That Driving Beat

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 Ward, and more!

-Originally broadcast December 1, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Lloyd Price / Every Night

Frankie Valli / (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself

The Ikettes / Troubles On My Mind

O.V. Wright / What Did you Tell This Girl Of Mine

The Royalettes / It's A Big Mistake

Gino Washington / Come Monkey With Me

Soul, Inc. / Midnight Hour

The Wildweeds / Someday Morning

The Electric Flag / Over-Lovin' You

The Quotations / Imagination

Percy Sledge / Baby, Help Me

Tommy & Cleve / Boo-Ga-Loo Baby

Soul Brothers Six / You Better Check Yourself

Sherri Taylor & "Singin" Sammy Ward / Lover

Otis Redding / Satisfaction

Sandra Lynn / I Can't Escape

Arthur Alexander / Pretty Girls Everywhere

The Five Knights / Times Are Getting Harder

Brian Auger & The Trinity / Bumpin' On Sunset

Stone Foundation / Ordinary Joe

Dee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love)

Etta James / Street Of Tears

Irene Reid / One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

Nella Dodds / Maybe Baby

Ray Pollard / Wanderlust

Sam Baker / I'm Number One

Johnny Preston / All Around The World

Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful Dress

Tommy Tucker / Hi-Heel Sneakers

Marva Whitney / Ball Of Fire

Betty Everett / What Is It?

Emorise Kelley / The Biggest Fool

Dee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do for You

Susan King / You Got Me In A Fix

Little Anthony & The Imperials / Better Use Your Head

Steve Alaimo / I Told You So

Freddy Scott and the Seven Steps / The Thing

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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

Junior Wells / You're Tuff Enough

The Jagged Edge / Baby You Don't Know

Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden

The Goodees / Condition Red

The Seeds / Can't Seem To Make You Mine

The Fabulous Shades / Mr. Pitiful

Pips / Room In Your Heart

The Sharpees / Do the 45"

Big Jay McNeely & Band / ...Back ...Shack ...Track

Benny Spellman / Fortune Teller

Mary Wells / My Guy

Evelyn Legrand / I Got Caught

Trini Lopez / What Have I Got of My Own

Elvis Presley / Rubberneckin'

Tension / It's a Fact

Johnny Jones & The King Casuals / Purple Haze

Copper & Brass / Does Anybody Know What Time It Is

Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home

Dee Clark / Cross Fire Time

Bobby McClure / The Peak Of Love

The Blue Notes / Hot Chills And Cold Thrills

Coasters / Love Potion Number Nine

Roger James Four / Leave Me Alone

The Furys / Never More

Jackie Shane / In My Tenement

Steve Alaimo / Every Day I Have To Cry

Oscar Toney Jr. / You Can Lead Your Woman to the Altar

Billy Joe Royal / Heart's Desire

The Persuaders / You Must Have Put Something In Your Love

Tom Storm and the Peps / That's The Way Love Is

The Pirates / Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)

The Traits / Harlem Shuffle

The Runarounds / You're A Drag

The Avengers / Crying All Alone

The Spencer Davis Group / Time Seller

Human Beinz / This Little Girl of Mine

Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Brain Washer

Bobby Fuller Four / The Magic Touch

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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 Taylor / Looking At The Future

The Matt Sound / Ask Any Girl

Bettye Swann / Today I Started Loving You Again

The O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look At Me Girl)

Joi / Spring Fever, Pt. 1

Carolyn Franklin / Reality

Inez and Charlie Foxx / Don't Do It No More

Johnny Niles / Wig Job

The Jet Stream / Crazy Me

Len Barry / 1-2-3

Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On

Tender Joe Richardson / Hip Huggin Mini

The William Singers / Part Time Love

Chuck Berry / Club Nitty Gritty

Tom Jones / Chills & Fever

Big Maybelle / Yesterday's Kisses

Verdelle Smith / A Piece of the Sky

Sharpees / Tired of Being Lonely

Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs / Old MacDonald Had a Boogaloo Farm

The King Pins / It Won't Be This Way (Always)

Wiley Terry / Follow the Leader (Prt.1)

Little Joe Blue / Me and My Woman

Jerry Woodard / Sweet Sweet Woman

Elton Anderson / Sick And Tired

The K-otics / Charlena

Gates of Eden / Girls, Girls, Girls

The Checkmates / All The Time Now

Amanda Ambrose / This Door Swings Both Ways

Major Lance / Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um

The Poets / A Sure Thing

The Showmen / Take It Baby

Radiants / Hold On

The Drifters / At The Club

The Bouncin' Beats / The Bounce

Albert King / This Morning

Popular Five / I'm A Love Maker

Jimmy Radcliff / Long After Tonight Is Over

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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

Four Tops / Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)

Bobby Harris / Ain't That Love

Joe Tex / Just For You And Me

Danny Overbea / I'm Tired Of Being Tossed Around

Larry Williams / Bad Boy

Triangle / Magic Touch

Sir Douglas / She Digs My Love

This Generation / The Children Have Your Tongue

The Choir / I'm Going Home

Pacific Gas & Electric / Wade In the Water

Al Kooper / The Monkey Time

Elijah & The Ebonites / Pure Soul

The Swinging Blue Jeans / It's So Right

The Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love Tonight

Liverpool Five / New Directions

Unrelated Segments / Story Of My Life

Ray Charles / It Should've Been Me

Long John Baldry / Cuckoo

The Orlons / It's No Big Thing

Patty Labelle & The Bluebells / You Forgot How To Love

Mary Wells / Operator

The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love

The Crystals / Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby

Marva Whitney / Things Got To Get Better (Get Together)

Otis Redding / Let Me Come On Home

The Vibrations / Finding Out The Hard Way

The Impressions / Senorita I Love You

Harry Starr / Another Time, Another Place

Big Maybelle / I Don't Want To Cry

Wade Flemons / Half A Love

Tammi Terrell / Hold Me Oh My Darling

Major Harris / Loving You More

Wanda Jackson / Sympathy

Mike Pedicin Quintet / Shake a Hand

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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 Orchestra / I Don't Need No Doctor

The Show Stoppers / Ain't Nothin' But a House Party

Lee Rogers / You're the Cream of the Crop

The Fiestas / Broken Heart

Gail Wynters / You've Got The Power

Larry J. Greene / The Girl I Love

Chubby Checker / Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo

Ty Hunter / Orphan Boy

The Tabs / Dance Party

Dee Clark / You're Looking Good

The 4 Seasons / Beggin'

Liverpool Five / Everything's Al'Right

The Honeycombs / I Can't Stop

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Save Me

Nolan Porter / If I Could Only Be Sure

Jimmy Reed / I'm The Man Down There

Ronnie Milsap / Ain't No Soul Left in These Old Shoes

The Gallants / The Batman Theme

The Metros / Since I Found My Baby

The Fleur De Lys / Circles

Wilson Pickett / In the Midnight Hour

Martha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely Room

Diana Ross and the Supremes / Some Things You Never Get Used To

Kim Weston / Helpless

Carla Thomas / Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You)

The Outsiders / Respectable

The Executives / Happy Chatter

The Spotlights / Batman And Robin

Mitty Collier / Miss Loneliness

Gems / That's What They Put Erasers On Pencils For

The Ronettes / Born To Be Together

Zoot Money / The Uncle Willie

Jackie Verdell / Hush

The Pacers / Gotham City

The Tams / Too Much Foolin' Around

The Chartbusters / She's The One

Curtis Lee & The K C P's / Everybody Is Going Wild

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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 Up And Dance

The V.I.P.'s / Flashback

Allison Gary and the Burners / Burn

Louis Jones / The Birds Is Coming

Sir Mack Rice / You Can't Lose

Willie Parker / You Got Your Finger In My Eye

The Soul Twins / Just One Look

Ella Washington / The Affair

The Superiors / What Would I Do

The Apollas / Sorry Mama

Lee Andrews / Operator

Maxine Brown / It's Gonna Be Alright

The Tams / Untie Me

The Artistics / I'll Always Love You

Joe Tex / Fresh Out Of Tears

The Babies / The Hand Of Fate

Candy Cole / What's For Dessert?

The Impacs / Shimmy, Shimmy

Joey Dee / Dance, Dance, Dance

The Monarchs / This Old Heart

The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables) / Swim

Betty Lavett / Witch Craft in the Air

Betty Harris / I'm Evil Tonight

Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin / Will I Find Love

Alex Harvey And His Soul Band / New Orleans

Sandy Nelson / Sock It To Em J.B.

The Outer Limits / Just One More Chance

Perpetual Motion / Get Ready

Dr. Feelgood and The Interns / You're So Used To It

Wilmer And The Dukes / Give Me One More Chance

Barrett Strong / You Knows What To Do

Bobby Bland / Call On Me

The Girlfriends / My One And Only, Jimmy Boy

Radiants / I Got A Girl

Reuben and the Chains / Answer the Questions

J.J. Barnes / Chains of Love

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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

The Esquires / Listen to Me

Betty Everett / Bye, Bye Baby

Angelo & The Initials / I Should Have Listened

Suzy Wallis / Little Things Like That

Charles Wright / (I'm Living On) Borrowed Time

Barbara Wells / My Baby's Name

Piper Grant / Crazy Mixed Up Girl

Brenda & The Tabulations / A Love You Can Depend On

Jimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)

Melvin Davis / Love Bug Got A Bear Hug

The Intrigues / In a Moment

The Violetts / I Won't Cry if You Walk Away (It's Easier Said Then Done)

Shane Martin / He Will Break Your Heart

The Valentinos / Tired Of Being Nobody

J.J. Jackson / 'Til Love Goes Out Of Style

Rex Garvin (& The Mighty Cravers) / Sock It To 'em JB (Part 1)

Buddy Lamp / I Wanna Go Home

Mary Ann Lorri / I Wanna Thank You

Ray Agee Zeke Strong Band / I'm Not Looking Back

Claudine Clark / Standing On Tip Toe

Miss LaVell / Tide Of Love

Wade Flamons / Watch Over Her

Lennie Miles / Hercules

Larry Williams / Woman

The Jammers / Where Can She Run To

Jay Lewis / Had It Not Been For Love

The Larks / Philly Dog

Kelly Brothers / Got The Feeling

The Jerms / I'm a Teardrop

Lee Dorsey / Wonder Woman

The Improbables / A Most Unusual Feeling

Frankie Vance / Somewhere In Your Life

Roosevelt Grier / C'mon Cupid

Tina Marvel / Promises You Made To Me

Hoagy Lands / It Ain't As Easy As That

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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 more hours of northern soul, R&B, popcorn, and other 1960s and 70s dance music with That Driving Beat!

-Originally broadcast September 29, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Na Allen / Thanks for Nothing

Shirley & The Shirelles / Never Gonna Give Yo Up (Never Gonna Give You Up)

The Marvelettes / A Breath Taking Guy

Dolly Parton / Old Enough To Know Better

Jane Morgan / Maybe

Becki Holland / I'm Going Away

The Sacred Four / Somebody Watching You

Don Covay / Turn It On

Big Lucky / Stop Arguing Over Me

Joe Moore / I Must Be In Love

Otis Leavill / When The Music Grooves

Chris Clark / From Head to Toe

Erma Franklin / Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)

The Cake / Baby That's Me

Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell)

Dee Brown & Lola Grant / You Need Loving

Barbara Lewis / Think a Little Sugar

Gus Backus / Short On Love

Pearl Woods / Don't Tell It All

Sylvia Robbins / Don't Let Your Eyes Get Bigger Then Your Heart

The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want Me

The Paramonts / Until I Met You

Luther Ingram / I Can't Stop

Kim Tolliver / Get A Little Soul

Anna King / The Big Change

Toni Harper / Heavenly Love

Wally Cox / Some Wonderful Day

Gerald Sims / Mother Nature

The Broadways / You Just Don’t Know

Gloria Gaynor / She'll Be Sorry

Nina Simone / It Be's Like That Way Sometimes

Eloise / You Should'a Treat Me Right

The Isley Brothers / You Better Come Home

Savoy Brown / Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around The World)

Bill Avery / Oe Oe Oewee Baby

Bob Brady & The Con Chords / Illusion

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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 September 8, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Inez & Charlie Foxx / La De Da I Love You

Gladys Knight & The Pips / Just Walk In My Shoes

Susan Barrett / What's It Gonna Be

Sheila Ferguson / How Did That Happen

Otis Clay / She's About a Mover

The Casinos / I Still Love You

Betty Semper & Donnie Elbert Band / A Love I Believe In

Butch Williams / Keep On Loving Me (The Way You Do)

Nolan Porter / Go-Go-Go

Sidney Barnes & Speedometer / If I Could Only Be Sure

Mable John / Able Mable

Vicky Gomez / Boys Are a Dime a Dozen

Baby Washington / You And The Night And The Music

Lesley Gore / Je Ne Sais Plus (You Don't Own Me)

Danny Hutton / Big Bright Eyes

The Mob / I Wish You'd Leave Me Alone

Nancy Wilson / The End Of Our Love

Z.Z. Hill / Oh Darling

Beverly Ann Gibson / Do The Monkey

The King Pins / The Monkey One More Time

Nancy Wilcox / Coming On Strong

Bobby Bland / Shoes

Betty Everett / I'll Be There

Ella Fitzgerald / I'm Falling In Love

Christine Kittrell / Call His Name

The Vallures / Dance Before the Police Come

Big Fred and the Ovations / Bring It On Home To Me

The Scavengers / It's Only So Long

The Oxfords / Time And Place

Soul, Inc. / Who Do You Love

Barbara Carr / Shake Your Head

Pearl Woods / Right Now

Mamie Galore / Special Agent 34-24-38

Ruth Christie / Dancing Feet

Carolyn Crawford / My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down)

Wanda Rouzan / Would You Love Me

Dee Dee Sharp / It's A Funny Situation

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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 Feels Good, Do It

Clyde McPhatter / Why Can't We Get Together

Barbara & The Browns / You Don't Love Me

Lulu with the Dixie Flyers / Hum A Song (From Your Heart)

Soul Partners / Lose The One You Love

Della Reese / I Ain't Ready For That

Wade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till Tomorrow

Ben E. King / The Hermit of Misty Mountain

The Unifics / Which One Should I Choose

Beverly Jones / Heat Wave

Odessa Harris / You're What I Need

Susan Rafey / Hurt So Bad

Evie Sands / Picture Me Gone

The Incredibles / Crying Heart

The Ikettes / (Never More) Lonely for You

Etta James / Two Sides (To Every Story)

The Temptashuns / Sexy Ways

The Lexingtons / I Found My Baby

Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A Law

Kelly Brothers / You're That Great Big Feeling

Del Thompson / The Love Waiting For Me

Tommy Tucker / Long Tall Shorty

James Duncan / Mr. Goodtime

The Pretty Things / Honey, I Need

The Spencer Davis Group / You Put The Hurt On Me

Cream / N.S.U.

Baby Washington / A Handful of Memories

Darrow Fletcher / My Young Misery

Russell Evans & The Nite Hawks / Send Me Some Cornbread

Sandie Shaw / I've Heard About Him

The Tren-Dells / Love

Mouse / Like I Know You Do

The Nocturnals / You Lied

The Roosters / I'm Suspectin'

Larry Williams & Johnny Watson / A Quitter Never Wins

Gems / A Love Of Mine

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