That Driving Beat

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...

Uwe and James play a few old favorites from their early days of DJing, talk about the frustrations of keeping vintage Vespas on the road, and put together another incredible 2 hours 1960s Mod soul Radio dance party! Originally broadcast March 3, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Tommy Tucker / High Heel Sneakers Bobby Williams / Keep On Loving Me Ben E. King / What Can a Man Do Sammy Ward /...

There's another fresh batch of old records at the Midnight Hour Sound System headquarters for another action-packed episode of That Driving Beat! Shake it to rare soul, rhythm & blues, and Mod tunes by The Fabulettes, Ray Pollard, Ruby Andrews, Dusty Springfield, Barbara Lynn, Arthur Alexander, Betty Everett, and even Dolly Parton!? Originally broadcast February 25, 2024 Willie Mitchell /...

The guys have been checking out some B-sides this week, finding a few treasures hidden on the flips of hit records they didn't know (or had forgotten) about. They've both still got some recent finds that hadn't got a spin on the show yet, and some forgotten favorites dug out of the far reaches of their record vaults. It's another 2 action-packed hours of 1960 (and quite a few 1950s) R&am...

We're celebrating 300 episodes over six years of That Driving Beat! We pull out some of our all-time favorites, and stuff we're into right now for this version of the radio dance party. We've got Northern Soul anthems, R&B shakers, popcorn movers, garage rockers, and Mod swingers from Maxine Brown, Shirley Ellis, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Nina Simone, Baby Washington, Jerry...

Here's another 1960s dance party with lots of exciting new finds, old favorites, a few records James is potentially ready to let go, plus a recording secretly by Motown stars, and a set of unexpected R&B from two country music superstars before they went fully country. We're still turning up great 1960s records we've never heard before, and bringing them to you! Originally broadcast Febru...

James has spent another week going through the unsorted boxes of records piling up in his collection and found some great overlooked tunes. Uwe hasn't had a chance to get out and dig for new finds lately, so he's been checking out his collection for forgotten favorites. Here's another two hour dance party of 1960s soul, rhythm & blues, rock & roll, pop, and a few outliers. ** WAR...

We've got new finds and old favorites on today's radio dance party! You'll hear rare upbeat 1960s soul belters, girl group pop, sophisticated big-city arrangements, gritty R&B, British Beat, garage rockers, psychedelic freakouts, and more! Originally broadcast January 21, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Otis Redding / Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Gladys Knight & the Pips / Just...

James and Uwe have been out digging and dealing to find more rare 1960s records for their collections, and they're here to share! Along with the soul and R&B you expect from That Driving Beat, they've turned up some popcorn swingers, British beat, pop tunes, and weird sounds you may dig. Turn it up! Originally broadcast January 14, 2024 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Festiva...

After a hectic Holiday season messing with our schedules, James and Uwe are back together in the studio for the first episode of That Driving Beat in 2024! We've been out digging up new vintage 45 rpm vinyl treasures, and we're ready to play them directly at your faces! Two action-packed hours of upbeat soul, rhythm & blues, funk, popcorn, jazz, and more! Originally broadcast January...

James drags a few boxes of prime 1960s soul, R&B, Mod and garage 45s down to the studio and makes a two-hour radio dance party out of the contents. You'll hear dance floor fillers from Detroit, Memphis, Chicago, Louisville, Nashville, Cincinnati, Canada, Britain, and more! Originally broadcast December 31, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Otis Leavill / Charlotte (Yes I'm Gonna Mi...

This episode fell on Christmas Eve, so it's about 25% holiday songs from the likes of Carla Thomas, Otis Redding, James Brown, The Supremes and more. The rest is your usual favorite That Driving Beat radio dance party, good for all seasons! Originally broadcast December 24, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Carla Thomas / Gee Whiz, It's Christmas Major Lance / Rhythm Bobby McClure / Pe...

The guys had a busy weekend, so they both just brought their boxes they had together for their last DJ night out in the real world. There are some really top-notch 1960s party music records in those boxes! Two more hours of top soul, R&B, British beat, and more classic dance tunes with That Driving Beat! Originally broadcast December 10, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jacki...

We spin some 60s psychedelic rock on the show today along with Northern Soul, R&B, Motown, Mod and other tunes for your 1960s radio vinyl dance party. James shares a recent estate sale score than knocked a big record off his want list, and Uwe plays some new finds and favorites, including a favorite cover of a hit Rolling Stones song and a treasured Major Lance disc. Originally broadcast...