That Driving Beat

We've got some exciting new finds for our record collections to share on today's radio dance party. There's a version of a Tams classic northern soul song we hadn't heard before, an Ikettes record that had so far escaped us, a nice Tina Britt tune, and a rare one by Kenny Wells that made its way into James's play box. We've got Major Lance, The Sweet Inspirations, Dolly Parton, Mel Torme...

James has captured a long-time record want, and he releases it onto the radio on this episode. We go in a few different directions putting together your radio dance party in this episode, with Northern Soul, R&B, British Mod, Funk, a mid-1950s jumper, very early Mary Wells and Wilson Pickett, two in a row from Cleveland, and a few records with typos on the labels. -Originally broadcast Au...

Uwe has pulled together some of his favorite soul and R&B songs by female artists, and James has a mix of records including a tribute to a Louisville legend and a record with a label so damaged he couldn't tell what it was when he first found it. It's another 2 hour 1960s radio dance party! -Originally broadcast August 11, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Dells / Wear It On O...

James and Uwe bring another action-packed 2 hour radio dance party! We've got a Louisville rock & soul group giving us a garage rock version of Midnight Hour (with a banjo?), a beat-up copy of a beloved tune by Pearlean Gray, a favorite R&B shaker by some guys who were about to be known as The Band, some rare Texas garage, and a whole bunch of great northern soul, R&B, popcorn, ro...

Here's another action-packed 2 hour 1960s mod-soul-R&B radio dance party! James has been hitting up the local estate sales to see what records he can scrounge up, and Uwe has picked up a rare original song on a notorious soundalike copy label. Tune in That Driving Beat! -Originally broadcast July 28, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jackie Wilson / Baby Workout Peggy Gaines...

The guys have some newly acquired classic 1960s dance tunes to spin for you, all on 45 rpm vinyl singles! James went souvenir shopping on a trip to California, and brought back a record by an Ohio funk group before they hit it big, a NYC studio concoction, and a Chicago 1950s R&B jumper. Uwe got lucky and found a couple of big wishlist wants from one of our local record providers, pl...

Northern Soul, rhythm & blues, popcorn, garage rock, pop, and more! This episode has just want you need, if what you need is upbeat 1960s dance music! All vinyl 45s, all the time! -Originally broadcast July 14, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat James Carr / That's What I Want To Know The Whispers / Needle In A Haystack Billy Daniels / Woe, Woe, Woe Boot Hog Pefferly And The L...

It's another 2 hour 1960s dance music party! Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Boogaloo, rock & roll, and more! Uwe digs into his collection of 45 rpm singles on a mission to find "Mod Top 100" tunes, and James brings an assortment of favorites and near-forgotten records from deep in his collection. -Originally broadcast July 7, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Anna King / If You Do...

It's time for another action-packed 1960s radio dance party. We've got stacks of rare soul, R&B, and garage rock records to set the dance floor on fire! James has picked up a few longtime wants from a Canadian record dealer, including a Jackie Shane record, and one by a Montreal garage rock band. Uwe spins a favorite Brazilian-French Mod orchestral shaker, plus a rare cover of a...

Uwe's got some hot new records, including knocking at least one long-time want off his list. James has been too busy to get his new finds lately cleaned up and ready to play, so he's dug through some old favorites from his collection. You'll hear upbeat 1960s soul and R&B dance tunes from Jimmy Cliff, Nina Simone, The Exciters, Jackie Wilson & Count Basie, Ruth Brown, Clyde McPha...

We feature tunes by Ray Pollard, JJ Barnes, Mary Wells, Charlie Rich, Dean Parrish, Mitty Collier, a B-side by Little Milton, a garage and mod rock set with the Seeds, The Hollies, The Easybeats, and a studio group on the Bang label called Bazooka! We also threw a few more artists from our home base city of Louisville than usual in the mix in this episode. Get on your feet and move to That Dr...

Here's two more packed hours of 1960s dance music from Slim Harpo, Chris Clark, Martha & The Vandellas, Barbara Lewis, Big Maybelle, The Dells, Bobby Bland, Timi Yuro and many more! Originally broadcast June 9, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Slim Harpo / Shake Your Hips Billy Watkins / Go Billy Go Chris Clark / Love's Gone Bad The Fantastic Four / Ain't Love Wonderful The Capitols /...

It's time for your weekly vintage soul dance party, with hits and forgotten gems from Willie Hightower, the Platters, Jackie Wilson, Edwin Starr, Gloria Taylor, Ruby & The Romantics, a Four Tops flipside, a Québécois girl group covering a Motown smash hit, two backing groups stepping to the front with the Raeletts and Brownettes, and so much more! All original vinyl 45 rpm singles, all wi...

We've got vintage movers, shakers, and dance floor destroyers from Benny Latimore, Junior Parker, The Untamed, Jimmy Hughes, the Detroit Wheels with and without Mitch Ryder, a great cover of a Roy Orbison hit, and tunes from two different Tom Jones! Originally broadcast May 26, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Wheels / Dancing In The Street The Olympics / Bounce Again Laddins / Dream B...

The guys got lucky at an estate sale loaded with vintage physical media, where they dug through thousands of old records to find some gems! We've got Northern Soul, rare garage, doo wop, girl groups, a Kentucky oddity, a slightly disappointingly mellow Florida garage rocker, and an R&B food nonsense song, all to get you out on the dance floor! Originally broadcast May 19, 2024 Willie Mitc...

It's your weekly 1960s soul dance party! You'll hear obscure tracks and big hits from Memphis, Detroit, Chicago, Shreveport, and more, all on original vinyl 45s! Originally broadcast May 12, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Carla Thomas / Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) Chubby Checker / The Weekend's Here Mable John / If You Give Up What You Got (You'll See What You Lost) I...

James has a bunch of new 1960s 45 rpm vinyl dance tunes to share with you, and Uwe has pulled some favorite Motown and other tunes. We've got rollicking Rhythm & Blues shakers, Northern soul pounders, a couple of jazzy numbers, a boxing heavyweight champion, Willie Nelson's ex-wife, and at least one record we wish we knew more about. Originally broadcast May 5, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That...

Uwe's got a stack of hot newly dug vintage 45 rpm records to spin, and James brought his club night DJ boxes to play some favorites, and a few he forgot what they sound like! We talk about records that got picked up from their local independent releases and got a chance to make it big on a national release, touch on Shel Talmy's legacy of 1960s British and American tunes, and spin one of our...

Uwe wasn't available for this episode, so Adrian Cardwell of Cardwell's Cove strapped into the second seat and took us on a quick flyover of the Cove. This show was part of WXOX's celebration of Vinylthon, where we played 59 hours in a row of all-vinyl tunes. Along with the usual 1960s soul, R&B, garage rock, and Mod dance tunes you expect from That Driving Beat, you'll hear some tik...

Two more hours of 1960s (and 70s) radio dance party! Soul, R&B, funk, pop, and a lot more garage rock than usual! Lace up those dancing shoes and get out on the floor for That Driving Beat! Originally broadcast April 14, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ricky Allen / I Ain't Never Shirley Ellis / The Nitty Gritty Evelyn Legrand / High And Dry J.B. Troy / Ain't It The Truth Da...

On this episode we cast a wide net for songs with That Driving Beat, with classic vinyl singles from 1954 to 1974!. That's early rock & roll, rhythm & blues, soul, popcorn, boogaloo, funky stuff, modern soul, and much more! Originally broadcast April 7, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Dobie Gray / See You At The "Go-Go" Chuck Jackson / Yah J. J. Jackson / But It's Alright Wil...

Here's another action-packed two-hour radio dance party full of 1960s R&B and soul shakers, including plenty of records new to the That Driving Beat historical archives. That's right, we spin only original antique 7-inch vinyl on this episode, from the likes of Baby Washington, Chuck Jackson, Evie Sands, Carl Carlton, Clydie King, Gloria Jones, Tina Turner, and a mystery 33 rpm disc put o...

Uwe scored a few rare records this week, including a big one from Erma Franklin and a real rarity by Lord Jim and the VIPs. James is still working through his record digging score of the decade 2 weeks ago, and has been concentrating on the ones on the Wand label for this episode. We play some few songs that are about other songs and their named dances, a groovy version of the Batman the...

James had some fantastic record digging luck in the past week, and has some treasures to share on Chess and other labels, and Uwe's got some new finds to spin too. Here's another hot 2-hour vintage soul dance party with tunes from Denise LaSalle, The Radiants, Mary Wells, Gene Chandler, Mitty Collier, and more! Originally broadcast March 17, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Lee Webber...

James and Uwe just got back from a day digging in huge dusty stacks of old 45s, and brought back a few nice scores to share with the listeners. it's another 2 hour radio dance party packed with 1960s Northern soul, rhythm & blues, pop, and mod tunes! Originally broadcast March 10, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Johnny Thunder / Send Her To Me Barbara Eden / Bend It Betty Everett...