / Lovin' MachineLittle Jr. Parker / I'm Gonna StopMark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right?The Shangri-Las / Sophisticated Boom BoomGeorge Baker Selection / Little Green BagConnie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some TimeClyde McPhatter / I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Somethin' From You)Anna King / The Big ChangeDamita Jo / Sweet PussycatThe Toys / This NightThe Sensations / Gotta Find Myself Another GirlLee Rogers / Love for a LoveEdward Hamilton and the Arabians / I Love You SoKim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A WayOtis Redding / Don't Mess with CupidBilly Hambric / New York City BabyJackie Wilson / Sing (And Tell the Blues so Long)The Five Fabulous Demons / You'd Better Come Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James celebrates the life of Dolly Parton on this episode, playing her rare mid-1960s girl group pop R&B tunes on the Monument label out of Nashville before she became the legendary country musician we've known for many decades. There's another future Nashville country star lurking in this episode amongst all the vintage soul, R&B, funk, and other tunes with That Driving Beat. -Originally broadcast August 30, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSalt and Pepper / Rock Me In The CradleThe Bandwagon / Baby Make Your Own Sweet MusicDolly Parton / Don't Drop OutBaby Washington / A Handful of MemoriesBrenda and The Tabulations / Hey BoyPatti La Belle and the Bluebelles / Family ManBobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals CrossedJimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You WhenElmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to MeThe Everly Brothers / Somebody Help MeDolly Parton / Old Enough To Know BetterThe Ad Libs / The Boy from New York CityInez Foxx / MockingbirdDon Bryant / Coming On StrongRonnie Milsap / Total DisasterDolly Parton / Busy SignalJames Carr / Stronger Than LoveThe Poppies / He's Got Real LoveEdwin Starr / Way Over ThereThe Younghearts / A Little TogethernessTroy Keyes / Love ExplosionThe Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin'Freddie Houston / Soft Walkin'The Extensions / I Want to KnowThe Top Notes / Say YesAl Johnson / Carnival TimeChristine Kittrell / It's Nobody's FaultJr. Walker and the All Stars / BrainwasherFantastic Four / Win or Lose (I'm Going to Love You)Flavor / Shop AroundJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Purple HazeJoe Simon / The Girl's Alright With MeDolly Parton / Control YourselfJean Wells / Can't You Feel ItThe Masqueraders / I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me OnBob Wilson / Suzy's Serenade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.