That Driving Beat

Here's another 2 hour radio dance party of northern soul movers, rhythm & blues shakers, popcorn steppers, and more tunes with That Driving beat! We've got an obscure smokin' R&B cover of the Everly Brothers, an early one by the Blue Notes, Lulu in Muscle Shoals, plus, as usual, a few new finds for our collections.

-Originally broadcast February 16, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Diplomats / There's Still A Tomorrow

The Toys / Sealed With A Kiss

Toni LaMarr / I'd Do Anything

Johnny Copeland / Wake Up, Little Susie

The Henchmen / The James Brown

The Escorts / Shake a Tail Feather

Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me

Lester Robertson and the Upsetters / My Girl Across Town

Jo Ann & Troy / Who Do You Love

Calvin Lee / Valley of Tears

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

Anthony & the Sophomores / It Depends On You

Cathy Carlson / Hurt So Bad

Robby Fortson / Are You For Real

Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks / Green Monkey

The Blue Notes / A Good Woman

Donald Height / Run Joe

Shelly Shoop and the Shakers / Fair Shake

Pearl Woods / Don't Tell It All

Jackie Wilson / 3 Days 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Ronnie Gallant / Shadows

Bill Robinson & The Quails / Take Me Back, Baby

Lou Courtney / Skate Now

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

The Velvelettes / These Things Will Keep Me Loving You

The Luv Bugs / Mama's Gonna' Whip You

Joe L. / I Can't Stand It

Darrow Fletcher / Changing By The Minute

Solomon Burke / It's Been A Change

The Volumes / Gotta Give Her Love

Lulu / Sweep Around Your Own Back Door

The Emotions / You'd Better Get Pushed To It

The Shades of Blue / With This Ring

Lenny Welch / Run To My Lovin' Arms

Ben E. King / How Can I Forget

The O'Jays / Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)

Jimmy Radcliffe / Long After Tonight Is All Over

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We've been out digging up more vinyl treasures with That Driving Beat. We went to Cincinnati to check out the Queen City Soul Club's monthly all-vinyl dance party and made a little time for some local record sources. Check out our new northern soul, rhythm & blues, popcorn, psych rock, funk, and other scores! 

-Originally broadcast February 9, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Elmore Morris / Before I Turned My Back on You

The Untouchables / Papa

Four Pennies / Shake A Hand

Gloria Lynne / Hey, Candy Man

Marv Johnson / Come to Me

Lattimore Brown / So Says My Heart

The Linneas / It's A Good Kind Of Hurt

Jay Bentley and the Jet Set / Watusi '64

Ronnie Gallant / Shake, Shake, Shake

Ronnie Milsap / The House of the Rising Sun

Joe L. / Let Me Know

The Obsession / You Took A Shot At My Heart (Bang Bang)

G.L. Bernell / I'm So Glad You Happened To Me

David Ruffin / We'll Have A Good Thing Going On

Slade / Get Down and Get With It

The Kitchen Cinq / You'll Be Sorry Someday

Sounds Of Modification / Darkness Fills My Lonely Heart

Ronnie Stacy and the Mystics / Certain Girl

Carrie Grant and the Grandeurs / Mish - Mash

The Shondells / I Gotta Tell It

Johnny Thunder / Power To The People

Jerry Tiffe / Hey Whatcha' Doin'

Bobby Dunn / You Are The One

The Blue Bells / I Found A New Love

Mike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me

The Toys / I Got My Heart Set On You

The Jive Turkeys / Straight Fire

Mamie Galore / It Ain't Necessary

Rusty Bryant / Fire Eater

Pearlean Gray / I Don't Want to Cry

Derek Martin / Moving Hands of Time

Anita Humes & The Essex / What Did I Do?

Eddie Holland / Magic Mirror

The Marvelettes / As Long As I Know He's Mine

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James gets another chance to run things solo this week as Uwe is off, and he fills the 2 hours with 1960s rockers. We've got legitimate amateur garage rock, big names like Mitch Ryder and Tommy James, sneering 1960s punk, West Texas jet-setters, and small-town kids from garages in Indiana, Michigan, and more.

-Originally broadcast February 2, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Oxfords / Time And Place

Mitch Ryder / You Get Your Kicks

The Loved Ones / Country Club Life

The Lemonade Charade / The Straight Life

The Seeds / Pushin' Too Hard

The Noblemen / She Still Thinks I Love Her

The Haunted / 1-2-5

Bob Seger System / 2 + 2 = ?

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

The Us Four / The Alligator

The Blue Angels / Let's Shout and Shimmy

The Teddy Neely Four / Jet Set

The Woolies / Who Do You Love

The Feminine Complex / Run That Thru Your Mind

The Kingsmen / Searching for Love

The Blue Beats / Extra Girl

The Music Machine / Double Yellow Line

Tommy James & The Shondells / Makin' Good Time

The Customs Five / Little Louie

The Joys Of Life / Descent

The Flock / Take Me Back

The Girl Watchers / Got My Mojo Working

Stuart Paine / It's Good to Know

The Jerms / Green Door

Travis Wammack / Louie Louie

The Rave-Ons / The Line

The Nocturnals / You Lied

The Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out of My Mind

The Beeds / Run to Her

The Sultans / I Know It's True

The Cherry Slush / Gotta Take It Easy

Chy Guys / You'll Never Believe Me

The Buckinghams / Don't Want to Cry

The Surprise Package / Out of My Mind

The Tidal Waves / Farmer John

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Here's 2 more hours of music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s with That Driving Beat. Turn up the volume!

-Originally broadcast January 26, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

James Carr / Coming Back To Me Baby

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

Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On

Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons / The Night

Bobby Byrd / I'm Lonely

Buster Brown / Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

Freddie Carpenter / Money, Money, Money

Hank Ballard &The Midnighters / Excuse Me (I Think I Got A Heartache)

Bobby "Blue" Bland / You've Got Bad Intentions

Bobby Bland / I Pity the Fool

Barbara Lynn / I'm a Good Woman

Laura Greene / Moonlight Music In You

The Contours / Shake Sherry

Ben E. King / I Can't Break the News to Myself

O.V. Wright / Monkey Dog

Gene Chandler / There Was A Time

Ernie Tucker / Can She Give You Fever

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

Laura Lee / He Will Break Your Heart

Jackie Paine / No Puppy Love

The Shirelles / 31 Flavors

The High Keyes / Que Sera, Sera

Damnation of Adam Blessing / Back to the River

Pete Martin and The Features / Elvira

The Third Booth / I Need Love

The Wild Ones / For Your Love (I Would Do Most Anything)

Lee Webber / Party Time

Lee Andrews & The Hearts / Never The Less

Lee Dorsey / Go Go Girl

The Pyramids / Here Comes Marsha

The Top Notes / Wonderful Time

The O'Jays / How Does It Feel

Gloria Lynne / I Can't Stand It

The Flamingos / The Boogaloo Party

Tom Jones / Hide and Seek

Joe Cato / I'm So Glad

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We've got two packed hours of 1960s party music for your 45 rpm vinyl radio dance party! You'll hear soul belters, R&B shakers, popcorn beat, jazzy movers, and more by The Broadways, Major Lance, Kim Tolliver, Shirley Ellis, lesser-known dancers from famous names like Wilson Pickett, Fats Domino, and Chubby Checker, and some fantastic steppers and shuffles from the Tams, Gene Allison, Dean Parrish, and more. Plus, we're still working on our new segment featuring stuff we dig, tentatively called "Stuff We Dig"!

-Originally broadcast January 19, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Trensations / Soulin' And Rollin'

Dobie Gray / Out On The Floor

Mary Johnson / Hard Forgetting Memories

Bob Kayli / Tie Me Tight

Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man

Baby Washington / Leave Me Alone

The Broadways / You Just Don’t Know

The Du-Ettes / Every Beat Of My Heart

Mitty Collier / Ain't That Love

Kim Tolliver / Get A Little Soul

Jennell Hawkins / Money (That's What I Want)

Spinners / Heebie Jeebie's

Gladys Knight and the Pips / Operator

Damita Jo / Keep Your Hands Off Of Him

The Capitols / Ain't That Terrible

J.J. Jackson / Boogaloo Baby

Kim Melvin / Doin' the Popcorn

Wilson Pickett / Let Me Be Your Boy

Fats Domino / Work My Way Up Steady

Chubby Checker / (At the) Discotheque

Stevie Wonder / High Heel Sneakers

Shirley Ellis / Birds, Bees, Cupids and Bows

Buddy Rich Orchestra / The Beat Goes On

Paul Kelly / Chills and Fever

The Intrigues / In a Moment

Ronnie Love / Chills And Fever

The Tams / Untie Me

The Showmen / Our Love Will Grow

Rodger Collins / She's Looking Good

Major Lance / You Don't Want Me No More

Gene Allison / Walkin' In The Park

Dean Parrish / Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks

Della Rae / Hurry Up Summer

Christine Quaite / In The Middle of The Floor

The Olympics / Everybody Likes to Cha Cha Cha

Wanda Jackson / Whirlpool

Little Johnny Taylor / Somewhere Down the Line

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The guys are excited to be back at full strength for this show after a few weeks missing one or two of us, and we've got boxes packed with 1960s and 70s party music. Expect the kind of soul, R&B, mod, garage rock, pop, psych, and upbeat dance tunes that you expect from That Driving Beat, plus an unearthed Stax demo recently pressed to vinyl for the first time!

-Originally broadcast January 12, 2025-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Ricky Allen / It's A Mess I Tell You

The Tabs / Take My Love Along With You

Billy Stewart / Summertime

Billy Stewart / Love Me

Marvin Gaye / Pretty Little Baby

Clea Bradford / Summertime

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

Roscoe Robinson / How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand)

Donald Height / Soul Monkey Twist

Freddy Robinson / Go-Go Girl

Little Milton / Driftin' Drifter

Chuck Jackson / I've Got To Be Strong

Benny Gordon & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Turn You Loose

Willie Tee / I Want Somebody (To Show Me the Way Back Home)

Bettye Crutcher / Do You Want Me To Lie To You

Prince Phillip Mitchell / One On One

Amazing Charlie Whitehead / I Finally Found Myself Something To Sing About

George Tindley / Pity The Poor Man

Terry Klein with Dee-Jay and the Runaways / Keep On Running

The Mc Coys / Hang On Sloopy

The End / Loving, Sacred Loving

The Pretty Things / Honey, I Need

? & The Mysterians / Girl (You Captivate Me)

Maria Mae & The Maybees / Where's My Somebody

The Guise / Waitin' Round The Corner

The Kinks / She's Got Everything

The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness

Sharon Soul / You Found My Weak Spot

The 4 Seasons / Beggin'

Billy Joe Royal / Heart's Desire

Oscar Weathers / The Spoiler

Bobby Bland / Don't Cry No More

Bobby Bland / Yum Yum Tree

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James gets another whole episode to do his own things while Uwe is out of town this week, and his thing involves spinning 45 rpm singles packed full of rhythm & blues, garage rock, northern soul, funk, and more 1960s and 70s dancers! You'll hear a couple of rare tunes from the Lexington, Kentucky LEMCO label, some British Beat, a few Northern Soul floor fillers, and a funky, angry tune from...Bobby Darin?

-Originally broadcast December 29, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Bobby Bland / Good Time Charlie

Garnet Mimms / Prove It to Me

The Sheppards / Steal Away

Brother to Brother / In The Bottle

London Fog with the Continentals / Trippin

Roosevelt Fountain & The Pens of Rhythm / Red Pepper - 1

Deanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta Know

Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man

The Five Fabulous Demons / You Better Come Home

James Davis / I'm Gonna Tell It On You

Gene Chandler / Mr. Big Shot

Chris Jones / Destination Unknown

Cleo Page / Goodie Train (Part 1)

Bobby Darin / Long Line Rider

Carla Thomas / Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You)

The Turnarounds / Somewhere In This World (A Telephone Is Riging)

Clarence Reid / Send Me Back My Money

The Bandwagon / Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music

Joe Tex / Show Me

Otis Redding / Hey Hey Baby

The Creation / Making Time

Brian Redmond and the Sound Box / I Want You

The Five Emprees / Why

The Scotland Yardleys / Some Guys Have It (Some Guys Never Will)

The Rolling Stones / Mother's Little Helper

Gerry & The Pacemakers / Skinny Minnie

The Traits / Too Good To Be True

The Van McCoy Strings / Sweet and Easy

The Elgins / Put Yourself In My Place

The Vibrations / Finding Out The Hard Way

Al "TNT" Braggs / You're Something Else

Little Joe / Ev'ry Now And Then

Sugar Pie De Santo / Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers)

Clarence Carter / Tell Daddy

The Charts / Desiree

Bill Moss / Number One (Instr.)

Donny Hathaway / Love, Love, Love

Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s / Doing It to Death

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James gets a show all to himself this week, and brings a box full of Northern soul, garage rock, rhythm & blues, and other 45 rpm singles with That Driving Beat!

**THIS IS A HOLIDAY-MUSIC-FREE-ZONE!*

-Originally broadcast December 22, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

The Parliaments / (I Wanna) Testify

Edwin Starr / Headline News

The Platters / With This Ring

Wales Wallace / Somebody I Know

Darrell Banks / Our Love (Is in the Pocket)

Brenda & The Tabulations / Lies Lies Lies

Joe Tex / Chicken Crazy

Etta James / Something's Got a Hold On Me

Bo Diddley / Hush Your Mouth

Bobby Freeman / (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy

Denise La Salle / Count Down (And Fly Me to the Moon)

Dynamic Tints / Be My Lady

Candace Love / Wonderful Night

Jackie Ross / Don't Change Your Mind

The Tren-Dells / Love

Kenny & The Accents / Good Soul Lovin'

Jim Decker and the Avrons / Choice of a Fool

The Customs Five / Let's Go In '69

The Loved Ones / Together, Together

The Haunted / 1-2-5

Evie Sands / Picture Me Gone

Len Wade / The Night The Angels Cried

Jean DuShon / Feeling Good

Dee Dee Warwick / Suspicious Minds

Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A Law

The Castaways / Liar, Liar

Jim Benson / Some Other Face

The Tempests / Would You Believe

Don Bryant / Coming On Strong

The Golden Trumpets / There's Been A Change

Solomon Burke / Save It

Soul Ambassadors / I've Got the Feeling

The Distant Cousins / Let It Ring

The Hullaballoos / Beware

The Spectrum / Portobello Road

The Tremeloes / Here Comes My Baby

Bedford Incident / It Ain't Me, Babe

Gloria Taylor / Grounded (Part 1)

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A little garage rock, a little funk, plenty of rhythm & blues, and a healthy dose of northern soul in this episode of your radio dance party! James found a stack of records he forgot he bought in Nashville a few months ago, including a few real winners. Meanwhile, Uwe pulled a random cross-section of his collection, and it's all killer!

-Originally broadcast December 15, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Roy Redmond / That Old Time Feeling

Sheila Ferguson / How Did That Happen

The Knight Brothers / Second Hand Lover

The Drifters / Chains Of Love

The Masqueraders / I Ain't Gonna Stop

Ann Sexton / You've Been Gone Too Long

Leroy Jones / Lover Please

Nina Simone / Work Song

Ace Saint Claire / Let There Be Just You

Yvonne Baker and the Sensations / Eyes

The Hardtimes / Fortune Teller

Bocky and The Visions / Good-Good Lovin'

The Nashville Teens / Find My Way Back Home

The Lot / Loving You Is All I Do

The Geers / I Need You

Bad & Good Boys / Fire

Shadows of Knight / My Fire Department Needs A Fireman

Roscoe Robinson / What You're Doin' to Me

The Festivals / Music

The Isley Brothers / You Better Come Home

Kenny Wells / Isn't It Just A Shame

The Heartbreakers / I've Found a New Lover

Mary Wells / The Doctor

Betty Everett / Please Love Me

Homer Banks / 60 Minutes of Your Love

Chuck Jackson / Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird)

Bessie Banks / Go Now

Jimmy Jules / Talk About You

Melvin Carter / Tired Of Being Fooled By You

Jimmy Conwell / Too Much

The Sister and Brothers / Yeah, You Right

Harvey Scales & The Seven Sounds / The Yolk

Mitch Ryder / Joy

Don Covay & The Goodtimers / Iron Out The Rough Spots

Little Milton / Just A Little Bit

Googie Rene Combo / Smokey Joe's La La

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We spin some B-sides to bigger hits, 1960s Mod classics, some mid-1960s West Coast rock, Dolly Parton Northern Soul, Johnny Nash before he went reggae, and that big tune that Irma Thomas got to first, then the Rolling Stones made into a hit.

-Originally broadcast December 8, 2024-

Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

Candy and the Kisses / Shakin' Time

Eddie Holman / A Free Country

Teardrops / Tears Come Tumbling

The Manhattans / What's It Gonna Be

Laura Lee / To Win Your Heart

Shades of Blue / Oh How Happy

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

The Supremes / Let Me Go The Right Way

Bobby Powell / Question

Johnny Nash / Love Ain't Nothin'

Dolly Parton / Control Yourself

Deon Jackson / Love Makes The World Go Round

The Ribbons / Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya

The O'Jays / Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)

The Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face It

Bo Diddley / Ooh Baby

Ruby Johnson / Callin' All Boys

The Drifters / At The Club

Doris Troy / Bossa Nova Blues

Candy and the Kisses / The 81

The Leaves / Hey Joe

The Liverpool Five / Too Far Out

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

The Vejtables / I Still Love You

Chris Kenner / That's My Girl

Timmy Shaw / I'm A Lonely Guy

Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded

Irma Thomas / Time Is On My Side

Inez Foxx / Live For Today

Ike & Tina Turner / It's Gonna Work Out Fine

Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & Rice

Barbara Mason / Keep Him

Edwin Starr / He Who Picks A Rose

The Marvelettes / Goddess of Love

The Continental 4 / What You Gave Up

The Casuals / Money (That's All I Want)

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