That Driving Beat

A little garage rock, a little funk, plenty of rhythm & blues, and a healthy dose of northern soul in this episode of your radio dance party! James found a stack of records he forgot he bought in Nashville a few months ago, including a few real winners. Meanwhile, Uwe pulled a random cross-section of his collection, and it's all killer! -Originally broadcast December 15, 2024- Willie...

We spin some B-sides to bigger hits, 1960s Mod classics, some mid-1960s West Coast rock, Dolly Parton Northern Soul, Johnny Nash before he went reggae, and that big tune that Irma Thomas got to first, then the Rolling Stones made into a hit. -Originally broadcast December 8, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Candy and the Kisses / Shakin' Time Eddie Holman / A Free Country Teardrops / Tear...

Uwe had a long weekend away and did some record digging in unfamiliar territory while James hit up a couple of the usual fruitful record spots in Louisville. They both added some great 45s to their collections from the likes of The Ikettes, Gino Washington, Percy Sledge, the Soul Brothers Six, OV Wright, Etta James, Marva Whitney, some raw early Motown from Sherri Taylor and "Singin" Sammy Wa...

We've got a small-town Alabama group's rare version of Mr. Pitiful for you today, plus R&B, northern soul, and more from Bobby McClure, Jackie Shane, The Traits, Trini Lopez, a Billy Joe Royal favorite, some British Psych from the Spencer Davis Group, and The Coasters' early 1970s take on Love Potion Number Nine. -Originally broadcast November 24, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Juni...

This week among the vinyl treasures we share, we've got a 1970s crossover soul cover of a Merle Haggard tune, Chuck Berry's ode to the Club Nitty Gritty, a very early R&B non-hit by a legendary Welsh singer, a few Northern Soul classics, and a St Louis gospel shaker warning you you're not living right. -Originally broadcast November 17, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Little Johnny T...

For the first time in many weeks, we each got some time this week to get out and dig for some forgotten vinyl treasures around Louisville. We both had good luck at some of our usual spots, unearthing some 1960s and 70s rhythm & blues, northern soul, garage rock, psych rock, and more! -Originally broadcast November 10, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Troy Keyes / Love Explosion F...

This episode is packed full of Mod dancers, Northern Soul shakers, Motown classics, British Beat movers, a few tunes from the Batman 1966 craze, and a classic hit that means a lot to us hosts of That Driving Beat. It's a two hour radio 1960s dance party, all from original vinyl 45 rpm singles! -Originally broadcast November 3, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ray Charles and His Orch...

We've got a few spooky ones in this episode, including some Hitchcock-inspired bird nonsense, plus soul and R&B movers from Chicago, Detroit, New York, Texas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Louisville, England, Scotland via Germany, and more! -Originally broadcast October 27, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels / Break Out Don Nero and the Full Flavour / Get...

Uwe runs the show solo this week while James was out of the country, spinning 2 hours of soul, R&B, and pop dance music from the 1960s and early 1970s, all on 45 rpm vinyl singles! -Originally broadcast October 20, 2024- Chubby Checker / The Weekend's Here Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Bobby Adeno / The Hands of Time The Exciters / I Want You To Be My Boy The Five Empressions / Hey Lover...

Uwe has a stack of new 45 rpm finds from his recent flea market digging. James hasn't been able to get out and shake the record trees for a few weeks, but he's got some favorites and forgotten tunes from his collection to spin, including a test pressing with no information on the label! Also, Uwe helps James fill out his collection of Dolly Parton's Northern Soul tunes! It's two mor...

Uwe runs the show solo on this episode while James is off doing his own thing. If you didn't already know, Uwe's got the records! Here are some favorites from Susan Barrett, Otis Clay, Bobby Bland, Mable John, Z.Z. Hill, Pearl Woods, Barbara Carr, plus a couple of monkey songs, some 1966 Louisville garage rockers, and a modern tune from Louisville's Butch Williams! -Originally broadcast...

We spin top 1960s and early 1970s dance tunes from Della Reese, The Fabulettes, Ben E. King, Etta James, Baby Washington, Tommy Tucker, Darrow Fletcher, plus some Kentucky tunes, British Mod numbers, and a few Northern Soul favorites. -Originally broadcast September 1, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Fabulettes / Screamin' and Shoutin' Bobby Hebb / Love Love Love Della Reese / If It...

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...