That Driving Beat

Originally Broadcast March 26, 2023 Another two-hour radio (or podcast) vinyl dance party, with The Younghearts, Bobby McClure, Irma Thomas, Ted Taylor, Steve Mancha, Nella Dodds, The Jagged Edge, The Razor's Edge, a snake song, a gorilla song, and more! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness The Yellow Payges / Finger Poppin' Party The Creations / Plenty Of Lo...

Originally Broadcast March 19, 2023 We spin 2 more hours of great northern soul, rhythm & blues, girl groups, and other classic dancers from the likes of The Continental 4, Big Maybelle, The Tams, The Marvelettes, Ronnie Milsap, Benny Spellman, The Showmen, Edwin Starr, Gerri Diamond, and more. Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Patti Austin / Got To Check You Out Thelma Jones / The House Tha...

Originally Broadcast March 12, 2023 James dug up a lot of new British Beat, Garage rock, and other Mod-friendly rockers lately he wanted to feature, so Uwe dug some of that kind of stuff out of his record vault and we did a whole show of it. We usually scatter a little of that kind of thing throughout the Northern Soul, 1960s R&B, and similar stuff we concentrate on in most episodes, but...

Originally Broadcast March 5, 2023 James runs the show solo today, spinning some new finds and old favorites by Singin' Sammy Ward, Brenton Wood, The Tempests, Darrell Banks, Johnny Jungletree, Baby Washington, and a funky thing from a Blob movie soundtrack! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Singin' Sammy Ward / Big Joe Moe Ike & Tina Turner / Worried and Hurtin' Inside The Midnighters / Tor...

Originally Broadcast February 27, 2023 James and Uwe have been wandering the countryside looking for records, and found some real treasures by The Halos, Buddy Lamp, the Precisions, Arthur Conley, The Metros, Hal Blaine, Kim Weston, The Hesitations, The Superiors, an unearthed Aretha Franklin tune, some popcorn gold, plus a few real obscurities. It's a real unplanned mess of new stuff we've f...

Originally broadcast February 19, 2023 It's the 250th episode of That Driving Beat! We gathered some of our absolute favorite soul and R&B records from our collections to celebrate 250 episodes over the last 5 years! These are some of the records that bring us the most joy as we browse our record vaults, the ones we're thrilled to have and to be able to share. We're talking gems...

Originally broadcast February 12, 2023 It's another 2 hours packed full of 1960s soul, R&B, Mod, and other dancers, movers, and shakers. We feature some Burt Bacharach songs today, including some of his Northern Soul tunes, big pop ballads, and even a garage rock Bacharach cover. We also tell a couple of stores of finding records from your want list in places like Toledo, Ohio, or ev...

Originally broadcast February 5, 2023 James and Uwe dig into some new record acquisitions, old favorites, and a few forgotten gems. Two packed hours of 1960s soul, R&B, Mod, and other dance tunes with That Driving Beat! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis / Come On In The House The Adventurers / It's Alright The Toys / I Got My Heart Set On You Timmy Shaw / Gonna Se...

Originally broadcast January 29, 2023 Two more hours of Soul, R&B, and garage rock with That Driving Beat. We play a few tunes by artists getting outside of the sounds they're most known for, like Nina Simone, Fats Domino, and Ronnie Milsap, plus some Louisville 1960s garage rock from the vaults that never got released until the 2010s. We also have a conversation prompted by a recent...

Originally broadcast January 22, 2023 We spin tunes by Big Ella, Little Willie John, Ben E. King, Barbara Lynn, Edwin Starr, The Coasters, and more! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jackie Wilson / You Brought About a Change In Me Edwin Starr / My Weakness Is You Solomon Burke / (No, No, No) Can't Stop Lovin' You Now The Manhattans / Teach Me (The "Philly" Dog) Little Willie John / Doll Face Th...

Originally broadcast January 15, 2023 Two packed hours of Motown, Northern Soul, R&B, and other Mod movers and shakers on original 1960s vinyl 45s! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Chuck Jackson / You've Got To Be Strong Ray Barretto / Soul Drummers Four Tops / I'll Turn to Stone Cookie Jackson / Uptown Jerk Inez Foxx / Hi Diddle Diddle Sharon Soul / You Found My Weak Spot Jean DuShon / Fee...

Originally broadcast January 8, 2023 Uwe went digging and found a record by one of James's favorite performers! Here's 2 more hours of our Mod and Soul dance party radio! Sugar Pie Desanto, Bobby Freeman, Jackie Lee, Fontella Bass, Billy Joe Royal, Chuck Jackson, some Louisville groups, and a whole lot more! Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Platters / Fear of Losing You Ted Taylor...

Originally Broadcast January 1, 2023 Uwe runs this show solo as James is traveling. He makes time for some 60s British Mod like Chris Farlowe and The Fleur De Lys, plus plenty of amazing soul and R&B from the Traits, Sheila Ferguson, Don Covay, Mitty Collier, Pearl Woods, Joe Bataan, and more. Willie Mitchell-That Driving Beat Little Charles and the Sidewinders-It's A Heartache The Dalton...

Originally Broadcast December 25, 2022 It's a Christmas Day soul radio dance party! We kept the holiday content to a minimum, and played some all-year-round bangers by Terry Callier, Syl Johnson, the Marvellos, Bobby Bland, Homer Banks, the Walker Brothers, James Brown, and more! So, this is good listening, whatever day you play it. Willie Mitchell-That Driving Beat Ovella and the Overtu...

Originally Broadcast December 18, 2022 James is solo for this episode while Uwe is off doing his real job. When Uwe is away, James likes to spin the early 70s crossover funky stuff. Check out the wild greasy Johnny Cash cover with a little Beatles thrown in, Brother to Brother covering Gil Scott-Heron, some Dayton, Ohio instrumental funk, and Clarence Reid getting his share. Willie Mitch...

Originally Broadcast December 11, 2022 It's a swinging mod dance party tonight, with classics by Googie Rene Combo, Etta James, Mable John, The Tempests, Mary Wells, Chuck Jackson Darrell Banks, plus a super-rare primitive garage rocker by the Customs Five that James never dreamed he'd find in a box of junk in an Indiana flea market (thanks to the In The Past Garage Rock Podcast for introducing me...

Originally Broadcast December 4, 2022 James and Uwe are back with another radio soul dance party! Uwe sneaks some 70s tunes into the studio, there are more of those French-Canadian Mod gems we started playing last week, and James finally picks up a copy of a Barbara Acklin classic that should have been in his box years ago from an Indiana antique store! Willie Mitchell-That Driving Beat Babar...

Originally broadcast November 27, 2022 James and Uwe are back from the Keystone Soul Weekender in Pennsylvania with a pile of new old records to spin, including some 1960s French-Canadian Mod tunes from Montreal's Parka Pat! That's right, you get to hear an Austrian and a Kentuckian raised in England try to pronounce French things! Willie Mitchell-That Driving Beat Jackie Verdell-Hush The Hum...

Originally broadcast November 13, 2022 We just moved our upload of our weekly soul radio show over from Mixcloud to this podcast! This is episode 237 of the radio show, episode 1 as a podcast. It's another Sunday night dance party, with 2 packed hours of soul and R&B. There's a few British tunes in the mix tonight, along with Garnet Mimms, Tony Clarke, Anna King, Otis Redding, Brice Coefi...