That Driving Beat has two more hours of mostly 1960s dance music on original 45 rpm vinyl. Soul, R&B, garage rock, Beat and more!

-Originally broadcast June 15, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Johnny Jones & The King Casuals / Soul Poppin'

Otis Clay / Show Place

Benny Latimore / Girl I Got News for You

Solomon Burke / Maggie's Farm

Tom Jones / Nothing But Fine

The Spencer Davis Group / Looking Back

The Danleers / Baby You've Got It

The Fantasies / Mickey's Monkey

Brenton Wood / The Oogum Boogum Song

Serenaders / If Your Heart Says Yes

Major Lance / It Ain't No Use

Janet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to Me

Kathy Keegan / Nobody's Gonna Hurt You

The Babies / The Hand Of Fate

Travis Wammack / Scratchy

Mickey Dolenz / Don't Do It

The Rationals / Respect

The Mojo Men / Dance With Me

Mitty Collier / My Babe

James Brown / The Popcorn

Andre Williams & His New Group / Bacon Fat

Johnny Fuller / She's Too Much

The Sensations / Get On Up Mama

Jerry Woodard / Sweet Sweet Woman

Rodge Martin / Lovin' Machine

Dobie Gray / Look At Me

The Castaways / Goodbye Babe

Small Faces / Tin Soldier

The Surprise Package / Out of My Mind

The Velaires / Sticks and Stones

Timothy Carr / A Stop Along The Way

Bobby Brooks / Wise Like Soloman

Timi Yuro / I Ain't Gonna Cry No More

The Spinners / I Cross My Heart

Aretha Franklin / Soulville

The Showmen / Take It Baby

The Casinos / That's The Way

Jackie Wilson / I've Lost You

The Jaynetts / Sally Go 'Round the Roses

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James is running the show solo today, and he's got a box full of mid-tempo steppers, floaters, beat ballads, finger snappers, mellow grooves, and soulful tearjerkers. The Beat may not be as Driving as usual, but you'll still want to get out on the dance floor. You'll hear tunes from Arthur Alexander, Dee Dee Warwick, Jimmy Hughes, Irma Thomas, Chris Clark, James Carr, Jimmy Radcliffe, Barbara Mason, and more!

-Originally broadcast June 8, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Junior Walker & The All Stars / Pucker Up Buttercup

The Dells / There Is

The High Keyes featuring Troy Keyes / One Horse Town

Arthur Alexander / You Better Move On

Marvin Smith / Fading Memories

Dee Dee Warwick / Gotta Get a Hold of Myself

The Extensions / I Want To Know

Carla Thomas / The Masquerade Is Over

The Dialtones / If You Don't Know, You Just Don't Know

Jimmy Hughes / Time Will Bring You Back

Irma Thomas / I Done Got Over It

Bobby Scott / It's Real

Ray Pettis / Joining the Crowd

The Drifters / I've Got Sand in My Shoes

Chris Clark / Do Right Baby Do Right

Mary Wells / Operator

Barbara McNair / Here I Am Baby

Baby Washington / I Know

The Mad Lads / No Strings Attached

Billy Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a Woman

Betty Everett / You're No Good

Jimmy Radcliffe / (There Goes) The Forgotten Man

The Sensations / I Won't Be Hurt

Bobby Jones / You're A Devil

James Carr / Lover's Competition

The Superlatives / Lonely in a Crowd

Jimmy Gilford / Heartbreaker

Ketty Lester / Please Don't Cry Anymore

Bobby Foster / Where Do You Go

Esther Phillips / Don't Feel Rained On

Gary Brown / Would You Laugh At Me

Ruby Johnson / Come To Me My Darling

Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces / Searching For My Love

George Jackson / Aretha, Sing One For Me

Barbara Mason / Keep Him

Ruby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)

Grady Chapman / Tell Me That You Care

Jan Bradley / The Brush Off

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That Driving Beat this week brings you two similar-sounding midtempo Northern steppers about urban life in the ever-changing, anonymous concrete city. One is a sought-after valuable rarity in the scene, while the other hasn't found much love even with its more uplifting message. We love them both! We also spin some classics that the discerning rare soul scenesters might say they're sick of hearing, at least one big chart hit with a B-side worth attention, 2 favorites from Bobby Bland, a much more in this week's radio dance party!

-Originally broadcast June 1, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Aaron Neville / Why Worry

Gloria Jones / Tainted Love

Inez & Charlie Foxx / (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days

The O'Jays / I'll Never Forget You

The Malibus / Ten Times a Day

Tony Clarke / Landslide 

Allison and Calvin Turner / Shake What Your Mamma Gave You

The Valentines / Breakaway

Wilmer & The Dukes / Heavy Time

Coasters / Love Potion Number Nine

Betty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)

Bobby Bland / I Pity the Fool

Shirley Brown / I've Got to Go On Without You

Bobby Bland / Shoes

Timothy Carr / Love My Love

Dean Parrish / Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks

Bobby Allen Poe / Concrete Jungle

Bonnie Lou / 24 Hours of Loneliness

Larry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado Suzie

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

Four Tops / The Key

Laura Greene / Moonlight Music In You

Bettye Swann / Lonely Love

Susan Rafey / Hurt So Bad

The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want Me

Al Kent / The Way You Been Acting Lately

Pic & Bill / It's Not You

Lou Johnson / If I Never Get To Love You

Little Emmett Sutton / Mom, Won't You Teach Me To Monkey

Deon Jackson / Love Makes The World Go Round

The Intruders / Every Day is a Holiday

Johnny Nash / Love Ain't Nothin'

Chet "Poison" Ivey And His Fabulous Avengers / In A Little While

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

Nina Simone / It Be's That Way Sometime

Billy Joe Royal / Heart's Desire

Maurice & the Radiants / I Gotta Dance To Keep My Baby

Bob Kayli / Tie Me Tight

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It's another 2 hour 1960s radio dance party. We've got soul, R&B, psych and garage rock, girl groups, funk, Motown, pop, 1960s covers of 1950s rock and roll classics, a soul murder ballad written by a top country songwriter, a couple of tunes that sat in the vaults for years before they got released, and more! They've all got That Driving Beat!

-Originally broadcast May 25, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will Travel

Jimmy Castor And His Quartet / In A Boogaloo Bag Part 1

The Foxes / The Sassy One

Vito and the Salutations / I Want You To Be My Baby

Derek Martin / Sly Girl

Eddie Holman / Stay Mine for Heaven Sake

The Royalettes / It's A Big Mistake

The Coasters / Bad Blood

The Bo Street Runners / Johnny B. Goode

Symphonic Metamorphosis / Reach Out

Paul Peek / Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu

Hannah Dean / You, You, You

Raelets / It's Almost Here

Randy Diamond / Giving You My Love

The Masqueraders / The Grass Was Green

Cody Black / (Somebody's Gonna) End Up Lovin

The Sylvers / I'm Truly Happy

Jeanette "Baby" Washington / Money's Funny

Evie Sands / Picture Me Gone

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

The Lost Souls / Simple To Say

The Five Americans / Don't Blame Me

Bernie Madness / Bikini Beach

Chuck Jackson / Need You There (To See Me Through)

Dolly Parton / Control Yourself

Melba Moore / The Magic Touch

Tear Drops / Tears Come Tumbling

Maxine Brown / It's Torture

Major Harris / Loving You More

The Soul Brothers Six / I'll Be Loving You

Tension / It's a Fact

The Marvelettes / I'll Keep Holding On

The Bishops / Hollywood Scene

Fred Hughes / You Can't Take It Away

P. J. Proby / You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now)

The Temptations / Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)

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James pulled a lot of 1960s garage rock, beat, and other rockers in recent digging, and Uwe has dug into his collection for some forgotten favorites. You'll hear a one of many great records on a cartoon record label, Jackie Wilson singing about the New Breed, a rarity from Columbus, Ohio's Capsoul label, a Mardi Gras staple, and a record we considered one of our first "rare" soul finds before years of collecting redefined what rare and valuable meant.

-Originally broadcast May 18, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Bobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals Crossed

Albert Washington and the Kings / Rome, GA

The Guilloteens / For My Own

Jackie Wilson / The New Breed

Prentiss McPhail / Moolah Man

Kenni Woods / Back With My Baby

The Young Ideas / Barney Buss

Tawny Von / Last Night (I Found the Boy)

The Clique / Stay By Me

Tommy Duncan / Dance, Dance, Dance

Paul Peek / Pin the Tail On the Donkey

"Doc" & The Interns / Baby I Know

Five by Five / Apple Cider

Tommy James and the Shondells / Run, Run, Baby, Run

The Bo Street Runners / Aladdin

Gene Chandler / Nothing Can Stop Me

Billy Joe & The Checkmates / Forbidden Planet

Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr / Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer

Derek Martin / Soul Power

Johnny Barnes / Real Nice

Choc / I Want You To Be My Girl

The Valentinos / Let's Get Together

The Lost Souls / The Girl I Love

The Catalinas / You Haven't The Right

Book of Matches / Hard to Be Without You

Bobby Bland / Getting Used To The Blues

Al Johnson / Carnival Time

The Blendtones / Come On Home

The Force Five / I Want You Babe

Carter Brothers / (She's So Fine) So Glad She's Mine

Lyn La Salle / Randee Ram-Jet

LaVern Baker / One Monkey (Don't Stop the Show)

Michael & The Messengers / Run & Hide

Alpha Zoe / You Beat Me to the Punch

Marvin Holmes & The Uptights / Ooh Ooh The Dragon - Part I

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James spins a few records he dug on a quick trip to New Orleans this week, and Uwe has dug through his collection for some forgotten treasures. You'll hear Northern Soul, R&B, Louisiana artists, some Latin dancers, garage rockers, and other 1960s movers & shakers!

-Originally broadcast May 11, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Skip Easterling / Keep The Fire Burning

The Adorables / Be

Johnny Adams / Who's Gonna Love You

Veniece Stalks / What More Do you Want From Me

Beau Dollar and the Coins / Any Day Now

The Dantes / Under My Thumb

Marv Johnson / Come On And Stop

Joe Bataan / Too Much Lovin'

Janit and the Jays / Hurting Over You, Boy

Ray Barretto / Soul Drummers

The Pageants / She Is Your Girl

Pearlettes / Everyday

Jill Harris / You Really Didn't Mean It

Sugar Pie DeSanto / Crazy Lovin'

Beau Dollar and the Coins / Soul Serenade

Nina Simone / African Mailman

Etta James and "The Peaches" / The Wallflower

Yvonne Elliman / I Can't Explain

The Pack / Next To Your Fire

Count Five / You Must Believe Me

Tony Mason with the Starfires / Woe Is Me

The Cans with Big Sonny / I Fought The Law

Small Faces / I Can't Dance With You

The Fitz & Startz / I'm Not Running Away

Ruby Winters / Sweetheart Things

George Jackson / So Good To Me

Charles Mann / Hey, Little Girl

Bill Black Combo / Don't Be Cruel

Dora Hall / 1-2-3

Billy Barnes / To Prove My Love

Shirley Ellis / I See It, I Like It, I Want It

Keith Everett / Lookin' So Fine

Barbara Lynn / I'm a Good Woman

Don Bryant / The Glory Of Love

Hank Jacobs / So Far Away

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That Driving Beat is back with an action-packed show full of 1960s dance floor movers. We've got soul, rhythm & blues, pop, rock and more by Donald Height, Carl Carlton, Betty Wright, Gene Chandler, Swamp Dogg, Irma Thomas, and even one of the few tunes by Paul Anka that we've determined meets the requirements of That Driving Beat.

-Originally broadcast May 4, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The O'Jay's / The Choice

Chis Bartley / The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven

The Fasinations / You Gonna Be Sorry

Chubby Checker / You Better Believe It Baby

Donald Height / Talk of the Grapevine

Bill Coday / Get Your Lie Straight

Carl Carlton / Hold on a Little Longer

Baby Washington / Don't Let Me Lose This Dream

Swamp Dogg / These Are Not My People

The Violinaires / I Don't Know

Don Nero and the Full Flavour / Get Up And Dance

Buster Benton / Good to the Last Drop

Otis Clay / It's Easier Said, Then Done

Mamie Ree & Jake Porter / I Wake Up In The Morning

Jerry Lee Lewis / Memphis Beat

The Ideals / I Got Lucky (When I Found You)

Betty Wright / When We Get Together Again

Arthur K. Adams / I'm Lonely For You

Sugar Pie De Santo / I Don't Wanna Fuss

The Ikettes / Not That I Recall

Baby Ray / The House On Soul Hill

The Chicago Loop / (When She Needs Good Lovin') She Comes To Me

Ray Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No Doctor

Andrew Tibbs / I Made A Mistake

Paul Anka / Every Night (Without You)

Gene Chandler / No Peace, No Satisfaction

Kenny & The Accents / Good Soul Lovin'

Guess Who? / Shakin' All Over

The Kitchen Cinq / Still In Love With You Baby

The Sir Douglas Quintet / In Time

Bobby Moore / Chained To Your Heart

Irma Thomas / Cheater Man

Sonny Hines / Nothing Like Your Love

The In Crowd / Questions And Answers

Salt and Pepper / Rock Me In The Cradle

Lee Rogers / You're the Cream of the Crop

Lord Sitar / Black Is Black

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It's another 2 hour 1960s radio dance party, with tunes from Bob & Earl, Chuck Jackson, Betty Everett, Baby Washington, Eddie Holland, a big score from the Valentinos, a funky cover of a Johnny Cash signature tune, and more, all on 45 rpm vinyl!

-Originally broadcast April 27, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Bob & Earl / Dancin' Everywhere

Baby Washington / You Never Could Be Mine

Etta James / Tighten Up Your Own Thing

Eddie Holman / You Know That I Will

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

Jerry Williams / Come And Get It

Freda Payne / (Desafinado) Slightly Out Of Tune

The Capitols / We Got A Thing That's In The Groove

Shorty Long / Night Fo' Last

Betty Everett / I've Got A Claim On You

The Jarmels / A Little Bit of Soap

Pearlettes / Duchess Of Earl

Eddy Giles / Losin' Boy

The Malibus / I Just Can't Stand It

Kelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This Way

The Jades / You're So Right For Me

Hank Jacobs / Monkey Hips and Rice

Tina Britt / I Found A New Love

Dee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On Me

Barbara Mercer / Nobody Loves You Like Me

Freddy-Henchi & the Soulsetters / Folsom Prison

Billy Barnes / Until

Lee Rogers / Love For A Love

Dorothy Prince / I Lost A Love

Junior Parker / Why Do You Make Me Cry

The Valentinos / Sweeter Than The Day Before

The Hesitations / Soul Kind of Love

The Fascinations / I'm In Love

Jerry Butler / Windy City Soul

Eddie Holland / If It's Love (It's Alright)

Melodics / Ain't That Sharing My Love

Gloria Parker / Why Can't We Get Together

Otis & Carla / Knock On Wood

Baby Washington / I'm Good Enough For You

Jackie Paine / No Puppy Love

Boogaloo Joe Jones / Inside Job

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James ran this show solo, and played from the big stack of records he dug up on a 4-state midwestern road trip. We've got tunes from Nancy Wilson, Bobby Rush, Bobby Bland, Barbara Lynn, some mid-1950s King Records R&B, two versions of Turn on Your Love Light that sound nothing alike, and many more vintage soul, R&B, funk, and jazz movers!

-Originally broadcast April 20, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Luther Ingram / You Got to Give Love to Get Love

The Impressions / You've Been Cheatin'

Nancy Wilson / You've Got Your Troubles

Bobby Bland / Wouldn't You Rather Have Me

Nancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Lenny Miles / In Between Tears

Bobby Rush / Gotta Have Money

Jackie Ross / Glory Be

Barbara Lynn / Take Your Love and Run

Herman Grimes / Thought I Had it Made

Bobby Bland / Turn On Your Love Light

Bill Black's Combo / Turn on Your Love Light

Quovans / Boogaloo Part 1

The O'Jays / Whip It On Me Baby

Shack / Too Many Lovers

Little Royal and the Swingmasters / Razor Blade

Simtec & Wylie / Can't Break Away

The Soul Runners / Charley

Eddie Clearwater / True Love

Garnet Mimms / Look Away

The Del-Phis / I'll Let You Know

Nancy Wilson / My Sweet Thing

Darlene Paul / All Cried Out

Ivy Jo / Sorry is a Sorry Word

The Gum Drops / Natural Born Lover

Little Willie John / All Around The World

Archie & Al Perkins / You Can Belong to Someone

Chuck Langley / Tain't Me Baby

Tommy Tucker / Sitting Home Alone

Joyce Kennedy / Misunderstood

Tenison Stephens / Where Would You Be

Al Brown's Tunetoppers / The Madison

Phil Guilbeau and his Creole Stompers / Creole Walk

Bobby Rush / Camel Walk

The Popcorns / Pluto

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It's a crossover episode with another WXOX Art FM Louisville show today: Joey Mudd, the host of The Deep End, is with us to celebrate vinyl records, Vinylthon, and local records with That Driving Beat! You'll hear Louisville area and Kentucky artists doing Northern Soul, R&B, garage rock, a little bit of country go-go, and more! This was our special episode during WXOX's celebration of Vinylthon, an international celebration of vinyl on the airwaves. More info at vinylthon.com.

-Originally broadcast April 13, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Us Four / The Alligator

The Exiles / It's Alligator Time

The Perfections / Come Along

Emotions / Every Man

The Sultans / You Got Me Goin'

The Chateaus / Moanin'

The Tikies / Money

Blues / Rats In My Room

Charlie Ross & The Crossfires / Lord Have Mercy

Jim Boss & The Sundowners / You're Love Is Stronger Than Dirt

The Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face It

Mercy Men / You Made It Thunder

Prince Phillip Mitchell / I'm So Happy

Detroit Sounds Of Friction / I'm Leaving You

Sonny Fishback / Heart Breaking Man

The Presidents / Which Way

Deanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta Know

Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man

Eller Davis with Billy Davis & The Red River Boys / Go Go Girl

Soul, Inc. / 727

The Berkshire Seven / Crazy Kind Of Feeling

Odell Brown & The Organizers / Think About It

Bobby Lanz and the Soul Celtics / Didn't I Blow Your Mind

The Heartbreakers / I've Found a New Lover

The Mersey Beats U.S.A. / 30 Second Lover

The Premiers / Ali Shuffle Pt.1

The Sultans / I Know It's True

The Friendly Room / Follow Me Back to Louisville

The Leaders / Cool Today

Mary Ann Fisher / Forever More

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