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"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 Beat Dian James / Welcome Stranger Billy Lee Riley / Show Me Your Soul Nancy Wilson / The End of Our Love Aretha Franklin / Soulville The Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the Dog Rufus Thomas / Walking the Dog "Blackie" Sorrello and J.D.B. Trio / Rosalie Jim Decker and the Avrons / Choice of a Fool The Raves / Mister Man The Lemonade Charade / The Straight Life Uncredited Artist / Devil With a Blue Dress On The Rave-Ons / The Line The Surf Suns / I Can't Stop it Now The Buffalo Springfield / Mr. Soul Bill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother Charlie Hodges / The Day He Made You 100 Proof (Aged In Soul) / Everything Good Is Bad Earl Foster / Jodine's Walk Jackie Lee / Your P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y Martha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely Room The 4 Seasons / I've Got You Under My Skin Nancy Ryan / The Trouble Ronnie and the Sinsashuns / Laugh It Up Baby Stuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the Blues The Nite Owls / Act Your Age The Alphabetical Order / All Over The World (La La) The Emporers / Karate Eddie Floyd / Knock on Wood Ray Pollard / Wanderlust The Young Rascals / I've Been Lonely Too Long Arthur Alexander / Baby Baby Jimmy Elledge / Your Funny Way Of Loving Me Marion Black / Who Knows Irene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do Jr. 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 Beat Paul Smith / Ain't That Something Deanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta Know The Berkshire Seven / Crazy Kind Of Feeling The Sultans / I Feel Your Love Growing Cold Mary Ann Fisher / Forever More Boot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers / I'm Not Going to Work Today The Rhythmatics / Drag Jimmy Coe / Cold Jam for Breakfast Charlie Ross and The Crossfires / Lord Have Mercy The Henry Watterson Expressway / You Better Take Me Home Carl Carlton / Hold On a Little Longer Salt and Pepper / Rock Me In The Cradle Wilson Pickett / Toe Hold Jamie Lyons / Soul Struttin' Al "TNT" Braggs / You're Something Else Al Henderson and Orchestra / All Star Boy Richard Berry and The Pharaohs / Louie Louie James Davis / I'm Gonna Tell It On You Mercy Men / You Made It Thunder Cosmo and the Counts / You Gotta Dance Kelli & The Kittens / What Mama Don't Know The Magnificent 7 / Never Will I (Make My Baby Cry) The Sultans / I Know It's True The Oxfords / Time And Place The Rugbys / You, I Daniel / Exit Door 1 Bobby Harris / Ain't That Love And The Echoes / Million Dollar Bill Eddie & Ernie / That's The Way It Is Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man Freddie Scott / Run Joe The Right Kind / I've Been Changed Little 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 Beat Ruby Johnson / Keep on Keeping On Four Pennies / Shake A Hand The Knight Bros. / Love (Can't You Hear Me) Ray Charles & The Ray Charles Orchestra / Something Inside Me Bob and Earl / The Sissy The Drifters / We Gotta Sing Johnny Flamingo and the Cleartones / I Got Loaded Johnny (Guitar) Watson / Broke and Lonely Trade Martin / Sixteen Tons Bobby Byrd / I'm Lonely LeRoy Horne / Don't Come Back (Take Me Through the Changes) Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful Dress Big Dee Irwin / Donkey Walk Tony Borders / What Kind Of Spell Alvin Cash / Doin' the Ali Shuffle Roscoe Robinson / What You're Doin' to Me Joe Simon / I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin' The Box Tops / Fields Of Clover Thee Midnighters / I've Come Alive Wilbert Harrison One Man Band / Let's Work Together (Pt. 1) Lena Horne / Love Bug Lucy Campo / Evil Eye The Rays / Mediterranean Moon Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home The Steinways / You've Been Leadin' Me On Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me The Osmonds / Yo-Yo Jay & The Techniques / Help Yourself To All My Lovin' James Duncan & the Duncan Trio / I'll Be Gone George Jackson / So Good To Me Bobby James & Vicki Adams / Love is Such a Sweet Thing Johnny Adams / Life Is Just a Struggle Maxine Brown / One in a Million Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded Tammy Montgomery / If I Would Marry You Brooks & 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 Beat Garnett Mimms / Prove It To Me The Impalas / Whip It On Me Little Jerry Williams / I'm the Lover Man Billy Preston / The Night Maurice & The Radiants / Baby You've Got It Jean Wells / Can't You Feel It The Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin' Clarence Murray / The Book Of Love The Masqueraders / I Got It The Supremes / You And Me B.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give In Sugar Pie DeSanto / Can't Let You Go The Falcons / Swim Fontella Bass / My Good Loving Kim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A Way Jimmy Robins / I Can't Please You Tommy Wills / Night Train The Brothers Cain / Anyway You Like It Carl Henderson / Please Stop Laughing At Me The Rising Sun / Feel It Felix Lark and the Jack Hart Trio / Little Tender Love Little Bob / Nobody But You Damita Jo / I'll Save The Last Dance For You The Valentines / Baby, Lots Of Luck Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden The Parliaments / Don't Be Sore At Me Johnny Nash / (What A) Groovy Feeling Chubby Checker / Karate Monkey Wilson Pickett / Night Owl Ann King / Ooba Dooba Doo Little Anthony and The Imperials / Better Use Your Head Dee Irwin / The Wrong Direction The Marvelettes / Playboy Clarence Carter / Tell Daddy "Little Esther" Phillips & "Big Al" Downing / You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry) Guys & Dolls / Looking For A Lover Little Carl Carlton / Why Don't They Leave Us Alone The 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 Beat Jackie Shane / Comin' Down Curtis Lee & The K C P's / Everybody Is Going Wild The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love The Volcanos / Help Wanted Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Do the Boomerang The Dolls / The Reason Why The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness Anthony Raye / On The Edge Of Something The 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 Baby The Soul Stirrers / Don't You Worry Nancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright) Magnificent 7 / She's Called A Woman Larry Williams / Boss Lovin' Joe Moore / Hang Right In There Jimmy Hughes / Neighbor, Neighbor The Eddy Jacobs Exchange / Black Is Black Stacy Lane / No Brags Just Facts The Jets / I Was Born With It Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will Travel Dee Irwin / I Only Get This Feeling Benny Latimore / Girl I Got News for You Billy Preston / The Girl's Got "It" Ed Bruce / Don't Let It Happen Mary Love / Let Me Know Irene Reid / One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) Veniece Stalks / What More Do You Want From Me Peggy Gaines / Tell Him Pearl Edwards / I'll Never Forget Dean Parrish / Tell Her Bill Horton / I Wanna Know Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man Carroll Lloyd / I Can't Fight It No Longer Percy Mayfield / Walking On a Tightrope Billie 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 Beat The Shirelles / 20th Century Rock 'N' Roll Darlene Love / Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home) The Sweet Delights / Baby Be Mine Virginia Davis / What's The Matter Baby Joanie Summers / Little Girl Bad Benny Spellman / Walk On Don't Cry Freddie Houston / Nothing But Love Barbara Lynn / Money Tammy Montgomery / This Time Tomorrow Lord Jim and the V.I.P.'s / You Don't Have To Cry Any More Buddy Guy / I Dig Your Wig Carlos Guzman y Los Fabulosos Cuatro / 96 Lagrimas Les Bel-Air / Tant De Choses À Dire Sunny & The Sunliners / I'm No Stranger Tom Jones / Sixteen Tons William Bonny / Love, Love, Love Jacki Bond / Reviewing The Situation Melvin Davis with The Nite Sounds / I Won't Be Your Fool Etta James / Don't Pick Me For Your Fool The Off-Beats / Have Love Will Travel The Marshans / Main Man Tommy Neal / Goin' To A Happening Jimmy Castor / Magic Saxophone The Brothers Grimm / Looky Looky The Chiffons / Out Of This World Barbara McNair / You're Gonna' Love My Baby Toni Wine / A Girl is Not a Girl Shirley and the Shirelles / Look What You've Done To Me Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford / Don't You Worry Little Clarence / Since My Baby Buddy Lamp / My Tears Maxine & Stinson / Bye, Bye, Baby Laddins / Dream Baby Little Bob / I Got Loaded The 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 Beat The Shirelles / Too Much of a Good Thing Barbara Mason / You Got What It Takes The Romancers / What About Love Suzy & The Copycats / No Other Love (Like Yours) Bertha Tillman / Lovin' Time The Duvals / What Am I? Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I Lose Dimples Harris / If You'll Be True B.B. King / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Jimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin' (Part 1) The Rustix / When I Get Home Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's Holiday The Casualeers / You Betta Be Sure The Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy Day Jackie Shane / Stand Up Straight and Tall Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love You Verdelle Smith / Walk Tall The Goodees / Condition Red The Temptations / You've Got to Earn It The Platters / Sweet, Sweet Lovin' Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got Me Ralph Lamar / What I Never Had I'll Never Miss The O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl) Bobby Harris / Password Is Love Jackie Wilson / Nothing But Blue Skies Peter Jarett & The Fifth Circle / Run Baby, Baby Run Bobby Bland / A Piece of Gold The Uniques featuring Joe Stampley / Not Too Long Ago Mitch Ryder / Blessing In Disguise Howard Tate / Half a Man Chris Kenner / Come Back and See Andy & The Marglows / Superman Lover Soul Sisters / I Can't Stand It Wade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till Tomorrow Maxine Brown / I Don't Need You No More Lee Dorsey / Do-Re-Mi Ernie K-Doe / Real Man Rufus & Carla Thomas / We're Tight Soul Partners / Lose The One You Love James 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 Beat The Valentines / Breakaway The Apollas / Sorry Mama The Vibrations / Love in Them There Hills Harold Hopkins / Ooh Baby Sam & Dave / You Don't Know Like I Know Bobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals Crossed Mike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me "Bouncing" Cornell Blakely / Tell Me More The Metallics / Itchy Twitchy Too Jo Ann Campbell / Sloppy Joe The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want Me Joe Kennedy / Slick Trick The Dynamics / The Love That I Need Dolly Parton / Busy Signal Jackie Moore / Both Ends Against the Middle Dramatics / Your Love Was Strange Dusty Springfield / Silly, Silly Fool Dee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love) Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A Law Bob Wilson / Suzy's Serenade The Cookies / Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) Ovella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta Do The El Torros / Dance With Me Nancy Adams / Lights Out Billy Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a Woman Jane Morgan / Maybe Jimmy James & The Vagabonds / No Good to Cry Jimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You When Dora Hall / 1-2-3 Jerry Butler / Just For You McKinley Mitchell / Tell It, Like It Is The Five Stairsteps / The Girl I Love The Vontastics / Peace of Mind Jackie Ross / Haste Makes Waste The Orlons / Don't Throw Your Love Away Clyde McPhatter / Deep In The Heart Of Harlem Jimmy Gilford / Heartbreaker Mary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On Fire Betty 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 Beat Booker T. Averhart & The Mustangs / Take Your Shoes Off (Part 1) Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & Rice Larry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado Suzie Jackie Moore / Here I Am Mitty Collier / Git Out Eddie Floyd / On a Saturday Night Bettye Swann / Lonely Love The Upfronts / Do The Beetle Hank Ballard and the Midnighters / The Hoochi Coochi Coo Esquerita / Hittin' On Nothing Dee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On Me Chairmen of the Board / (You've Got Me) Dangling On a String Chambers Brothers / Let's Do It (Do It Together) Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell) Phillip Mitchell / Turning Over The Ground Della Reese / If It Feels Good, Do It The Honey Cone / One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Part 1 Na Allen / Thanks for Nothing The Marvelettes / A Breath Taking Guy Holland-Dozier / Don’t Leave Me The Creations / Plenty of Love The Platters / Fear of Losing You Barbara Lynn / You Left the Water Running Janet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to Me The Casinos / Soul Serenade The Esquires / You Say Danny White / Natural Soul Brother Johnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin' Little Johnny Taylor / What You Need is a Ball Jim and Bob Harrison / Hand Clap Blues Lee Diamond with the Challengers / Nothing But a Playboy Tarheel Slim & Little Ann / Goodnight Irene Du-Ettes / Please Forgive Me The Lollipops / Love Is The Only Answer Timothy Carr / A Stop Along The Way The Fantasies / Mickey's Monkey Lee Rogers / Love For a Love Ike & 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 Beat The Short Kuts Featuring Eddie Harrison / Your Eyes May Shine Cliff Nobles & Co. / Horse Fever The Toys / I Got My Heart Set On You Madeline Bell / Picture Me Gone Erma Franklin / Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day) The Poppies / He's Got Real Love Billy Guy / Whip It On Me Baby Rueben Williams / Piggy Wiggy Ricky Allen & The Allen Dolls / Can I Come Back Home Ricky Lyons / Shim Sham Shuffle Curtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time Dee Clark / Crossfire Time The Marcels / Find Another Fool Henry & His Kasuals / Workout Fred Hughes / Baby Boy Willie Mitchell / Wade In The Water John Roberts / Pledging My Love The Capitols / I Got to Handle It The Tempests / Out Of My Life Ann Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too Long Radiants / Hold On J.B. Troy / Ain't It The Truth P.J. Proby / You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now) Brenda and The Tabulations / Hey Boy Gene Allison / Walkin' In The Park Del Thompson / The Love Waiting For Me Connie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some Time The Executives / Happy Chatter The Gum Drops / Natural Born Lover Johnny Wells / Lonely Moon Vigor Fisher / Think Of Happiness Roosevelt Nettles / Drifting Heart Bunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long Bobby McClure / Peak of Love The Mar-Keys / Philly Dog Lou Courtney / Skate Now McKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My Love Z.Z. Hill / You Were Wrong Ray 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 Beat Steve Alaimo and Betty Wright / I'm Thankful The Ideals / You Lost and I Won Kim Weston / It Should Have Been Me Solomon Burke / Dance, Dance, Dance Jimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now) The Manhattans / I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me) Tony Middleton / Harlem Lady Bobby Foster / Where Do You Go Al Kent / You've Got to Pay the Price Fantastic Four / I Love You Madly Otis Williams and the Charms / Everybody's Got A Song But Me Lee Rogers / Love Can Really Hurt You Deep Don Wyatt / Do I Need You Carla Thomas / The Masquerade Is Over The Ikettes / I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song) Arthur Alexander / Anna (Go to Him) King James & Mel / You Better Move On The Drifters / Please Stay Billy Stewart / Sitting in the Park Billy Butler & The Chanters / I Can't Work No Longer Ruby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) James Carr / I Can't Make It Irma Thomas / Girl Needs Boy Jackie Ross / Selfish One The Miracles / All That's Good Baby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for Me The Hollywood Flames / Drop Me a Line The Exciters / A Little Bit of Soap The Foundations / I Can Take or Leave Your Loving The Shirelles / A Thing of the Past Sharpees / Tired of Being Lonely Bessie Banks / Go Now Ketty Lester / River of Salt Slim Harpo / Mohair Sam Lew Courtney / The Man With The Cigar Patti Drew / Workin' On a Groovy Thing Barbara 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 Beat Earl Grant / Hide Nor Hair Lou Courtney / I've Got Just The Thing Harold Burrage / More Power To You Baby Ray / The House On Soul Hill Moses & Joshua / Get Out Of My Heart Glenn Watts / Money Gives Dignity Jackie Ross / Dynamite Lovin' The Contours / Don't Let Her Be Your Baby Major Lance / Too Hot to Hold Jay & The Techniques / Baby How Easy Your Heart Forgets Me Charlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight Train Freddie North / How to Cry Bonnie Lou / Twenty Four Hours of Loneliness Peewee King / Slow Poke Chuck Jackson / Any Other Way Lynn Westbrook / I'm In Love The Dooley Sisters / Spider in the Web Fay Simmons / Bells Lenny Miles / In Between Tears Tommy Raye / You Don't Love Me Big Maybelle / 96 Tears Jewel Akens / Little Bitty Pretty One Jerry Williams / Sock It To Yourself The Brothers Two / Boogaloo (Soul) Party Melvin Davis / I Won't Come Crawling Back to You Peaches and Herb / I Need Your Love So Desperately J.J. Barnes / Say It J.J. Jackson / Down But Not Out Nina Simone / It Be's That Way Sometime The Linneas / It's A Good Kind Of Hurt Rudy West & The Five Keys / You're The One Little Joe / Ev'ry Now And Then Johnny Preston / All Around The World Wardell & The Sultans / Dance Time Amanda Ambrose / This Door Swings Both Ways J.T. Sears and the Rowbux / Walking On New Grass Bobby Bland / Getting Used To The Blues Dora Hall / Hoochi - Koochi Clarence Murray / Don't Talk Like That Cliff 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 Beat The Dells / There Is Otis Redding / (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher Wilson Pickett / Baby Call on Me Gail Anderson / I Can't Stop It The Diplomats / I Can Give You Love Pearlean Gray with the Passengers / Don't Rush Me Baby Bobby Bland / Call On Me The Wanderers / Run-Run Seniorita Billy Storm / A Million Miles from Nowhere The Climates / Breaking Up Again Obrey Wilson / If You Were There Bobby Hebb / Love, Love, Love Bruce / L'amour, L'amour, L'amour The Precisions / If This is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) Thelma Jones / Souvenirs of a Heartbreak Baja Marimba Band / Along Comes Mary Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Uptight Serenaders / If Your Heart Says Yes The Shangri-Las / Wishing Well Oscar Weathers / The Spoiler The Revels with Sam Eddy / It's Party Time The Trashmen / Keep Your Hands Off My Baby The World Column / Midnight Thoughts The Rationals / Out In The Streets Sir Douglas / Quarter to Three The Swingin' Medallions / Don't Cry No More Fountain of Youth / Livin' Too Fast Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / The Sun Goes Down Everly Brothers / Somebody Help Me Flanagan / Go My Way The Muffets / Lost Shadows of Knight / Light Bulb Blues The Ovations / Qualifications Mary Wells / The Doctor Jan Bradley / I'm Over You Larry Barnes / Rags is Rags Deon Jackson / You Said You Loved Me Willie 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 Beat Shirley Ellis / I See It, I Like It, I Want It Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King / Ready, Willing And Able Willie Hightower / Nobody But You Charles Mann / Hey, Little Girl The Fascinations / I'm So Lucky (He Loves Me) The Toys / May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone Paul Smith / Ain't That Something The Showmen / Take It Baby Barbara Lynn / Take Your Love and Run The Parliaments / Time Edwin Starr / Time Janit and the Jays / Hurting Over You, Boy Mary Wells / Use Your Head And The Echoes / Million Dollar Bill Otis Redding / Mr. Pitiful The Pageants / She Is Your Girl Little Willie John / Doll Face Little Milton / Can't Hold Back The Tears The Five Du-Tones / Shake a Tail Feather Beau Dollar and the Coins / Soul Serenade The Moments / Money, Money The Mark V / Hey Conductor Wild Vybrashons / One Track Mind The Kinks / I'm Not Like Everybody Else The U.S. Male / I Don't Want To Know Lemon Pipers / Quiet Please The Five Americans / Don't Blame Me The Chicago Loop / Richard Corey The Danleers / Baby You've Got It The Jaynetts / Sally, Go 'Round the Roses The O'Jays / Whip It On Me Baby The Broadways / You Just Don't Know Tenison Stephens / Where Would You Be Sebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't Have Little Carl Carlton / Competition Ain't Nothin' Irene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do Detroit 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 Beat Fabulous Counts / Get Down People The South Side Movement / Have a Little Mercy Oscar Toney, Jr. / Person To Person Joe Tex / You Better Believe It Baby Shirley Brown / Yes Sir Brother Bobby Bland / I'm So Tired Johnny Thunder / Power To The People The People's Choice / Cause That's the Way I Know Johnny Griffith, Inc. / Grand Central Shuttle Kris Peterson / Mama's Little Baby Is a Big Girl Now Lily Fields / A Boy In A Man's World Clarence Reid / Fools Are Not Born (They Are Made) Jackie Lee / The Chicken Barbara & The Browns / You Don’t Love Me Chuck Brooks / Baa Baa Black Sheep Sam Hutchins / Dang Me Boogaloo Joe Jones / Inside Job The Winstons / Amen, Brother The Free Movement / I Can't Convince My Heart Lloyd Price / Love Music Loleatta Holloway / H.E.L.P. M.E. M.Y. L.O.R.D. Della Reese / Compared to What Johnnie Taylor / Take Care of Your Homework The Turnarounds / Somewhere In This World (A Telephone Is Ringing) Etta James / Tighten Up Your Own Thing Andre Williams / The Stroke Swamp Dogg / These Are Not My People Vin Cardinal / There'll Be No City on the Hill The Sister and Brothers / Yeah, You Right Ultra High Frequency / We're On the Right Track Spencer Wiggins / Love Machine Candi Staton / Evidence Gladys Knight & the Pips / If You Gonna Leave (Just Leave) Marva Whitney / Things Got to Get Better The South Street Soul Guitars / Poppin' Popcorn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.