That Driving Beat

The guys are back with 2 more hours of prime classic soul, R&B, funk, rock, pop, and other mostly 1960s movers, shakers, and shuffles, all on original 45 rpm vinyl. Today's artists you might not expect to hear on That Driving Beat: Meat Loaf and Tennessee Ernie Ford!

-Originally broadcast July 13, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Willie Hightower / Walk A Mile in My Shoes

Chubby Checker / (At the) Discotheque

Lou Rawls / When Love Goes Wrong

Darleen Carr / Anybody's Girl

Dionne Warwick / You Can Have Him

Duncan Brothers / Satisfaction Guaranteed

Obrey Wilson / If You Were There

The Astors / Candy

The Elgins / Heaven Must Have Sent You

The Supremes / Love Is Here and Now You're Gone

The Pack / Harlem Shuffle

Ike and Tina Turner / The Hunter

Bob Seger & The Last Heard / Heavy Music, Pt. 1

Tony Jackson & The Vibrations / You Beat Me to the Punch

The Spellbinders / A Little On the Blue Side

Stoney & Meatloaf / What You See Is What You Get

Della Reese / Compared to What

The Formations / At the Top of the Stairs

Jean Wells / Can't You Feel It

Veniece Stalks / What More Do you Want From Me

Major Lance / Too Hot To Hold

Lester Robertson / My Girl Across Town

Timi Yuro / I Ain't Gonna Cry No More

Etta James / Seven Day Fool

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

The Exciters / Do-Wah-Diddy

The T.S.U. Toronadoes / Got To Get Through To You

Robby Fortson / Are You For Real

Chuck Jackson / Two Feet From Happiness

Tina Britt / I Found A New Love

Tennessee Ernie Ford / Sixteen Tons

Betty Everett / I Got A Claim On You

Jackie Wilson / The Way I Am

The Orlons / Not Me

The 5th Dimension / Too Poor To Die

Little Richard / Dance What You Wanna

Brenton Wood / Boogaloosa Louisian'

The Fabulettes / Mister Policeman

Gloria Lynne / Watermelon Man

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James went and sweated in a barn full of stuff hoping to turn up some amazing rare record finds... and didn't have much luck! Oh well, there were a few worthwhile things there, and you'll never find the grails if you don't get out there and dig for them! You'll hear some rare R&B shakers, popcorn steppers, Northern-Soul-starter-kit staples, a comparison between two versions of "I Keep Forgettin", and a set of heavy, heavy psych and rock shakers, including an angry, righteous, blistering anti-war protest song from a source you might not expect.

-Originally broadcast June 29, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Inez Foxx / Broken Hearted Fool

Dobie Gray / Out on the Floor

Larry Williams & Johnny Watson / A Quitter Never Wins

The 4 Seasons / Beggin'

Abraham & his Sons / Your Mother Understood

The Dells / Wear It on Our Face

James & Bobby Purify / Help Yourself (To All of My Lovin)

The Tams / I've Been Hurt

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

Lou Johnson / Magic Potion

Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers / Sock It To 'em J.B., Pt. 1

Rufus Thomas / Walkin the Dog

Hank Marr / The Watusi Roll

Jackie Ross / Selfish One

Otis Redding / Respect

Chuck Jackson / I Keep Forgettin'

Myrna March / I Keep Forgettin'

Jimmy Beaumont / I Feel Like I'm Falling In Love

Freddie Houston / Soft Walkin'

Steve Alaimo / Every Day I Have to Cry

The Furys / Never More

Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home

Eddie King / I Talk Too Much

The Sequins / I Ain't Gonna Cry No More

Hughes Blues / Stone Free

Bob Seger System / 2 + 2 = ?

The Chosen Few / It Just Don't Rhyme

Damnation of Adam Blessing / Cookbook

Laura Lee / Stop Giving Your Man Away

Barrett Strong / I'm Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me)

Dolly Parton / Busy Signal

The Precisions / If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)

Ann Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too Long

Bobby Hebb / Love Love Love

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Uwe is back in the studio with James this week after a few weeks away, and he hit up a flea market as soon as he got back in town to dig up some fresh old vinyl sounds! You'll hear the original recorded version of R&B standard Got My Mojo Workin', some early Supremes, a cheap but perfect Chuck Jackson Northern Soul tune, a Nolan Porter favorite, and garage rockers by the Troggs, The Trolls, The Haunted, The Wild Ones, The Cherry Slush, The Spencer Davis group, and more!

-Originally broadcast June 22, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Mongo Santamaria / El Pussy Cat

Cosmo / Small Town Gossip

The Esquires / You Say

Jesse Gee / Don't Mess With My Money

Jerry Butler / It's Too Late

Ann Cole with the Suburbans / Got My Mojo Working

Detroit Emeralds / Show Time

The Supremes / Let Me Go the Right Way

Diana Ross and the Supremes / I'm Livin' in Shame

Troy Dodds / Trying To Find My Baby

Oscar Weathers / Just to Prove I Love You

Five Royales / I'm Standing In The Shadows

Otis Redding / Nobody's Fault But Mine

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

Nolan Porter / If I Could Only Be Sure

The Troggs / I Want You

The Orphans / Deserted

The Buckinghams / I Call Your Name

The Revengers / The Batman Theme

The Trolls / Every Day and Every Night

The Haunted / 1-2-5

The Wild Ones / Never Givin' Up (On Your Love)

The Gladiolas / Little Darlin'

The Lovejoys / Payin' (For The Wrong I've Done)

The Diamonds / Sneaky Alligator

Joe Moore / I Know You Like A Book

Jackie Shane / Comin' Down

Jackie Paine / No Puppy Love

The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love

The Intensions / I Don't Care Anymore

Freddy Robinson / The Oogum Boogum Song

The Spencer Davis Group / Looking Back

The Cherry Slush / Gotta Take It Easy

The Sheep / Hide & Seek

Jackie Beavers / Sling Shot

Rollee Mc Gill / You Can Keep It

Johnnie & Joe / Won't You Come Back To Me

Don Covay / Turn It On

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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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