That Driving Beat

DJ Lee Ochoa from San Antonio, Texas (@djthegeneralsa) made a quick trip to Louisville, and he brought some of his favorite records to spin on That Driving Beat. You'll hear rare, in-demand Chicano soul from the Royal Jesters, Sunny & The Sunliners, Dimas Garza, the Commands, and more, plus some Northern Soul, funk, Latin, and R&B favorites from the likes of the Festivals, Joe Bataan, Frank Beverly, Gil Scott-Heron, Ruby Andrews, and more!

-Originally broadcast February 22, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Dimas III / So Funny

Rocky Gil and the Bishops / Soul Party

The Royal Jesters / Use Your Head

The Royal Jesters / Take Me for a Little While

The Intruders / (Love Is Like a) Baseball Game

The Delfonics / La La Means I Love You

The Festivals / You've Got the Makings of a Lover

The Commands / Hey It's Love

The Commands / Don't Be Afraid to Love Me

Dimas III / You’ve Succeeded

T.S.U. Toronadoes / The Goose

Wilbur Bascom and The Zodiact / Just a Groove in "G"

The Topics / She's So Fine

Community Effort / "Shake" Your Funky Butt

The Ghetto Brothers / The Ghetto Brothers Power

Joe Bataan / Young Gifted and Brown

The Majestics / (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me

The Specials / Everybody Say Yea

Choice of Colour / Your Love

Little Carl Carlton / Competition Ain't Nothin'

Gil Scott-Heron / The Bottle

Dolly Parton / Control Yourself

The Supremes / Stoned Love

Bob Kuban & The In-Men / The Cheater

Jay and The Techniques / Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie

The Epitome Of Sound / You Don't Love Me

Ruby Andrews / Just Loving You

Creations / A Dream

Frank Beverly & The Butlers / If That's What You Wanted

Sunny & The Sunliners / If I Could See You Now

The Constellations / I Didn't Know How To

The Gospel Artistics / Time Shall Be No More

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get Out

The Turnpikes / Cast A Spell

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This episode has Ohio funky soul, a St. Louis sweaty gospel shaker, pounding Motown Northern Soul, a Nashville A-Team session guy getting Fidgety, some Mod R&B, some James Bond nonsense, an all-girl rock band from Nashville, West Virginia college rockers, British Beat from London, West Texas jet-setter garage rock, and more! Also, your host admits to knowing absolutely nothing about music!

-Originally broadcast February 15, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Lloyd Price / Every Night

Jackie Verdell / Hush

Otis Redding / I'm Sick Y'all

The William Singers / Part Time Love

Kelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This Way

The Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy Day

Soul Partners / Lose the One You Love

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's Holiday

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

Edwin Starr / Time

The Esquires / You Say

Otis Leavill / When the Music Grooves

The Intruders / A Love That's Real

Ronnie Milsap / Total Disaster

Mel "Pig" Robbins / Fidgety

Just Brothers / Sliced Tomatoes

Jimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin (Part 1)

James Duncan / Mr. Goodtime

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

Harry Deal and The Galaxies / Don't You Just Know It

Jimmy McCracklin / Beulah

Barrett Strong / You Knows What To Do

Rex Garvin (and The Mighty Cravers) / Sock It To 'Em J.B. - Part I

Goldie & the Gingerbreads / Song of the Moon

The Feminine Complex / Run That Thru Your Mind

Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On Fire

The Spencer Davis Group / Keep On Running

The Honeycombs / I Can't Stop

The Choir / I'm Going Home

The Collegiates / High Blood Pressure

The Teddy Neely Four / Jet Set

The Laughing Wind / Don't Take Very Much to See Tomorrow

Ronnie and the Sinsashuns / Sonya

The Moody Blues / And My Baby's Gone

Gentleman June Gardner / It's Gonna Rain

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

Bill Avery / Oe Oe Oewee Baby

Jerry Butler / What's the Use of Breaking Up

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Art FM, the home of That Driving Beat, went from online-only to broadcasting as WXOX on the FM dial in Louisville on February 14th, 2016, so we're celebrating 10 years on the FM dial and 8 years of That Driving Beat! James put together a That Driving Beat Instant Record Collection for entry into the silent auction at WXOX's Decade On The Dial variety show extravaganza! In this episode, you'll hear a selection from this collection of some of the foundational sounds of the show.

-Originally broadcast February 8, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Dells / There Is

Major Lance / Rhythm

The Platters / Don’t Hear, Speak, See No Evil

Detroit Emeralds / Show Time

The 4 Seasons / Beggin'

Robert Parker / Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)

Slim Harpo / Baby Scratch My Back

Charlie Rich / Mohair Sam

Lee Dorsey / Working in the Coal Mine

Edwin Starr / Twenty-Five Miles

Four Tops / Bernadette

The Supremes / The Happening

The Contours / Do You Love Me

Z. Z. Hill / Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep)

Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Uptight (Everything's Alright)

The Ikettes / Peaches "N" Cream

Billy Stewart / Summertime

Timi Yuro / What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)

Madeline Bell / Picture Me Gone

Christine Quaite / In The Middle of The Floor

Mel Tormé / Comin' Home Baby

? And The Mysterians / 96 Tears

Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels / Sock It To Me - Baby!

Bob Seger System / Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

Sir Douglas Quintet / She's About a Mover

The O'Jays / Deeper (In Love With You)

The Tams / Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy

Bettye Swann / Make Me Yours

James & Bobby Purify / I'm Your Puppet

J.J. Jackson / But It's Alright

Arthur Alexander / A Shot of Rhythm & Blues

Etta James / Miss Pitiful

Elvis Presley / Rubberneckin'

Archie Bell & The Drells / I Can't Stop Dancing

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"Invite me to DJ at your Mod or soul night, and I'll play you my favorite Neil Young record." -James, in this episode. James has a few new finds and old favorites to share, including some rare 1960s small-town Kentucky rockers, northern soul and rhythm & blues classics, garage rock and psych shakers, funky interludes, and a few oddball spins, all on original vinyl 45s.

-Originally broadcast February 1, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Dian James / Welcome Stranger

Billy Lee Riley / Show Me Your Soul

Nancy Wilson / The End of Our Love

Aretha Franklin / Soulville

The Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the Dog

Rufus Thomas / Walking the Dog

"Blackie" Sorrello and J.D.B. Trio / Rosalie

Jim Decker and the Avrons / Choice of a Fool

The Raves / Mister Man

The Lemonade Charade / The Straight Life

Uncredited Artist / Devil With a Blue Dress On

The Rave-Ons / The Line

The Surf Suns / I Can't Stop it Now

The Buffalo Springfield / Mr. Soul

Bill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother

Charlie Hodges / The Day He Made You

100 Proof (Aged In Soul) / Everything Good Is Bad

Earl Foster / Jodine's Walk

Jackie Lee / Your P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y

Martha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely Room

The 4 Seasons / I've Got You Under My Skin

Nancy Ryan / The Trouble

Ronnie and the Sinsashuns / Laugh It Up Baby

Stuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the Blues

The Nite Owls / Act Your Age

The Alphabetical Order / All Over The World (La La)

The Emporers / Karate

Eddie Floyd / Knock on Wood

Ray Pollard / Wanderlust

The Young Rascals / I've Been Lonely Too Long

Arthur Alexander / Baby Baby

Jimmy Elledge / Your Funny Way Of Loving Me

Marion Black / Who Knows

Irene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do

Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Ain't That The Truth

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It's an episode heavy on Louisville & Lexington, Kentucky records today, because James just found the box he keeps a lot of that stuff in. We've got soul, R&B, and rockers from the likes of The Berkshire Seven, Mary Ann Fisher, Boot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers, The Mercy Men, Cosmo and the Counts, The Magnificent 7, and The Oxfords, plus tunes from farther afield by Carl Carlton, Richard Berry & The Pharaohs, Little Milton, and more!

-Originally broadcast January 25, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Paul Smith / Ain't That Something

Deanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta Know

The Berkshire Seven / Crazy Kind Of Feeling

The Sultans / I Feel Your Love Growing Cold

Mary Ann Fisher / Forever More

Boot Hog Pefferly and the Loafers / I'm Not Going to Work Today

The Rhythmatics / Drag

Jimmy Coe / Cold Jam for Breakfast

Charlie Ross and The Crossfires / Lord Have Mercy

The Henry Watterson Expressway / You Better Take Me Home

Carl Carlton / Hold On a Little Longer

Salt and Pepper / Rock Me In The Cradle

Wilson Pickett / Toe Hold

Jamie Lyons / Soul Struttin'

Al "TNT" Braggs / You're Something Else

Al Henderson and Orchestra / All Star Boy

Richard Berry and The Pharaohs / Louie Louie

James Davis / I'm Gonna Tell It On You

Mercy Men / You Made It Thunder

Cosmo and the Counts / You Gotta Dance

Kelli & The Kittens / What Mama Don't Know

The Magnificent 7 / Never Will I (Make My Baby Cry)

The Sultans / I Know It's True

The Oxfords / Time And Place

The Rugbys / You, I

Daniel / Exit Door 1

Bobby Harris / Ain't That Love

And The Echoes / Million Dollar Bill

Eddie & Ernie / That's The Way It Is

Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man

Freddie Scott / Run Joe

The Right Kind / I've Been Changed

Little Milton / Just A Little Bit

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James has another action-packed radio dance party full of 1960s tunes by Ray Charles, Bob and Earl, Johnny Guitar Watson, Bobby Byrd, Alvin Cash, The Steinways, Maxine Brown, Betty Everett, and more! We'll get Loaded, Broke and Lonely, Work Together, Donkey Walk, and Do the Ali Shuffle. Today's unexpected artist with That Driving Beat: The Osmonds?!

-Originally broadcast January 18, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Ruby Johnson / Keep on Keeping On

Four Pennies / Shake A Hand

The Knight Bros. / Love (Can't You Hear Me)

Ray Charles & The Ray Charles Orchestra / Something Inside Me

Bob and Earl / The Sissy

The Drifters / We Gotta Sing

Johnny Flamingo and the Cleartones / I Got Loaded

Johnny (Guitar) Watson / Broke and Lonely

Trade Martin / Sixteen Tons

Bobby Byrd / I'm Lonely

LeRoy Horne / Don't Come Back (Take Me Through the Changes)

Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful Dress

Big Dee Irwin / Donkey Walk

Tony Borders / What Kind Of Spell

Alvin Cash / Doin' the Ali Shuffle

Roscoe Robinson / What You're Doin' to Me

Joe Simon / I Got A Whole Lot Of Lovin'

The Box Tops / Fields Of Clover

Thee Midnighters / I've Come Alive

Wilbert Harrison One Man Band / Let's Work Together (Pt. 1)

Lena Horne / Love Bug

Lucy Campo / Evil Eye

The Rays / Mediterranean Moon

Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home

The Steinways / You've Been Leadin' Me On

Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me

The Osmonds / Yo-Yo

Jay & The Techniques / Help Yourself To All My Lovin'

James Duncan & the Duncan Trio / I'll Be Gone

George Jackson / So Good To Me

Bobby James & Vicki Adams / Love is Such a Sweet Thing

Johnny Adams / Life Is Just a Struggle

Maxine Brown / One in a Million

Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded

Tammy Montgomery / If I Would Marry You

Brooks & Jerry / I Got What It Takes Part 1

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Uwe is in the studio for one last show before leaving town again, and he's got one more show worth of classic and rare soul and R&B records new to his collection to share with us on today's radio dance party. We analyze the ownership history left behind on a record, look at a group called the Supremes that wasn't THAT Supremes but used the name first, and listen to a song that really wants you to FEEL IT!

-Originally broadcast January 11, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Garnett Mimms / Prove It To Me

The Impalas / Whip It On Me

Little Jerry Williams / I'm the Lover Man

Billy Preston / The Night

Maurice & The Radiants / Baby You've Got It

Jean Wells / Can't You Feel It

The Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin'

Clarence Murray / The Book Of Love

The Masqueraders / I Got It

The Supremes / You And Me

B.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give In

Sugar Pie DeSanto / Can't Let You Go

The Falcons / Swim

Fontella Bass / My Good Loving

Kim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A Way

Jimmy Robins / I Can't Please You

Tommy Wills / Night Train

The Brothers Cain / Anyway You Like It

Carl Henderson / Please Stop Laughing At Me

The Rising Sun / Feel It

Felix Lark and the Jack Hart Trio / Little Tender Love

Little Bob / Nobody But You

Damita Jo / I'll Save The Last Dance For You

The Valentines / Baby, Lots Of Luck

Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden

The Parliaments / Don't Be Sore At Me

Johnny Nash / (What A) Groovy Feeling

Chubby Checker / Karate Monkey

Wilson Pickett / Night Owl

Ann King / Ooba Dooba Doo

Little Anthony and The Imperials / Better Use Your Head

Dee Irwin / The Wrong Direction

The Marvelettes / Playboy

Clarence Carter / Tell Daddy

"Little Esther" Phillips & "Big Al" Downing / You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)

Guys & Dolls / Looking For A Lover

Little Carl Carlton / Why Don't They Leave Us Alone

The Jets / Every Thing I Do

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DJ Uwe is back in the studio again for another episode sharing his recent record digging finds. We talk about Texas place name pronunciations, lucky breaks and regrettable decisions in collecting, and potential trades. We take a request from a toddler! Mostly we just play 1960s Northern Soul, R&B, and Mod dancers, on their optimal format - the 45 rpm vinyl single!

-Originally broadcast January 4, 2026-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Jackie Shane / Comin' Down

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

The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love

The Volcanos / Help Wanted

Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Do the Boomerang

The Dolls / The Reason Why

The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness

Anthony Raye / On The Edge Of Something

The Chiffons / Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind but Me)

Melvin Davis / Playboy (Don't You Play In School)

Mel Tormé / Comin' Home Baby

The Soul Stirrers / Don't You Worry

Nancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Magnificent 7 / She's Called A Woman

Larry Williams / Boss Lovin'

Joe Moore / Hang Right In There

Jimmy Hughes / Neighbor, Neighbor

The Eddy Jacobs Exchange / Black Is Black

Stacy Lane / No Brags Just Facts

The Jets / I Was Born With It

Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will Travel

Dee Irwin / I Only Get This Feeling

Benny Latimore / Girl I Got News for You

Billy Preston / The Girl's Got "It"

Ed Bruce / Don't Let It Happen

Mary Love / Let Me Know

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

Veniece Stalks / What More Do You Want From Me

Peggy Gaines / Tell Him

Pearl Edwards / I'll Never Forget

Dean Parrish / Tell Her

Bill Horton / I Wanna Know

Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man

Carroll Lloyd / I Can't Fight It No Longer

Percy Mayfield / Walking On a Tightrope

Billie Warfield / That's What They Said

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Uwe is Back! Co-creator and long-time co-host of That Driving Beat, DJ Uwe is the special guest on this episode. He's back in Louisville for a few weeks, and he's taking the chance to get back in the studio and play some of the great records he's dug up in his new home of San Antonio, Texas.

We didn't notice this live, but there are a lot of "baby" songs in this episode. Baby Be Mine, What's The Matter Baby, You're Gonna Love My Baby, Bye Bye Baby, Dream Baby, and more! What does it mean? Nothing! Just listen to the music!

-Originally broadcast December 27, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Shirelles / 20th Century Rock 'N' Roll

Darlene Love / Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

The Sweet Delights / Baby Be Mine

Virginia Davis / What's The Matter Baby

Joanie Summers / Little Girl Bad

Benny Spellman / Walk On Don't Cry

Freddie Houston / Nothing But Love

Barbara Lynn / Money

Tammy Montgomery / This Time Tomorrow

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

Buddy Guy / I Dig Your Wig

Carlos Guzman y Los Fabulosos Cuatro / 96 Lagrimas

Les Bel-Air / Tant De Choses À Dire

Sunny & The Sunliners / I'm No Stranger

Tom Jones / Sixteen Tons

William Bonny / Love, Love, Love

Jacki Bond / Reviewing The Situation

Melvin Davis with The Nite Sounds / I Won't Be Your Fool

Etta James / Don't Pick Me For Your Fool

The Off-Beats / Have Love Will Travel

The Marshans / Main Man

Tommy Neal / Goin' To A Happening

Jimmy Castor / Magic Saxophone

The Brothers Grimm / Looky Looky

The Chiffons / Out Of This World

Barbara McNair / You're Gonna' Love My Baby

Toni Wine / A Girl is Not a Girl

Shirley and the Shirelles / Look What You've Done To Me

Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford / Don't You Worry

Little Clarence / Since My Baby

Buddy Lamp / My Tears

Maxine & Stinson / Bye, Bye, Baby

Laddins / Dream Baby

Little Bob / I Got Loaded

The Corsairs / Smokey Places

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It's almost Christmas, but there's no Christmas music on this episode. It's just business-as-usual 1960s (and a few 50s and 70s) upbeat soul and R&B dancers on vinyl 45s! The Shirelles, Bertha Tillman, B.B. King, Jackie Shane, Lou Johnson, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland, Maxine Brown, and more! Anybody know who Wade and Jamie were?

-Originally broadcast December 21, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Shirelles / Too Much of a Good Thing

Barbara Mason / You Got What It Takes

The Romancers / What About Love

Suzy & The Copycats / No Other Love (Like Yours)

Bertha Tillman / Lovin' Time

The Duvals / What Am I?

Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I Lose

Dimples Harris / If You'll Be True

B.B. King / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

Jimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin' (Part 1)

The Rustix / When I Get Home

Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's Holiday

The Casualeers / You Betta Be Sure

The Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy Day

Jackie Shane / Stand Up Straight and Tall

Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love You

Verdelle Smith / Walk Tall

The Goodees / Condition Red

The Temptations / You've Got to Earn It

The Platters / Sweet, Sweet Lovin'

Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got Me

Ralph Lamar / What I Never Had I'll Never Miss

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

Bobby Harris / Password Is Love

Jackie Wilson / Nothing But Blue Skies

Peter Jarett & The Fifth Circle / Run Baby, Baby Run

Bobby Bland / A Piece of Gold

The Uniques featuring Joe Stampley / Not Too Long Ago

Mitch Ryder / Blessing In Disguise

Howard Tate / Half a Man

Chris Kenner / Come Back and See

Andy & The Marglows / Superman Lover

Soul Sisters / I Can't Stand It

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

Maxine Brown / I Don't Need You No More

Lee Dorsey / Do-Re-Mi

Ernie K-Doe / Real Man

Rufus & Carla Thomas / We're Tight

Soul Partners / Lose The One You Love

James Duncan / Mr. Goodtime

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