That Driving Beat

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.

After the final episode of That Driving Beat before co-host Uwe moves to Texas, James and Uwe stuck around in the WXOX studio at the invitation of Detroit Dave and George 3PO for a special afterparty episode of their show, Road Movie Music. We got to play a few more tunes with That Driving Beat, George and Dave played some tunes they like, and we talked about how we got into radio broadcasting, our early music interests and how they led back to 1960s soul, R&B, and Mod tunes, and our plans for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Uwe's last week as a Louisvillian, so this is the last episode of That Driving Beat with two hosts. We play some favorite tunes, and reminisce about some of our favorite memories of record digging, radio broadcasting, and other musical adventures. Auf wiedersehen, Uwe! -Originally broadcast August 10, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatDon Gardner / My Baby Likes to BoogalooThe Tempos / (Countdown) Here I ComeThe Metros / Since I Found My BabyDobie Gray / Out On the FloorTitus Turner / Last Of The Big Time SpendersChristine Quaite / In The Middle Of The FloorJames Hunter Six / (Baby) Hold OnBetty Everett / Bye, Bye BabyDurand Jones & The Indications / SmileThe Freeman Brothers / My BabyHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get Out (And Let Me Cry)Billy Stewart / SummertimePeter Cook & Dudley Moore / Love MeCops N’ Robbers / There's Got To Be A ReasonThe Tren-Dells / LoveThe Soul Twins / She's The OneBobby Bland / Good Time CharlieRonnie Milsap / Ain't No Soul Left In These Ole ShoesLaura Lee / To Win Your HeartPeggy March / If You Loved Me (Soul Coaxing-Ame Caline)Bobby Smith and the Spinners / Too Young, Too Much, Too SoonBen E. King / I Can't Break The News To MyselfKathy Keegan / Nobody's Gonna Hurt YouLaura Greene / Moonlight Music In YouShirley Ellis / The Nitty GrittyThe Showmen / Our Love Will GrowAnna King / The Big ChangeCharlie Rich / Love Is After MeThe Fabulettes / Screamin' and Shoutin'The Valentinos / Sweeter Than The Day BeforeThe Sacred Four / Somebody Watching YouTerry Callier / Look At Me NowJimmy James & The Vagabonds / No Good to CryMajor Lance / You Don't Want Me No More Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're playing some of our favorite records that make us sentimental or nostalgic for earlier days in our record collecting lives, as we get closer to a big change at That Driving Beat as Uwe prepares to move to Texas. We've got treasured records from Sharon Jones, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Soul Inc., Henrietta And The Hairdooz, Marlena Shaw, Ray Pollard, Billy Stewart, Jackie Shane, Lou Johnson, Irma Thomas, Chuck Jackson, and more. -Originally broadcast August 3, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatIrene and the Scotts / I'm Stuck On My BabyJackie Wilson / I Get the Sweetest FeelingSharon Jones / I Just Dropped in to See What Condition My Condition Was InTrade Martin / Sixteen TonsHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get Out (And Let Me Cry)Susan Barrett / What's It Gonna BeGail Winters / You've Got The PowerRonnie Love / Chills And FeverGene Pitney / She's a HeartbreakerHenrietta And The Hairdooz / You Got a Lot to LearnSoul Inc. / I Belong to NobodyThe Wildweeds / No Good To CrySoul Inc. / Midnight HourMarlena Shaw / Let's Wade In the WaterRay Pollard / WanderlustR. Dean Taylor / There's a Ghost in My HouseThe Johnny Gibson Trio / BeachcomberBilly Stewart / Secret LoveJackie Shane / In My TenementBaby Washington / A Handful of MemoriesBrice Coefield / TemptedThe Depressions / House of SilverEd Bruce / Don't Let It HappenBobby McClure / Peak Of LoveDolly Parton / Busy SignalPearlean Gray / I Don't Want to CryLou Johnson / UnsatisfiedLou Johnson / If I Never Get To Love YouChuck Woods / Seven Days Too LongTammi Lynn / I'm Gonna Run Away From YouThe Vontastics / Day TripperIrma Thomas / Break-A-WayThe Steinways / You've Been Leadin' Me OnBobby Bland / ShoesChuck Jackson / Somebody NewBaby Washington / Leave Me AloneMarv Johnson / Come On And Stop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James and Uwe bring you two more hours of 1960s soul, R&B, and pop dancers on 45 rpm vinyl from the likes of Barbara Lewis, Tina Turner, Baby Washington, The Artistics, Alvin Cash, Gene Chandler, Otis Clay, and an rare pre-fame Tom Jones! -Originally broadcast July 27, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBarbara Lewis / I Remember the FeelingThe Broadways / You Just Don’t KnowBobby Brooks / Wise Like SolomonBill Moss / Number One (Instr.)Terri Sharp / A Love That Will LastSonny Fisher / I'm Going (All The Way)The Starlets / Better Tell Him NoIke & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready (For My Love)The Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out Of My MindLloyd Price / Oh, Lady LuckNancy Wilson / Don't Look Over Your ShoulderJane Morgan / MaybeMary Wells / Me And My BabyRosco Gordon / You Got My BaitBaby Washington / Run My HeartJoe Kennedy / Slick TrickSpyder Turner / Stand By MeJohnny Holiday / TormentedTina Turner / We Need An UnderstandingTom Jones / Chills & FeverTemptations / Check YourselfLevon and the Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)Willie Gibson / Cheatin' on MeAl Henderson with Boyd Bennett Orchestra / She Says "Crazy"Woody Guenther & "Cheaters" / Bang Dancin' TimeThe Artistics / I'll Always Love YouThe Tempests / Can't Get You Out Of My MindBobby Harris / Ain't That LoveGloria Taylor / You Got To Pay The PriceAlvin Cash / Doin' the Ali ShuffleKim Weston / You Can Do ItThe Orlons / Rules of LoveThe Marvelows / I DoGene Chandler / I Fooled You This TimeBobby Bland / I'm So TiredOtis Clay / She's About a MoverMighty Sam / Good Humor Man Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's big news in That Driving Beat world, as Uwe will soon be leaving Louisville for the next stage of his career, leaving the show down one host. Enjoy these last few episodes with both James and Uwe sharing their records for the radio dance party. Uwe has found some records he hasn't seen in a long time as he's sorting and moving his collection, and James has, or course, done a little record digging out in the wilds since last week and has some good stuff to share. -Originally broadcast July 20, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatTrudy Johnson / You're No GoodChuck Jackson & Maxine Brown / Baby Take MeThe Webs / TomorrowChuck Jackson / (I'd Be A) MillionaireMarv Johnson / Happy DaysMaxine Brown / One Step At A TimeVirgil Murray's Tomorrow's Yesterday / I Still CareGeno Washington & The Ram Jam Band / Que Sera SeraThe Buffalo Springfield / Mr. SoulThe Cops 'N Robbers / There's Gotta Be a ReasonGeorge Stone / Hole In the WallHank Ballard & The Midnighters / Dance Till It HurtchaJennell Hawkins / MomentsJoe Jeffrey / The Chance of Loving YouInez Foxx / He's The One You LoveChubby Checker / Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-LooBilly Young / The SloopyJerry Lee Lewis / Hit The Road JackJoe-L / (I'm Not Gonna Be) WorriedGene Chandler / There Was A TimeEtta James / What I SayNella Dodds / Maybe BabyDottie and Ray / La La LoverEloise / You Should'a Treated Me RightThe James Gang / For a Little of Her SunshineThe High Numbers / Zoot SuitDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Last Night In SohoThe Trashmen / Surfin' BirdDarrell Banks / Open the Door To Your HeartJoe & Mack / Don't You WorryRadiants / I Got A GirlThe Flamingos / The Boogaloo PartyKenny Wells / Isn't It Just A ShameGeorge Tindley / Ain't That PeculiarThe Sensational Epics / I've Been Hurt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys are back with 2 more hours of prime classic soul, R&B, funk, rock, pop, and other mostly 1960s movers, shakers, and shuffles, all on original 45 rpm vinyl. Today's artists you might not expect to hear on That Driving Beat: Meat Loaf and Tennessee Ernie Ford! -Originally broadcast July 13, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatWillie Hightower / Walk A Mile in My ShoesChubby Checker / (At the) DiscothequeLou Rawls / When Love Goes WrongDarleen Carr / Anybody's GirlDionne Warwick / You Can Have HimDuncan Brothers / Satisfaction GuaranteedObrey Wilson / If You Were ThereThe Astors / CandyThe Elgins / Heaven Must Have Sent YouThe Supremes / Love Is Here and Now You're GoneThe Pack / Harlem ShuffleIke and Tina Turner / The HunterBob Seger & The Last Heard / Heavy Music, Pt. 1Tony Jackson & The Vibrations / You Beat Me to the PunchThe Spellbinders / A Little On the Blue SideStoney & Meatloaf / What You See Is What You GetDella Reese / Compared to WhatThe Formations / At the Top of the StairsJean Wells / Can't You Feel ItVeniece Stalks / What More Do you Want From MeMajor Lance / Too Hot To HoldLester Robertson / My Girl Across TownTimi Yuro / I Ain't Gonna Cry No MoreEtta James / Seven Day FoolFreddie Scott / Baby - You're A Long Time DeadThe Exciters / Do-Wah-DiddyThe T.S.U. Toronadoes / Got To Get Through To YouRobby Fortson / Are You For RealChuck Jackson / Two Feet From HappinessTina Britt / I Found A New LoveTennessee Ernie Ford / Sixteen TonsBetty Everett / I Got A Claim On YouJackie Wilson / The Way I AmThe Orlons / Not MeThe 5th Dimension / Too Poor To DieLittle Richard / Dance What You WannaBrenton Wood / Boogaloosa Louisian'The Fabulettes / Mister PolicemanGloria Lynne / Watermelon Man Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James went and sweated in a barn full of stuff hoping to turn up some amazing rare record finds... and didn't have much luck! Oh well, there were a few worthwhile things there, and you'll never find the grails if you don't get out there and dig for them! You'll hear some rare R&B shakers, popcorn steppers, Northern-Soul-starter-kit staples, a comparison between two versions of "I Keep Forgettin", and a set of heavy, heavy psych and rock shakers, including an angry, righteous, blistering anti-war protest song from a source you might not expect. -Originally broadcast June 29, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatInez Foxx / Broken Hearted FoolDobie Gray / Out on the FloorLarry Williams & Johnny Watson / A Quitter Never WinsThe 4 Seasons / Beggin'Abraham & his Sons / Your Mother UnderstoodThe Dells / Wear It on Our FaceJames & Bobby Purify / Help Yourself (To All of My Lovin)The Tams / I've Been HurtBen E. King / Not Now (I'll Tell You When)Lou Johnson / Magic PotionRex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers / Sock It To 'em J.B., Pt. 1Rufus Thomas / Walkin the DogHank Marr / The Watusi RollJackie Ross / Selfish OneOtis Redding / RespectChuck Jackson / I Keep Forgettin'Myrna March / I Keep Forgettin'Jimmy Beaumont / I Feel Like I'm Falling In LoveFreddie Houston / Soft Walkin'Steve Alaimo / Every Day I Have to CryThe Furys / Never MorePaul Anka / My Baby's Comin' HomeEddie King / I Talk Too MuchThe Sequins / I Ain't Gonna Cry No MoreHughes Blues / Stone FreeBob Seger System / 2 + 2 = ?The Chosen Few / It Just Don't RhymeDamnation of Adam Blessing / CookbookLaura Lee / Stop Giving Your Man AwayBarrett Strong / I'm Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me)Dolly Parton / Busy SignalThe Precisions / If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)Ann Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too LongBobby Hebb / Love Love Love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Uwe is back in the studio with James this week after a few weeks away, and he hit up a flea market as soon as he got back in town to dig up some fresh old vinyl sounds! You'll hear the original recorded version of R&B standard Got My Mojo Workin', some early Supremes, a cheap but perfect Chuck Jackson Northern Soul tune, a Nolan Porter favorite, and garage rockers by the Troggs, The Trolls, The Haunted, The Wild Ones, The Cherry Slush, The Spencer Davis group, and more! -Originally broadcast June 22, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatMongo Santamaria / El Pussy CatCosmo / Small Town GossipThe Esquires / You SayJesse Gee / Don't Mess With My MoneyJerry Butler / It's Too LateAnn Cole with the Suburbans / Got My Mojo WorkingDetroit Emeralds / Show TimeThe Supremes / Let Me Go the Right WayDiana Ross and the Supremes / I'm Livin' in ShameTroy Dodds / Trying To Find My BabyOscar Weathers / Just to Prove I Love YouFive Royales / I'm Standing In The ShadowsOtis Redding / Nobody's Fault But MineChuck Jackson / These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)Nolan Porter / If I Could Only Be SureThe Troggs / I Want YouThe Orphans / DesertedThe Buckinghams / I Call Your NameThe Revengers / The Batman ThemeThe Trolls / Every Day and Every NightThe Haunted / 1-2-5The Wild Ones / Never Givin' Up (On Your Love)The Gladiolas / Little Darlin'The Lovejoys / Payin' (For The Wrong I've Done)The Diamonds / Sneaky AlligatorJoe Moore / I Know You Like A BookJackie Shane / Comin' DownJackie Paine / No Puppy LoveThe Raelettes / All I Need Is His LoveThe Intensions / I Don't Care AnymoreFreddy Robinson / The Oogum Boogum SongThe Spencer Davis Group / Looking BackThe Cherry Slush / Gotta Take It EasyThe Sheep / Hide & SeekJackie Beavers / Sling ShotRollee Mc Gill / You Can Keep ItJohnnie & Joe / Won't You Come Back To MeDon Covay / Turn It On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That Driving Beat has two more hours of mostly 1960s dance music on original 45 rpm vinyl. Soul, R&B, garage rock, Beat and more! -Originally broadcast June 15, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJohnny Jones & The King Casuals / Soul Poppin'Otis Clay / Show PlaceBenny Latimore / Girl I Got News for YouSolomon Burke / Maggie's FarmTom Jones / Nothing But FineThe Spencer Davis Group / Looking BackThe Danleers / Baby You've Got ItThe Fantasies / Mickey's MonkeyBrenton Wood / The Oogum Boogum SongSerenaders / If Your Heart Says YesMajor Lance / It Ain't No UseJanet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to MeKathy Keegan / Nobody's Gonna Hurt YouThe Babies / The Hand Of FateTravis Wammack / ScratchyMickey Dolenz / Don't Do ItThe Rationals / RespectThe Mojo Men / Dance With MeMitty Collier / My BabeJames Brown / The PopcornAndre Williams & His New Group / Bacon FatJohnny Fuller / She's Too MuchThe Sensations / Get On Up MamaJerry Woodard / Sweet Sweet WomanRodge Martin / Lovin' MachineDobie Gray / Look At MeThe Castaways / Goodbye BabeSmall Faces / Tin SoldierThe Surprise Package / Out of My MindThe Velaires / Sticks and StonesTimothy Carr / A Stop Along The WayBobby Brooks / Wise Like SolomanTimi Yuro / I Ain't Gonna Cry No MoreThe Spinners / I Cross My HeartAretha Franklin / SoulvilleThe Showmen / Take It BabyThe Casinos / That's The WayJackie Wilson / I've Lost YouThe Jaynetts / Sally Go 'Round the Roses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is running the show solo today, and he's got a box full of mid-tempo steppers, floaters, beat ballads, finger snappers, mellow grooves, and soulful tearjerkers. The Beat may not be as Driving as usual, but you'll still want to get out on the dance floor. You'll hear tunes from Arthur Alexander, Dee Dee Warwick, Jimmy Hughes, Irma Thomas, Chris Clark, James Carr, Jimmy Radcliffe, Barbara Mason, and more! -Originally broadcast June 8, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJunior Walker & The All Stars / Pucker Up ButtercupThe Dells / There IsThe High Keyes featuring Troy Keyes / One Horse TownArthur Alexander / You Better Move OnMarvin Smith / Fading MemoriesDee Dee Warwick / Gotta Get a Hold of MyselfThe Extensions / I Want To KnowCarla Thomas / The Masquerade Is OverThe Dialtones / If You Don't Know, You Just Don't KnowJimmy Hughes / Time Will Bring You BackIrma Thomas / I Done Got Over ItBobby Scott / It's RealRay Pettis / Joining the CrowdThe Drifters / I've Got Sand in My ShoesChris Clark / Do Right Baby Do RightMary Wells / OperatorBarbara McNair / Here I Am BabyBaby Washington / I KnowThe Mad Lads / No Strings AttachedBilly Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a WomanBetty Everett / You're No GoodJimmy Radcliffe / (There Goes) The Forgotten ManThe Sensations / I Won't Be HurtBobby Jones / You're A DevilJames Carr / Lover's CompetitionThe Superlatives / Lonely in a CrowdJimmy Gilford / HeartbreakerKetty Lester / Please Don't Cry AnymoreBobby Foster / Where Do You GoEsther Phillips / Don't Feel Rained OnGary Brown / Would You Laugh At MeRuby Johnson / Come To Me My DarlingBobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces / Searching For My LoveGeorge Jackson / Aretha, Sing One For MeBarbara Mason / Keep HimRuby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)Grady Chapman / Tell Me That You CareJan Bradley / The Brush Off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That Driving Beat this week brings you two similar-sounding midtempo Northern steppers about urban life in the ever-changing, anonymous concrete city. One is a sought-after valuable rarity in the scene, while the other hasn't found much love even with its more uplifting message. We love them both! We also spin some classics that the discerning rare soul scenesters might say they're sick of hearing, at least one big chart hit with a B-side worth attention, 2 favorites from Bobby Bland, a much more in this week's radio dance party! -Originally broadcast June 1, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatAaron Neville / Why WorryGloria Jones / Tainted LoveInez & Charlie Foxx / (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the DaysThe O'Jays / I'll Never Forget YouThe Malibus / Ten Times a DayTony Clarke / Landslide Allison and Calvin Turner / Shake What Your Mamma Gave YouThe Valentines / BreakawayWilmer & The Dukes / Heavy TimeCoasters / Love Potion Number NineBetty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)Bobby Bland / I Pity the FoolShirley Brown / I've Got to Go On Without YouBobby Bland / ShoesTimothy Carr / Love My LoveDean Parrish / Bricks, Broken Bottles and SticksBobby Allen Poe / Concrete JungleBonnie Lou / 24 Hours of LonelinessLarry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado SuziePeggy March / If You Loved Me (Soul Coaxing-Ame Caline)Four Tops / The KeyLaura Greene / Moonlight Music In YouBettye Swann / Lonely LoveSusan Rafey / Hurt So BadThe Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want MeAl Kent / The Way You Been Acting LatelyPic & Bill / It's Not YouLou Johnson / If I Never Get To Love YouLittle Emmett Sutton / Mom, Won't You Teach Me To MonkeyDeon Jackson / Love Makes The World Go RoundThe Intruders / Every Day is a HolidayJohnny Nash / Love Ain't Nothin'Chet "Poison" Ivey And His Fabulous Avengers / In A Little WhileAnna King / Mama's Got a Bag of Her OwnNina Simone / It Be's That Way SometimeBilly Joe Royal / Heart's DesireMaurice & the Radiants / I Gotta Dance To Keep My BabyBob Kayli / Tie Me Tight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.