That Driving Beat

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, Jackie Shane, The Artistics, some Hoosier garage rock, and more!

-Originally broadcast August 25, 2024-

Willie Mitchell - That Driving Beat

Willie Parker - I Live the Life I Love

Brothers and Sisters - Shake A Lady

The Ikettes - Sally Go Round the Roses

Major Lance - Little Young Lover

The Sensations - Gotta Find Myself Another Girl

D.J. Groover - Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me

Kenny Wells - Isn't It Just A Shame

Betty Adams - See Me Through

Bobby Freeman - C'mon and Swim

Jackie Lee - The Shotgun and the Duck

Marion Black - Who Knows

The Charts - I Wanna Take You Home

The Sweet Inspirations - I'm Blue

Tina Britt - The Real Thing

Dolly Parton - Control Yourself

Charlie Gracie - Walk With Me Girl

Don Covay & Goodtimers - Seesaw

Bocky and the Visions - Good Good Lovin'

The Surf Suns - Still In Love With You Baby

The Trolls - Every Day and Every Night

Mel Tormé - Comin' Home Baby

Marie Knight - Cry Me A River

Jackie Shane - Any Other Way

Bad & Good Boys - We Got Soul

Homer Banks - 60 Minutes of Your Love

The Imaginations - I Love You, More (Than Anyone)

Otis Leavill - Charlotte (Yes I'm Gonna Miss You}

J.J. Jackson - Here We Go Again

Sister Sledge - Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me

The Artistics - It's Those Little Things That Count

Sherri James - Sweet Talkin' Guy

Al Greene & The Soul Mates - Don't Leave Me

The Chirades - Pacemaker

The Intensions - I Don't Care Anymore

Otis Clay - It's Easier Said, Than Done

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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 August 18, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Emporer's / Karate

Sharon Soul / You Found My Weak Spot

The Sensations / Lonely World

Jimmy Conwell / To Much

Salt and Pepper / Rock Me In The Cradle

Donnie Elbert / Little Piece Of Leather

Dolly Parton / Don't Drop Out

Theola Kilgore / It's Gonna Be Alright

Tony Middleton / My Home Town

Francis Faye / Summertime

Willie Hightower / Nobody But You

Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames / In the Meantime

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Hold Tight!

Long John Baldry / Let Him Go (And Let Me Love You)

The O'Jays / The Choice

The Vala-Quons / Window Shopping On Girl's Avenue

J.J. Barnes / Don't Bring Me Bad News

Dee Dee Sharp / Let's Twine

The Johnny Gibson Trio / Beachcomber

Ian & The Zodiacs / This Empty Place

Jerry Butler / Just For You

Wilson Pickett / Let Me Be Your Boy

Mary Wells / Bye Bye Baby

Barbara & The Browns / I Don’t Want Trouble

Johnny Holiday / Tormented

Clarence Murray / Let's Get On With It

George Torrence & The Naturals / (Mama Come Quick and Bring Your) Lickin' Stick

Chris Farlowe / Out of Time

Marvin Gaye / You

Little Richard / Dance What You Wanna

The Kampells / New Lock on My Door

The Tabs / Two Stupid Feet

The Tams / Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy

El Pauling and Royal Abbit / Here It 'Tis Right Here

Baby Ray / The House On Soul Hill

James Brown & The Famous Flames / Have Mercy Baby

Rodge Martin / Lovin' Machine

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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 Our Face

Shirley Ellis / Soul Time

Laura Lee / To Win Your Heart

Peggy March / If You Loved Me (Soul Coaxing - Ame Caline)

Dusty Springfield / Don't Forget About Me

Baby Washington / A Handful of Memories

Alvin Cash / Doin' the Ali Shuffle

Carolyn Franklin / Reality

Otis Redding / Mr. Pitiful

Kim Weston / Helpless

Paul Anka / Uh Huh

Etta James / Seven Day Fool

Lynn Westbrook / I'm In Love

Henrietta & The Hairdooz / You Got A Lot To Learn

Herbert Hunter / The Right String But The Wrong Yo-Yo

Anna King / Mama's Got a Bag of Her Own

Jimmy Bell / Going Down To The River

Irma Thomas / Break-A-Way

The Fasinations / You Gonna Be Sorry

Tammi Lynn / I'm Gonna Run Away From You

Lois Lane / Turn Me Loose

Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto / In the Basement, Pt. 1

Sebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't Have

Brenda Holloway / When I'm Gone

Barbara Acklin / Love Makes a Woman

Mitty Collier / Don't Let Her Take My Baby

Ecstasy, Passion & Pain / I Wouldn't Give You Up

Big Ella / The Queen

Slim Harpo / Shake Your Hips

Marlena Shaw / Let's Wade in the Water

Mark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right?

Christine Quaite / In The Middle of The Floor

Lew Courtney / The Man With The Cigar

Laura Greene / Moonlight Music In You

Rosco Gordon / You Got My Bait

Big Maybelle / Quittin' Time

Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I Lose

Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded

The Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face It

Gloria Jones / Tainted Love

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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, rock, and other movers and shakers with That Driving Beat!

-Originally broadcast August 4, 2024-

Willie Mitchell - That Driving Beat

Soul, Inc. - Midnight Hour

The Tempos - (Countdown) Here I Come

Mable John - If You Give Up What You Got ( You'll See What You Lost)

Sugar Boy and the Sugar Lumps - Mamma Won't You Turn Me Loose

The Larks - Philly Dog

The Martiniques - Unknown Love

Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)

Gary "U.S." Bonds - I Wanna Holler

Nelson Sanders - This Love is Here to Stay

Richard Berry - In a Real Big Way

The Drifters - Baby What I Mean

Don Gardner - My Baby Likes to Boogaloo

The Vibrations - Love In Them There Hills

Pearlean Gray - I Don't Want to Cry

Al Henderson with Boyd Bennett Orchestra - She Says "Crazy"

Wanda Jackson - Whirlpool

Tommy Raye - You Don't Love Me

Bob Kayli - Tie Me Tight

Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad

Myrna March - I Keep Forgettin'

The Buckinghams - I'll Go Crazy

The Bad Seeds - A Taste Of The Same

The Chicago Loop - Richard Corey

The Sheep - Hide And Seek

The Gamblers - Find Out What's Happening

The Spencer Davis Group - Looking Back

Don & Jerry with The Fugitives - In The Cover of Night

The Last Word - Can't Stop Loving You

Levon & The Hawks - He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)

The Heartbreakers - I've Found a New Lover

Charlie Rich - I Can't Go On

Baby Washington - Leave Me Alone

The Dynamics - The Love That I Need

The Miracles - If Your Mother Only Knew

Ray Pollard - Wanderlust

Bobby Powell - I'm Gonna Leave You

Willie Mitchell - 20-75

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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 / Tell Him

Barbara Mason / You Got What It Takes

Nella Dodds / Finders Keeper's, Losers Weeper's

Sammy Turner / Love Keeps Calling

The Ovations with Belford Hendrick's Orchestra / Loneliness 

Never Entered My Mind

The Malibus / Ten Times a Day

The People's Choice / You're Mine

Brenton Wood / Baby You Got It

Carla Thomas / A Dime a Dozen

The Wanderers / Shadrach Meshack And Abednego

The Five Fabulous Demons / You Better Come Home

Johnny Watson / Johnny Guitar

Connie Dee / Once A Cheater Always A Cheater

Marlena Shaw / Let's Wade in the Water

Major Lance / You Don't Want Me No More

The Marvelettes / I Need Someone

Tony Clarke / Landslide 

Tennessee Ernie Ford / Sixteen Tons

James Brown And The Famous Flames / I'll Never, Never Let You Go

Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Chain Gang

Cliff Nobles / Your Love Is All I Need

The Continental 4 / What You Gave Up

James Duncan / You've Gotta Be Strong

The Kinks / I'm Not Like Everybody Else

Domenique Michel / Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher

Them / Richard Cory

Les Tallmud / J'ai Cru A Mon Reve

Jackie Day / Come On Try Me

Rhonda Silver / Voodoo Doll

Charlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight Train

The Fascinations / Say It Isn't So

William Bell / Eloise (Hang On In There)

Pat Powdrill / Fell By The Wayside

Otis Redding / (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher

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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, plus some worthy finds in well-loved and poorly-cared-for condition from the flea market. Crank up the volume and shake it to That Driving Beat!

-Originally broadcast July 21, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Ohio Players / A Thing Called Love

Joe Tex / Don't Let Your Left Hand Know

The Foxes / The Sassy One

The Ovations / I Don't Wanna Cry

Dee Dee Warwick / Locked In Your Love

The Groove / Love (It's Getting Better)

The Five Du-Tones / Monkey See - Monkey Do

J.J. Jackson and the Jackaels / Let The Show Begin

Walter Jackson / Blowin' In The Wind

Laura Greene / Moonlight Music And You

Mary Wells / Me Without You

Helena Ferguson / My Terms

The Marcels / Find Another Fool

Village Sound / These Windows

Ike & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready (For My Love)

Smiley Lewis / Ain't Goin' There No More

The Tams / What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)

The Whispers / Flying High

Jackie Moore / Both Ends Against the Middle

The Intruders / Do You Remember Yesterday

Tommy T's Federal Reserve / Take The Midnight Train

Trans Atlantic Train / You're Bringing Me Down

The Castaways / Goodbye Baby

Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = (Honkey Blues) / Are Inlaws Really Outlaws

Joe Kennedy / Slick Trick

The Artistics / Hope We Have

Jerry Williams / If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)

Pat Cowdrill / I Only Came To Dance With You

Lillian Offitt / The Man Won't Work

The Cookies / Passing Time

Freddie Scott / Baby - You're A Long Time Dead

Laura Greene / Love Is Strange

Jimmy Radcliffe / Long After Tonight Is All Over

The Fascinations / I'm So Lucky (She Loves Me)

Mary Wells / I'm Learning

Gary "U.S." Bonds / I Wanna Holler

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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 Loafers / I'm Not Going to Work Today

Johnny Jungletree / Old New Orleans

Soul Sisters / Loop De Loop

Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man

Dean Parish / Bricks, Broken Bottles And Sticks

Bobby Darin / We Didn't Ask To Be Brought Here

Bobby Allen Poe / Concrete Jungle

Z.Z. Hill / No More Doggin'

Sonny Fishback / Heart Breaking Man

Earl Gaines / It's Worth Anything

The Avengers / Crying All Alone

Bobby Jenkins and his Quartet / Troubles

Kenny Martin / Fever

Brenton Wood / Sweet Molly Malone

Bobby Harris / Password Is Love

Jackie Beavers / Sling Shot

The Feathers / Tryin' To Get To You

The Us Four / The Alligator

The Lot / Loving You Is All I Do

Jordan Parker Revue / Ginger Bread Man

The Loved Ones / Surprise, Surprise (For You)

The Chosen Few / It Just Don't Rhyme

The Wild Ones / Come On Back

Linda Martell & the Anglos / The Things I Do For You

Billy Stewart / Summertime

Anna King & Bobby Byrd / Baby, Baby, Baby

Lee Rogers / Craked Up Over You

Otis Leavill / Let Me Live

The Valentines / Breakaway

Brooks & Jerry / I Got What It Takes (Part 1)

The Steve Karmen Big Band (Featuring Jimmy Radcliffe) / Breakaway, Pt. 2

Okaysions / Watch Out Girl

The Heartbreakers / I've Found A New Lover

Ronnie Kole Trio / Ode To Billie Joe

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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 Don't Think

The Astors / I Found Out

The Brothers Two / Boogaloo (Soul) Party

Dobie Gray / The "In" Crowd

Bunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long

Little Milton / Who's Cheating Who?

The Creation / Making Time

Fontella Bass / Rescue Me

Richard Brown / Sweet and Kind

Bob Kuban and the In-Men / The Cheater

Dr. Horse / Salt Pork, West Virginia

Sam & Dave / You Don't Know Like I Know

Billy Young / The Sloopy

The Vibrations / My Girl Sloopy

Du-Ettes / Move On Down The Line

Candy and the Kisses / The 81

Shades of Blue / Happiness

Joe Tex / Hold What You've Got

Chuck Edwards / You Got What I Need

The Larks / The Jerk

The Sensations / Too Shy

The Manhattans / I Wanna Be (Your Everything)

Jackie Moore / Here I Am

The Capitols / Cool Jerk

Jr. Walker & The All Stars / How Sweet It Is

Inez & Charlie Foxx / La De Da I Love You

Lou Courtney / Professional Lover

Johnny Nash / Love Ain't Nothin'

J.T. Sears and the Rowbux / Walking On New Grass

Fred Hughes / Oo Wee Baby, I Love You

Shy Guy Douglas / Midnight Soul

Homer Banks / 60 Minutes of Your Love

Jay & The Techniques / Baby How Easy Your Heart Forgets Me

Lee Dorsey / Ride Your Pony

The Sultans / You Got Me Goin'

James Brown & His Orchestra / Out Of Sight

Melodics / Ain't That Sharing My Love

The Packers / Hole In The Wall

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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 an Otis Redding tune, and a not so rare cover of a song first done by Little Stevie Wonder.

-Originally broadcast June 30, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Soul City / Everybody Dance Now

Lee Andrews & The Hearts / Never The Less

Brenda Holloway / When I'm Gone

The Ikettes / Peaches "N" Cream

Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On

The Astors / Candy

Jackie Shane / In My Tenement

The Orlons / Rules of Love

James & Bobby Purify / Do Unto Me

Silvio Silvera and his Brazilian Orchestra / Brigitte Bardot

The King-Pins / A Lucky Guy

The Drifters / Still Burning In My Heart

Phillip Mitchell / Turning Over The Ground

Barbara Lynn / Take Your Love and Run

The Haunted / 1-2-5

The Sheep / Hide & Seek

The Razor's Edge / Gotta Find Her

Les Internes / Oh! Non!

The Original Emotions / You're A Better Man Then I

Debra Swisher / You're So Good To Me

Lula Reed / Puddentane

Jimmy Washington / You Oughta See My Baby

The Radiants / Father Knows Best

The Fabulous Shades / Mr. Pitiful

C.P. Love / Never Been In Love Before

Bobby Fuller Four / The Magic Touch

Laura Lee / To Win Your Heart

Jimmy Conwell / Too Much

Jackie Shane / Comin' Down

Garnett Mimms / Prove It To Me

Verdelle Smith / Walk Tall

The Blendells / La La La La La

Mary Wells / Keep Me In Suspense

Barbara Acklin / A Raggedy Ride

The Isley Brothers / Nobody But Me

Detroit Emeralds / Shades Down

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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 McPhatter, Little Milton, Jimmy Radcliff, Charlie Rich, Etta James, and more!

-Originally broadcast June 23, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get Out (and Let Me Cry)

Nina Simone / Work Song

The Danleers / Baby You've Got It

The Baby Dolls / Now That I've Lost You

Christine Quaite / In The Middle of The Floor

Peggy March / If You Loved Me (Soul Coaxing-Ame Caline)

R. Dean Taylor / Let's Go Somewhere

Billy Butler / Burning Touch Of Love

Jimmy Cliff / Give and Take

The Exciters / You Know It Ain't Right

Johnny Holiday / Tormented

Clarence Murray / Let's Get On With It

Al Henderson with Boyd Bennett Orchestra / She Says "Crazy"

Nicoletta / 32 Septembre

Massachusettes Assembly / Run Like The Devil

Johnny Moore / Walk Like a Man

Curtis King / Bad Habits

Eugene Church / Good News

The Vanguards / I Can't Use You Girl

Johnny Watson / Gangster Of Love

Charlie Rich / I Can't Go On

Jimmy Radcliff / (There Goes) The Forgotten Man

Alice Rozier / George, BB and Roy

Ruth Brown with the Milestone Singers / Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)

Etta James / You Got It

Debbie Devole / Hey Lover

Jane Morgan / Maybe

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

Clyde McPhatter / In My Tenement

Don Covay & Goodtimers / 40 Days - 40 Nights

Curtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time

Anita Humes & The Essex / What Did I Do?

Deon Jackson / You Said You Loved Me

Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Uptight

The Hesitations / Soul Kind of Love

Little Milton / Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World)

Jackie Ross / Dynamite Lovin'

Lee LaMont / I'll Take Love

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