That Driving Beat

We go heavy on the 1960s rock in this episode. garage, proto-punk, British Beat, rock & roll, and more. The Kingsmen, The Commons LTD, The Liverpool Five, The Kinks, The Chosen Few, The Beckett Quintet, The Chicago Loop, Mouse and the Traps, and lots more "The" groups from the USA and Britain, plus Mexico and New Zealand! Originally broadcast September 10, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That...

James has been digging up vinyl treasure, from 1950s R&B to 1960s soul, and a little bit of late 60s psych rock. Uwe has been digging in his own collection for some old favorites. It's time for your weekly 2-hour Mod vinyl dance party! Originally broadcast September 3, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat J.L. Smith / Did You Do The Mosquito The Drifters / At The Club Sebastian W...

Another 2-hour rare 1960s soul dance party, with new finds and old favorites! Originally broadcast August 27, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Billy Graham & The Escalators / Oop-Poo-Pa-Doo "Singing" Sammy Ward / That Child Is Really Wild Marlena Shaw / Let's Wade in the Water Major Lance / You Don't Want Me No More The Sharpees / I've Got A Secret The Fascinations / Girls Are Out to G...

James once again shares his theory that the best version of every Bob Dylan song is by someone other than Bob Dylan, and plays a pair of covers of a song written by an artist you'll never hear on That Driving Beat: Paul Simon?! We play a version of The Snake that predates the Al Wilson, and it's not Oscar Brown! Two more hours of hard-hitting 1960s dance music, for dancing! Originally br...

We got an extra hour on our FM radio home WXOX before That Driving Beat, so we brought in some other records we like that don't fit in our regular show. We spun The Stranglers and The Damned, Jarvis Cocker solo, Suede, Swamp Dogg, Charlie Rich, Blondie, some German New Wave, and Tina Turner covering Kris Kristofferson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James and Uwe have both been out digging near and far for records to move your feet in this week's Soul, R&B, and garage rock radio dance party. Uwe pulled a super-rare Texas garage rock shaker out of a nearby flea market, and James has a stack of new finds from digging in Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. Originally broadcast August 13, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Toni LaMarr / I...

James ran the show solo this time around, and brought some Louisville groups like the Monarchs, the Carnations, the Tren-Dells, the Mercy Men, and The Mersey Beats USA to the dance floor along with tunes by Slim Harpo, the Shells, Madeline Bell, Nolan Porter, the Crystals, Mable John, and many more. Originally broadcast August 6, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Willie Hightower / Walk A M...

Two more hard-hitting hours of mostly 1960s soul, R&B, and mod dancers, all on original 45 rpm vinyl! We hear from Dobie Gray, Betty Lavette, Bobby Rush, Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers, Barbara Lewis, The Radiants, Trade Martin, Charlie Rich, and two sides from the most famous person to ever come out of Louisville (who wasn't even known as a musician)! Originally broadcast July 30, 2...

We've been out there shaking the trees again, and come up with some new old 45 rpm Soul, R&B, Mod, and garage rock singles from the 1960s to share. The radio dance party includes Luv Bugs, Cupcakes, The Choir, The Monarchs, and even the Serenaders! Plus, you'll hear Shirley Ellis, Bo Diddley, Otis Redding, Kim Weston, Darrell Banks and more. All original vinyl singles, all for d...

We picked up a few new Rhythm & Blues recordings on Cincinnati's King Records label, and we keep the R&B theme going through the entire show, with a few diversions for some Northern Soul and Mod tunes. Two full hours of (mostly) 1960s 45 rpm dance music! Originally broadcast July 16, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ray Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No Doctor Freddy...

We get back to the roots of That Driving Beat in this episode, with 2 full hours of hard-driving 1960s soul, R&B, and Mod dancers all on 45 rpm vinyl singles. Shake your tamborine! Originally broadcast July 9, 2023 Bobby Marchan / Shake Your Tambourine Deon Jackson / That's What You Do To Me Z.Z. Hill / Set Your Sights Higher Bunny Siegler / Will You Love Me Tomorrow Bobby Bland / Getting...

Rhythm & Blues, Northern Soul, rare popcorn, plus Batman songs, a Camel Walk, and us losing track of what we played again. It's another all-vinyl 2 hours of rare vinyl 45s from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, all for dancing. Originally broadcast July 2, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat J. J. Barnes / Chains of Love Three Karats / Yes I Will The Moments / Money, Money Don and Dewey...

The guys almost have this radio broadcasting thing down after over five years, but that charming amateurism is still on display. Here's 2 more hours of your radio dance party. We've got Sonny Fishback under his own name and his Sonny Fisher alias on this episode, plus K.C. Douglas, Johnny Nash, The Toys, The Shirelles, James Carr, Betty Everett & Jerry Butler, Detroit soul from Al Ke...

We stuck to the soul and R&B on this episode, with room for Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Joe Simon, The Casinos, Ronnie Milsap, Erma Franklin, Tina Turner, Chuck Jackson, and more. It's your two-hour radio dance party! Originally broadcast June 18, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Wilbert Harrison / The Horse Sam Cooke / Shake Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A L...

James did the usual thing and carried a box of 1960s 45 rpm singles down to the studio. You'll hear Barbara McNair and Barbara Acklin, Marvin Gaye, some popcorn R&B by Marie Knight, British tunes by The Pretty Things, the Honeycombs, and even Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on the right turntable. Uwe went weird, and brought ONLY LPs! We almost never play LPs! He runs the left turnt...

We say goodbye to Tina Turner in this episode with a few of her 1960s records, and Uwe found where he'd been hiding a lot of his favorite Northern Soul classics. Here's another installment of your 1960s soul, R&B, and mod vinyl dance party. Originally broadcast June 4, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Vibrations / Watusi Time Gloria Jones / Heartbeat Part 1 Eddie Floyd & M...

We forgot how to work the studio for a bit at the beginning of this one. We've only been doing this for over 5 years, after all. In spite of all that, we've got 2 more hot hours of upbeat Soul, R&B, and Mod dancers, all from the 1960s or thereabouts, all on original vinyl 45 rpm singles! Uwe promises a mellow time, but ends up pulling a lot of pounding soul movers out of his box...

James bought some records out of a school bus, and Uwe brings in a few non-English language things. We discuss whether these records are antiques, or just old. James breaks a loved and loathed record live on air! On purpose! (Don't worry, it was worn out and going to the trash anyway). It's another 2 hour radio dance party of 60s soul, R&B, and Mod tunes, all on 45 rpm vinyl! Originally broadc...

James cleaned up up a bunch of Jerry Butler records to play, and Uwe rediscovered some old favorites in his collection. It's 2 more hours of 1960s and 70s soul, R&B, and mod tunes to get your feet moving! Originally Broadcast on May 14, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jerry Butler / What's the Use of Breaking Up Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto / In the Basement, Pt. 1 Etta Jam...

Originally Broadcast on May 7, 2023 Uwe is back in the studio, we've both got some new dusty vinyl finds to share. There are some great tunes we didn't know were hiding on flip sides of hits, a few European releases, some late 70s soul sounds we rarely play on That Driving Beat, plus the kind of Northern Soul, 60s R&B, Popcorn, and other Mod-friendly tunes we love to spin. Willie Mitchell...

Originally Broadcast on April 30, 2023 James runs the show solo again, and gets into some crossover soul sounds, garage rock, and funky things, plus the usual That Driving Beat northern soul and R&B tunes. You'll hear Solomon Burke, Betty Everett, The Dynamic Tints, Nolan Porter, Tina Britt, Clarence Reid, The Metros, The Leaves, The Gentrys, Travis Wammack, and so much more. Willie Mitch...

Originally Broadcast on April 23, 2023 James did a little record shopping on Record Store Day, but only for dusty old 45s. Uwe is off attending Northern Soul nights and riding a Vespa around Vienna, so James gets all 2 hours to spin new finds and old favorites, including Northern Soul, Mod R&B, garage rock, and a few songs that would be too funky for Uwe. Willie Mitchell / That Driving Be...

Originally Broadcast on April 16, 2023 We veered a little outside of our usual lane of Northern Soul and R&B in this episode to include some ska, pop, rock, funk, crossover, psych, jazz, and a weird Kentucky psych/funk/country rarity by "Daniel". Listen to us struggle to not giggle like teenagers playing a song called "Ain't No Big Thing (But It's Growing)" right out there on the FCC-regu...

Originally Broadcast April 9, 2023 James has been checking out the flip sides of a few of his records, and finding great stuff he didn't know was back there! Uwe brings a few great Louisville and Kentucky records. You'll hear tunes from the Flirtations, Freddie Scott, Christine Cooper, The Miracles, Lou Johnson, Billy Stewart, James Carr, Don Bryant, and the Osmonds?! Willie Mitchell / T...

Originally Broadcast April 2, 2023 Uwe brought a big box of Motown singles down to the studio today, and James has some recent finds and old favorites. It's two more hours of fantastic soul, R&B, northern soul, popcorn, and other mod vinyl sounds to get your heart pumping and your feet jumping. Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Bunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long The Monitors / Do...