That Driving Beat

Uwe and James both spin a whole show of just recent finds on their recent road trip to Nashville. We had some great luck hunting in the record stores, flea markets, antique malls, and anywhere else we thought might be hiding interesting old 45s. It's a random mix of late 1950s through early 1970s rhythm & blues, northern soul, girl groups, jump blues, funk, pop, surf, budget-label so...

James and Uwe just got back to the studio from a Soul Road Trip. This time, they dug records all the way down to Nashville, TN and back, and Uwe brought his fresh finds to the studio to try them out. James will give his a wash, figure out what he's got, and play them at you on the next episode. Strap on your dancing shoes for another 2 packed hours of Soul, R&B, and Mod 1960s vi...

This episode is packed full of 1960s Rhythm & Blues, plus plenty of soul dancers, mod movers, and more! James dug up a test pressing with nothing written on the label, and it turns out it's rare soul from east Texas! Hear that and plenty more on this episode of That Driving Beat! Originally broadcast November 12, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Fontella Bass / I Can't Rest C...

Two more hours of hip-shaking, foot-stomping, floor-filling soul and R&B from the 1960s! We play one genre-bending cover of a tune from a West End musical that barely escaped the vaults, recorded in 1967 and only getting its vinyl release in 2017! Originally broadcast November 5, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Holidays / I Keep Holding On The Hearts / Don't Let Me Down Glori...

Uwe and James bring stacks of Mod and Northern Soul 45 rpm favorites for today's 1960s all-vinyl dance party. Enjoy tunes from Nella Dodds, Little Milton, Darrell Banks, Irma Thomas, Pat Lewis, Chuck Jackson, Etta James, and hear the story of us playing a highly in-demand Northern Soul classic by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes at a soul club night and clearing the dance floor! Originally broadca...

It's two more hours of rare soul and R&B dancers on original vinyl singles from the 1960s! We play (probably) Uwe's favorite version of "Harlem Shuffle", a soul group we know next to nothing about on a small label from Des Moines, Iowa, and a great Mod instrumental shaker record with several lies on the label. We've got a song that will make you hungry, one with some R&B nonsense...

James fills in for one of his favorite WXOX shows: POWER TRASH. Don't worry if that doesn't mean anything to you, this is one tight hour of garage rock, British Beat, 60s pop, etc. Rare local presses, major hit acts, B-sides, and missed opportunities, all on 45 rpm vinyl, of course. Originally broadcast October 18, 2023 The Masque / Black is Black The Last Word / Can't Stop Loving You Th...

James is steering the ship solo today, and he mixes some popcorn and midtempo stuff into the driving beat soul. He also plays a few local tunes, including one by Sonny Fisher (aka Fishback), one produced in Nashville by a renowned country music producer, and one he had to buy a copy from England to bring back home to Louisville. Originally broadcast October 15, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Dri...

James has been out on the high seas and picked up a stack of old soul records in Maine, of all places! He spins them for the first time fresh out of the brown paper bag from the record store. Uwe brought some favorites out of his play box from our Soul Strike dance party nights at Vernon Lanes here in Louisville. It's two more hours of (mostly) 1960s Mod dance party! Originally broa...

Another action-packed two hour rare soul vinyl dance party! Uwe is digging into some 1970s soul sounds he didn't always appreciate. They're not Too Funky anymore! The guys talk about how tastes migrate and evolve over years of record digging. Get your dancing (or record nerding) shoes on! Originally broadcast October 1, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Marvin Gaye / Can I Ge...

James runs the radio dance party solo this week, and plays a hot mix of Northern Soul, R&B, Motown, garage rock, and British Beat tunes, all with That Driving Beat. Originally broadcast September 25, 2023 Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jay & The Techniques / Baby How Easy Your Heart Forgets Me Four Tops / I'll Turn to Stone William Bell / Never Like This Before Bobby McClure / Peak of...

Two more action-packed hours of soul, R&B, and other 1960s dance tunes! You'll hear Gene Chandler, The Velvelettes, Lou Johnson, James Carr, J.J. Barnes, Tina Britt, Billy Stewart, Bobby Hebb, two by Chubby Checker, a silly thing about The Beatles, Northern Soul classics by The Valentines and Tony Clarke, plus one from somebody just called Tim? Originally broadcast September 17, 2023 Will...

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...