That Driving Beat

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

Willie Mitchell / Everything Is Gonna Be All Right

Little Milton / Who's Cheating Who?

Bobby Bland / Gotta Get to Know You

Charlie Rich / Nobody's Lonesome For Me

Ruby Winters / Sweetheart Things

Lula Reed / Rock Love

Sammy Turner / Always

The Midnighters / Annie Had A Baby

Andre Williams / The Stroke

Universal Mind / Something Fishy Going On

Loleatta Holloway / H.E.L.P. M.E. M.Y. L.O.R.D.

Dean Parrish / Skate Pt.1

Little Eva Harris / Mr. Everything

The Flirtations / Keep On Searching

Jimmy Castor / Magic Saxophone

David Clayton-Thomas / Done Somebody Wrong

Jimmy Radcliff / Long After Tonight Is All Over

Baby Washington / A Handful of Memories

Love and Brotherhood / Find Another Him

Connie Francis / Fallin'

Boogaloo Joe Jones / I Feel The Earth Move

Ricky Allen / Hurt Look On My Face

Roscoe Robinson / What You're Doin' to Me

The Redwoods / Shake Shake Sherry

The T.S.U. Tornadoes / Getting The Corners

Cookie Jackson / Uptown Jerk

The Cineemas / Never Gonna Cry

Christine Quaite / In The Middle Of The Floor

Ruby & The Romantics / We Can Make It

Nella Dodds / Maybe Baby

The Kingsmen / My Wife Can't Cook

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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 out by the Seeburg jukebox company.

Originally broadcast March 31, 2024

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Gene Chandler / Everybody Let's Dance

The Drifters / At The Club

Baby Washington / I've Got A Feeling

Dean Parrish / Tell Her

Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King / Ready, Willing And Able

Clyde King & Mel Carter / Who Do You Love

Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will Travel

Earl King / Don't You Lose It

Chuck Jackson / Any Other Way

Chris Farlow / Out of Time

Trini Lopez / Ya Ya

Jay & The Americans / Come Dance With Me

Little Anthony & The Imperials / Better Use Your Head

Unknown / High Heel Sneakers

The Golden Toadstools / Silly Savage

The Fleur De Lys / So Come On

The Cinnamon / Oh Elaina (Black Sheep of my Mind)

The Rationals / Feelin' Lost

Evie Sands / Picture Me Gone

The James Gang / For a Little of Her Sunshine

Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden

Stevie Wonder / Ain't That Asking For Trouble

Baby Washington / Hush Heart

The Furys / Never More

Ronnie Mitchell / I'm Having A Party

Gloria Jones / Heartbeat Part 1

Carl Carlton / Hold On A Little Longer

The Miracles / I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying

The Cineemas / A Crush On You

Ike & Tina Turner / Dust My Broom

Barbara Mason / Half A Love

Chuck Jackson / These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)

Little Eva Harris / Get Ready Uptight

Mongo Santamaria / Feeling Alright

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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 theme from the height of the 1966 Batman craze, and a LOT more early 70s funky grooves than you'll be accustomed to hearing on That Driving Beat.

Originally broadcast March 24, 2024

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Chuck Jackson / Hand It Over

Patty & The Emblems / And We Danced

Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown / Can't Let You Out Of My Sight

Wilson Pickett / I'm Gonna Love You

The Temptations / You've Got To Earn It

The Artistics / I’m Gonna Miss You

John Steele and the Del-Mates / You're Gonna Miss Me

Bobby Starrr / Sweet Man

Allison and Calvin Turner / Shake What Your Mamma Gave You

The Independents / I Love You, Yes I Do

The Revengers / The Batman Theme

Sonny Flaharty & The Mark V / Hey Conductor

The McCoys / Like You Do To Me

P.P. Arnold / (If You Think You're) Groovy

Maxine Brown / One Step at a Time

Lord Jim and the V.I.P.'s / You Don't Have To Cry Anymore

Chuck & Rita / Baby We Got It

Gene Chandler / Don't Have to Be Lying Babe (Part 1)

Thelma Jones / Souvenirs Of A Heartbreak

The Platters / Devri

John Steele and the Del-Mates / The Fat Man

Donnie Elbert / Little Piece Of Leather

Marvin Gaye / Pride and Joy

Johnny Nash / Tryin To Find Her

Trini Lopez / What Have I Got Of My Own

Erma Franklin / Whispers (Getting Louder)

George Tindley / Ain't That Peculiar

Sugar / Dynamite

Ultra High Frequency / We're On The Right Track

Freddie Scott / (You) Got What I Need

Brenton Wood / Some Got It, Some Don't

Nolan / I Like What You Give

Earl-Jean / I'm Into Somethin' Good

Jackie Paine / Go Go Train

Chuck Jackson / Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

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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 / Party Time

Buddy Ace / Got To Get Myself Together

Timmy Willis / Gotta Get Back To Georgia

Gene Chandler / Nothing Can Stop Me

Jan Bradley / I'm Over You

Mary Wells / Me Without You

Johnny Holiday / Tormented

Jackie Wilson / Squeeze Her - Tease Her (But Love Her)

Maurice & the Radiants / Baby You've Got It

Dora Hall / Hang On Sloopy

Denise LaSalle / Count Down (And Fly Me To The Moon)

Ray Stanley / Market Place

Vigor Fisher / Padiddle

The Penguins / Hey Seniorita

Mitty Collier / My Babe

Lloyd Price / Bad Conditions

Love and Brotherhood / You're My Man

Howard Tate / That's What Happens

The Rustix / When I Get Home

Syl Johnson / I'll Take Those Skinny Legs

Mitty Collier / Miss Loneliness

Ted Taylor / Home At Last

The Entertainers / Too Much

Scott Engel / Comin' Home

Scott Engel / Anything Will Do

Mac And Katie Kissoon / Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep

The Vontastics / I Will Always Love You

Jefferson / Baby Take Me in Your Arms

The Fabulettes / Mister Policeman

El Vireos / Silly Willy

The Radiants / It Ain't No Big Thing

Mike Leeds / Lover Baby

Steve Alaimo / Every Day I Have To Cry

Scotty Turner / Tell Your Girlfriend

Jackie Ross / Haste Makes Waste

Sue Thompson / Straight To Helen

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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 / I Can't Hear You

Wilbert Harrison / Near To You

Major Lance / Gotta Get Away

Georgie Fame / Get Away

Major Lance / Ain't It A Shame

The Twilighters / I Still Love You

Ruby & The Romantics / Remember Me

Damita Jo / Keep Your Hands Off Of Him

Fred Hughes / Baby Boy

Steve Alaimo / Happy Pappy

Marvin Gaye / One Of These Days

The Hesitations / Love Is Everywhere

Nina Simone / Come On Back, Jack

The Miracles / If Your Mother Only Knew

Austin Taylor / Push Push

Trade Martin / Hula Hula Dancin' Girl

Bowlegs and his Band / One More Time, Part 1

O.V. Wright / I'm In Your Corner

Etta James / Something's Got A Hold On Me

Ben E. King / Not Now (I'll Tell You When)

Wales Wallace / Somebody I Know

Willie Jones / Mary

Herbert Hunter / Hide Nor Hair

Del Shannon / Keep Searchin'

The Fifth Estate / Tomorrow Is My Turn

The Ivy League / Lonely Room

Bill Moss / Number One (Instr.)

Bob Kayli / Tie Me Tight

James Brown and the Famous Flames / Ain't That A Groove (Part 1)

Gigi / Little Bit of Lovin'

Martha & The Vandellas / Never Leave Your Baby's Side

Flaming Ember / Let's Have A Love-In (Cause Everybody Needs Love)

Barbara Lewis / I Say Love

Barbara Mason / Don't Ever Want To Lose Your Love

The Kingsmen / The Cat Walk

Jackie Wilson / Squeeze Her Tease Her (But Love Her)

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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 / Don't Take It Away

Dee Brown / Bad Habit

Pearl Woods / Sippin Sorrow

Freddy King / Monkey Donkey

Theola Kilgore / It's Gonna Be Alright

Irma Thomas / Don't Mess With My Man

Darlettes / Sweet Kind of Loneliness

Bobby Smith & The Spinners / Too Young, Too Much, Too Soon

Timi Yuro / Hurt

The Tams / Hey Girl Don't Bother Me

Chuck Jackson / These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)

Fantastic Four / Win or Lose (I'm Going to Love You)

Micki Lynn / Some Of This And Some Of That

Soul Ambassadors / I've Got the Feeling

The Flirtations / I Wanna Be There

Archie Bell and The Drells / Wrap It Up

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

Johnny Rivers / Roogalator

The Avengers / Crying All Alone

Stuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the Blues

David Hollis / Monkey Man

Bruce Channel / That's What's Happenin'

Kal David & The Exceptions / Searchin'

Raymond and Eddie / Oh, Pretty Woman

Irma Thomas / Break-A-Way

Jerry Williams / Sock It To Yourself

Lou Johnson / Magic Potion

Wally Cox / Some Wonderful Day

Cassietta George / Somebody's Watching

The Supremes / The Happening

Kim Weston / Helpless

Gail Wynters / You've Got The Power

Dean Parrish / Determination

Young Hearts / Get Yourself Together

Mongo Santamaria Orchestra / Yeh-Yeh!

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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 / That Driving Beat

Theresa Lindsey / Gotta Find A Way

Beverly Jones / Hear You Talking

The Apollas / Sorry Mama

The Ideals / Mojo Hanna

The Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall)

Little Eva / Bend It

Dolly Parton / Busy Signal

Jack Scott / Cry, Cry, Cry

Bob and Earl / The Sissy

Billy Butler / Thank You Baby

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

Jean King / The In-Crowd

Mel Brown / Swamp Fever

Ronnie Milsap / Total Disaster

Dusty Springfield / Silly, Silly, Fool

The Ambassadors / I Can't Believe You Love Me

Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra / Black Is Black

Patti Jerome / No More Tears

The Ronettes / Baby, I Love You

Evelyn Legrand / I Got Caught

Ray Pollard / Wanderlust

Jimmy "Soul" Clark / All Your Lovin'

Arthur Alexander / Pretty Girls Everywhere

Hedy Sontag / Bad Girl

The Five Du-Tones / The Chicken Astronaut

Ruby Andrews / Away from the Crowd

Little Willie John / Mister Glenn

Barbara Lewis / Love Makes The World Go Round

Barbara Lynn / Second Fiddle Girl

Barbara Lynn / You're Losing Me

Clara Wilson / Don't Say Nothin' Bad

Betty Everett / Please Love Me

Wade and Jamie / Send For Me

Tommy Yates & The Imperial Showband / Darling. Something's Gotta Give

Vigor Fisher / Think Of Happiness

Gail Noble / Be Good To Your Baby

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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&B, Soul, Popcorn, and Mod dance tunes!

Originally broadcast February 18, 2024

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Vulcanes / Let's Go Baby

The Spellbinders / We're Acting Like Lovers

Dee Dee Sharp / Bye Bye Baby

The Showmen / You're Everything

Jackie Wilson / Am I the Man

Gail Noble / Can You? Yes, I Can!

The Toys / This Night

Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home

Barbara Lewis / Think a Little Sugar

Carla Thomas / The Puppet

The Vogues / Humpty Dumpty

The High Keys / Daddy Ooh, Long Legs

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

Edwin Starr / I Want My Baby Back

Swamp Rats / In The Midnight Hour

Barbara Carr / Don't Knock Love

The Buena Vistas / Hot Shot

Wanda Jackson / Whirlpool

Twistin' Kings / Congo Part 1

Kim Tolliver / I Gotta Find a Way

Clarence Carter / Slip Away

Jimmy Holiday / The New Breed

Billy Joe Royal / Yo-Yo

Carol Montgomery / Wish I Didn't Love Him

Gina Boyer / Say It from Your Heart

The Tabs / Two Stupid Feet

Nathaniel Mayer & the Fabulous Twilights / Leave Me Alone

Eddie Holland / Everybody's Going

Ike Turner and his Orchestra / The Big Question

Bobby Bland / I Pity the Fool

Arthur Alexander / Baby Baby

Hedy Sontag / He Never Came Back

The Steelers / Get It From The Bottom

Maxine Brown / Let Me Give You My Lovin'

Ray Charles / Something Inside Me

Shirley Ellis / Waitin'

Bobby Hebb / Bread

The Du-Ettes / Every Beat of My Heart

Big Dee Irwin / Donkey Walk

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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 Williams Jr., Terry Callier, Dean Parrish, Betty Everett, and more!

Originally broadcast February 11, 2024

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get Out

Shirley Ellis / Soul Time

Maxine Brown / One In A Million

Bobby Hebb / Love Love Love

The Steinways / You've Been Leadin' Me On

Tony Clarke / Landslide

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

The High Keys / Que Sera, Sera

Jimmy Elledge / Your Funny Way Of Loving Me

Dean Barlow / Don't Let Him Take My Baby

The Traits / Too Good To Be True

Pearlean Gray and the Passengers / I Don't Want to Cry

Barbara Acklin / Am I the Same Girl

Ronnie Love and His Orchestra / Chills and Fever

Rosco Gordon / You Got My Bait

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons / The Night

Nina Simone / It Be's That Way Sometime

Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded

Bobby Allen Poe / Concrete Jungle

Dean Parrish / Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks

Anna King / The Big Change

Baby Washington / Leave Me Alone

Lew Courtney / The Man With The Cigar

Tammi Lynn / I'm Gonna Run Away From You

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

The Showmen / Our Love Will Grow

Roddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know)

Major Lance / You Don't Want Me No More

Virgil Murray's Tomorrow's Yesterday / I Still Care

The Bad Seeds / I'm A King Bee

Soul, Inc. / Midnight Hour

Terry Callier / Look At Me Now

Jackie Day / Come On Try Me

Sonny Fishback / Heart Breaking Man

The Sacred Four / Somebody Watching You

Gloria Jones / Tainted Love

Hal Frazier / After Closing Time

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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 February 4, 2024

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Megatons / Detroit Sound

Charles Mann / Hey, Little Girl

The Sensations / Get On Up Mama

The Voyage / Same Old Song

Curtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time

The Kaye Sisters / Keep On Loving Me

The Hesitations / Soul Kind of Love

Little Eva / Just One Word Ain't Enough

The Pirates / Mind Over Matter

Nella Dodds / Maybe Baby

Bonnie Lou / 24 Hours of Loneliness

Tina Marvel / Promises You Made To Me

The Du-Ettes / Move On Down the Line

Jimmy "Soul" Clark / Nothing Like A Mother

Billy Young / The Sloopy

Eddie Holland / Because I Love Her

Gene Chandler / I Fooled You This Time

Sugar & Spice / Ah Ha Yeah

Barbara Mason / Bobby, Is My Baby

Sam and Bill / I'll Try

The Supremes / Ask Any Girl

Patti Jerome / Baby Let Me Be Your Baby

Ronnie Milsap / A Thousand Miles from Nowhere

Ronnie Milsap / Ain't No Soul Left In These Ole Shoes

Charlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight Train

Charlie Rich / Lady Love

Jimmy Radcliffe / (There Goes) The Forgotten Man

Ben E. King / I Cant Break the News to Myself

The Fasinations / You Gonna Be Sorry

Billy Butler / Burning Touch Of Love

Betty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)

Carol Montgomery / Wish I Didn't Love Him

The Willis Sisters / The Pretty One

Fred Parris and the Restless Hearts / Land Of Broken Hearts

Lee Rogers / Boss Love

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