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That Driving Beat
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That Driving Beat is a radio show from Louisville Kentucky, where two vinyl DJs spin 45rpm soul, R&B, garage rock, Mod, and more.
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Episode 413: Mechanic From Hamtramck
1w ago02:00:03Tap to summarizeJames got some record digging in this week, and he has a few newly unearthed vintage 45s to spin on this show this week by Fred Waters, Ann Duquesney, Donald Jenkins & The Delighters, Bobby Byrd, plus an unlikely cover by Lena Horne, and favorites you've heard on That Driving Beat before by Ruby Winters, Edwin Starr, Brenda Holloway, B.B. King, and so many more! -Originally broadcast June 14, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatHomer Banks / 60 Minutes of Your LoveFred Waters / Singing a New SongBobby Powell / QuestionPaul Smith / Ain't That SomethingDeon Jackson / Love Takes a Long Time GrowingRoddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know)Ann Duquesney / I SurrenderThe William Singers / Part Time LoveGarnell Cooper & The Kinfolks / Green MonkeyAnna Walker and the Crownettes / Ode to Billy JoeRuby Winters / Sweetheart ThingsJohnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr / You're All I Need to Make ItThe Soul Notes / How Long Will It LastThe Platters / Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island In the Sea)Lena Horne / Rocky RaccoonBob Cain / Ladies ManCannibal & The Headhunters / Land of 1000 DancesTenison Stephens / Where Would You BeEdwin Starr / TimeBrenda Holloway / When I'm GoneDonald Jenkins & The Delighters / Somebody Help MeEtta James / Next Door to the BluesBobby Byrd / Write Me a LetterThe Untouchables / 60 Minute ManGeorge Young and the Youngsters / Mechanic From HamtramckB. B. King / The B.B. JonesYoungblood / Bayou TownDan Brantley / It Must Be LoveAnd The Echoes / Million Dollar BillIrma Thomas / We Got Something GoodThe Golden Toadstools / Silly SavageBobby Freeman / Everybody's Got a Hang UpKelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This WayDee Brown & Lola Grant / You Need LovingThe Sapphires / I've Got Mine, You Better Get YoursThe Sherrys / Pop Pop Pop-PieChuck Jackson & Maxine Brown / Can't Let You Out Of My SightBob Wilson and The San Remo Quartet / All Turned On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 412: Kill the Pain
2w ago02:03:16Tap to summarize"They drilled right through the little bunny's head!" The record box steers this show in a Funkier direction than the average episode of That Driving Beat. You'll hear late 1960s and early 1970s funky movers from Clarence Reid, Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul, Candi Staton, Ohio Players, Swamp Dogg (of course!), Junior & The Classics, Indianapolis's The Vanguards, and more. Plus, we've got funky covers of a country classic, a classic film theme, and a Creedence Clearwater Revival song! -Originally broadcast June 7, 2026- Booker T. Averhart & The Mustangs / Take Your Shoes Off (Part 1) - BONUS SONG!?Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Interpretations / Soul AffectionClarence Reid / Till I Get My ShareSir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul / (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind Pt. 1Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists / DetroitCornelius Brothers & Sister Rose / Treat Her Like a LadyLeon Thomas / L-O-V-EDanny White / Natural Soul BrotherChuck Bernard / Hobo FlatsNatural Gas / What Do You Want From My LifeBill Withers / HarlemCandi Staton / Do It In the Name of LoveOhio Players / Pain (Part 1)Garland Green / I Can't Believe You Quit MeThe Bagdads / Green PowerSwamp Dogg / Do You BelieveDoris Duke / How Was I to Know You CaredSyl Johnson / Try MeThe Bar-Kays / Midnight CowboyLenny Williams / Feelin' BlueThe Staple Singers / I'll Take You ThereJunior & The Classics / Kill the PainThe Vanguards / The Thought of Losing Your LoveThe Honey Drippers / Impeach the PresidentFreddy-Henchi & the Soulsetters / Folsom PrisonDennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band / ScorpioErrol Gaye and the Imaginations / Love and AffectionLittle Eva Harris / Mr. EverythingJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Shhhhhhhh (For a Little While)Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s / Doing It to DeathRotary Connection / Love Me NowTony Owens / Got'a Get My Baby Back Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 411: Whole Hog or None
3w ago02:00:10Tap to summarizeIt's two more hours of vintage 1950s and 60s vinyl soul and R&B found on record labels ranging from obscure locals almost lost to time to the Big Dogs of those genres: Motown, Atlantic, Chess, etc. Slip on your dancing shoes and hit the floor! -Originally broadcast May 31, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatPercy Sledge / Baby, Help MeBob & Earl / Dancin' EverywhereJames Carr / A Losing GameBilly Hambric / New York City BabyThe Supremes / Run, Run, RunBilly Bland / My Heart's on FireWillie Harper / But I Couldn'tHank Ballard and His Midnighters / She's Got a Whole Lot of SoulThe Vibrations / WallflowerGeorge Young and the Youngsters / Johnny B GoodeJohnny White / Whole Hog or NoneFred Parris & The Restless Hearts / Walk a Little FasterChristine Quaite / Mr. Stuck-upBig Dee Irwin / Everybody's Got a Dance But MeThe Showmen / Com'n HomeFontella Bass / Safe and SoundRochelle Johnson / Playing the FieldPeaches and Herb / Love Is StrangeBedford Incident / It Ain't Me, BabeJackie Ross / Dynamite Lovin'The Casinos / That's the WayDon Covay & The Goodtimers / Mercy, MercyThe Magnificent Men / Almost PersuadedClifford Curry / Break My MindJames Brown and the Famous Flames / I Got The Feelin'Solomon Burke / Peepin'Brice Coefield / TemptedThe Drifters / Chains of LoveLenny Welch / Coronet BlueAustin Taylor / Push PushChuck Jackson / Any Other WayLenny Miles / In Between TearsChet "Poison" Ivey And His Fabulous Avengers / In A Little WhileThe Shevelles / Oo Poo Pa DooThe Clovers / I I I Love YouThe Mark IV / 45 R.P.M.Faye Adams / Johnny LeeThe Entertainers / Too MuchIke & Tina Turner / A Fool in Love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 410: Thread the Needle
May 2601:59:39Tap to summarizeJames is Back with another 2 hours of upbeat soul, R&B, popcorn, and funk movers and shakers. We give a nod to Clarence Carter, spin a soul group from way up in the Appalachian Mountains, a double shot of Dusty, a rare Louisville Gospel jumper, two Popcorn R&B work songs new to the collection, and so much more! -Originally broadcast May 24, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatClarence Carter / Thread the NeedleEtta James / Tell MamaGarnet Mimms / A Little Bit of SoapTyrone Davis / All the Waiting Is Not in VainOccasions / There's No YouThe Magnificent 7 / She's Called a WomanBaby Ray / The House On Soul HillChuck Jackson / These Chains of Love (Are Breaking Me Down)The Blue Chords / The Mini MovementTimothy Carr / Love My LoveBarbara Lynn / I'm a Good WomanShirley Wahls / Half A ManDusty Springfield / Don't Forget About MeDusty Springfield / What's It Gonna BeJackie Beavers / Sling ShotBilly "The Kid" Emerson / The Whip (Part 1)K. C. (Country Boy) Douglas / The Little Green HouseEugene Church / Jack of All TradesInez Foxx / Hi Diddle DiddleThe Vibrations / Canadian SunsetCliff-Mayo-Holton / People Will TalkDeane Hawley / BossmanVal Martinez / Pay DayUniques / Dog TracksSerenaders / If Your Heart Says YesThe Precisions / Why GirlDetroit Emeralds / Show TimeGeorge Kerr Orchestra / Back LashLondon Fog with the Continentals / TrippinThe Landslides / Music Please MusicLuther Ingram / Puttin' Game DownSyl Johnson / Let Them Hang HighWilliam Bell / Eloise (Hang On In There)James & Bobby Purify / Wish You Didn't Have to GoBobby McClure / I'll Be True to YouThe Raindrops / One More TearPic & Bill / It's Not You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 409: The Hunch
May 1901:59:50Tap to summarizeThis week we start with some Northern Soul stompers, dip into some popcorn and midtempo steppers, head to the garage, then finish big with some greasy R&B movers.You'll hear Sam the Sham's girl group backup singers out at the front of the stage, a couple of Willie Dixon compositions, a favorite train song, a group called The Virginia Wolves with a fine double-sider including some delicious Rhythm and Blues Food Nonsense, some wild men on the Hunch label, and more! -Originally broadcast May 17, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Dells / Wear It On Our FaceHoward Tate / Have You Ever Had the BluesThe Magictones / Happy DaysThe Olympics / The BounceThe Sham-Ettes / He'll Come BackJeanette Williams / All Of A SuddenBilly Stewart / Secret LoveJohnny Rivers / Seventh SonEtta James / FireArthur K. Adams / Gimme Some of Your Lovin'The Paradons / So Fine, So Fine, So FineAlice Rozier / George, BB and RoyDel Thompson / The Love Waiting For MeCharlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight TrainThe Virginia Wolves / StayThe Traits / Too Good To Be TrueBenny Latimore / Girl I Got News for YouMitty Collier / Ain't That LoveMary Wells / Ain't It the TruthThe O'Jays / I'll Never Let You GoThe Chosen Few / Stop, In The Name Of LoveBlues Magoos / I Wanna Be ThereMad Mike & The Maniacs / The HunchThe Night Raiders / Hidi Hidi HidiSwingin' Medallions / Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)The McCoys / I Wonder if She Remembers MeJohnny Winter / Rollin' and Tumblin'The Standells / Dirty WaterThe Virginia Wolves / B.L.T.Louis Jones / The Birds Is ComingBobby Hendricks / Cast Your VoteGerald Sims & The Daylighters / Cool BreezeThe Fabulettes / Mister PolicemanJohnny Thunder & Ruby Winters / Make Love To MeMajor Harris / Loving You MoreDon Covay and the Goodtimers / Snake In The Grass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 408: Sinner Man
May 1201:59:55Tap to summarizeAnother 2 hours of vintage (antique?) vinyl dancers, including some recent finds. The scores from a rural Kentucky barn and collectables auction provide a few more nice rare soul finds from the Solars (aka the new Famous Flames), The Romeos, Don Gardner, and Detroit's own Edward Hamilton. You'll also hear a Sunset Strip scene take on "Sinner Man", some beautiful Big City orchestral arrangement Northern Soul and popcorn, and so much more! -Originally broadcast May 10, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSteve Colt and the 45's / Just a Little Bit of SoulVick & John / Don't Dish Out (More Than You Can Take)The Quotations / Havin' A Good Time (With My Baby)Teardrops / I'm Gonna Steal Your BoyfriendRuby Johnson / Keep On Keeping OnJoe Anderson / So GladThe Solars / Here's My HeartThe Romeos / Two of the Chosen FewEdward Hamilton & The Arabians / I Love You SoGene McDaniels / The PuzzleIke & Tina Turner / Worried and Hurtin' InsideTy Hunter / Lonely BabyJean DuShon / All Of A Sudden My Heart SingsBarbara Lewis / Hello StrangerJackie Ross / New LoverClyde McPhatter / Before I Fall In Love AgainNella Dodds / You Don't Love Me AnymoreThe Broadways / You Just Don't KnowSandy & The Pebbles / He's My Kind of FellowWillie Mitchell / Wade In The WaterCory Wells and The Enemys / Sinner ManRusty Draper / Folsom Prison BluesWanda Jackson / Cool LoveBonnie Lou / Twenty Four Hours of LonelinessThe Formations / At the Top of the StairsStevie Wonder / Ain't That Asking for TroubleJay and The Techniques / Still (In Love With You)The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want MeDon Gardner / I Don't Know What I'm Gonna DoEtta James and "The Peaches" / The WallflowerThe Cadillacs with Jesse Powell Orch. / Sugar - SugarRoy Lee Johnson / Black Pepper Will Make You SneezeRex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers / EmulsifiedThe Revlons / Dry Your EyesMark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right?Freddie Scott / Baby - You're A Long Time DeadJimmy Smith / Chain of Fools (Part 1) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 407: I Got It Made (In The Shade)
May 501:59:21Tap to summarizeJames has some recent finds for his collection from a rural Kentucky barn and an auction where they let some great dusty 45s go unnoticed while they concentrated on signed(?) Beatles stuff and other collectables. We get into some things from King Records empire, and several Motown spins from a big hit to a weird miss with a few in between. Plus, hear some stories about obsessively scrolling Facebook Marketplace for boxes of unloved, ignored 45s, and how that sometimes results in a few diamonds in the dirt. -Originally broadcast May 04, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJames Duncan / I Got it Made (In The Shade)Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Carry Your Own LoadDan Brantley / Get It Right, Or Leave It AloneLou Courtney / Professional LoverBobby Charles / Worrying Over YouJohnny Thunder / Groovy Two ShoesRosa Lee / My HeartThe Drew-Vels / I've KnownBig Maybelle / Same Old StoryPat Lucky / You Sure Can LieThe Mirettes / In the Midnight HourBilly Young / The SloopyNancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright)Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)The Sweet Delights / Baby Be MineGene Chandler / Such a Pretty ThingGene Chandler and Barbara Acklin / Will I Find LoveThe Dynamics / MiseryLinda Jones / I Can't Stop Lovin' My BabyRuth Brown with the Milestone Singers / Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean)Ace Saint Claire / Let There Be Just YouPaul Anka / Uh HuhLittle Sylvia / Little BoyBuster Brown / My Blue HeavenThe Brothers Two / Boogaloo (Soul) PartyMajor Lance / Too Hot to HoldMary Wells / My GuyMarvin Gaye / You're a Wonderful OneHolland-Dozier / What Goes Up, Must Come DownWilbert Harrison / Cheating BabyDanny Overbea / I'm Tired of Being Tossed AroundThe Metallics / Itchy Twitchy TooElmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to MeHank Ballard and The Midnighters / The Continental Walk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 406: Let's Do Some Good Timing
Apr 2801:59:38Tap to summarizeAnother packed show full of vinyl survivors from the 1960s and 70s. James talks about some recent bulk buys of dusty records from barns and auctions, and asks his listeners to hassle him to get finished sorting, cleaning, and cataloging them so y'all can hear them on the show! In the meantime, this show has a bunch of stuff from deeper in the collection, including R&B shakers, classic Northern Soul floorfillers, some funky stuff, and more! -Originally broadcast April 26, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSingin' Sammy Ward / Big Joe MoeEddie Floyd / Big BirdAlvin Cash & The Registers / Let's Do Some Good TimingThe Four Sonics / It Takes TwoJohnny Moore / A Dollar Ninety EightPatti Austin / Got to Check You OutTheresa Lindsey / Gotta Find A WayEarl-Jean / I'm Into Somethin' GoodThe Shangri-Las / Bull DogBarbara Mason / Bobby, Is My BabyJimmy Thomas / Hurry And Come HomeDoris Troy / Bossa Nova BluesGeorgie Fame and the Blue Flames / Yeh, YehJerry Butler / It's Too LateDarrell Banks / Open The Door To Your HeartTony Newman / Let the Good Times RollFaye Ross / Faith, Hope & TrustLeRoy Horne / Don't Come Back (Take Me Through the Changes)The Marvelettes / I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I CanThe Dells / On The Dock of the BayBrenton Wood / Boogaloosa, Louisian'Charles Whitehead / Between The LinesMarvin Gaye / The End of Our RoadThe Raeletts featuring Vernita Moss / Leave My Man AloneSight Unseen / One More ThingMFSB Featuring The Three Degrees / TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)Robert, Ron & Eddie / Love Potion #9James Rivers / Bird BrainVernon Harrell / If This Ain't Love (Ain't No Cows In Texas)Junior Parker / These Kind of Blues (Pt. 1)Jean DuShon / Feeling GoodFour Tops / If I Were a CarpenterThe Players / I Wanna Be FreeJohnny Adams / Don't Wait Too LongJimmy Radcliff / Long After Tonight Is Over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 405: I'm Shakin'
Apr 2101:59:51Tap to summarizeIt was Vinylthon at WXOX, which means there were DJs in the studio for over 100 hours straight of 24-hours-per-day all vinyl radio! That's nothing new for That Driving Beat, you weekly vinyl 1960s soul, R&B dance party! James finally has a copy of a long-time want by Little Willie John and a friend stops by to share a 45 containing a Nashville take on Motown that almost never got heard outside the recording studio! -Originally broadcast April 19, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatTitus Turner / Taking Care of BusinessThe Top Notes / Say YesRonnie Milsap / A Thousand Miles from NowhereOtis Clay / Show PlaceGene Chandler / Mr. Big ShotBrenton Wood / The Oogum Boogum SongGoogie Rene / RebeccaJill Harris / His KissDee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do for YouPatty Labelle & The Bluebells / You Forgot How To LoveEdwin Starr / Headline NewsLittle Willie John / I'm Shakin'The Falcons / Country ShackThe Miracles / You're So Fine and SweetPrince La La / Gettin' Married SoonGary Stewart / Yester-Me, Yester-You, YesterdayBoyd Bennett & His Rockets / Big Jay ShuffleJeanette (Baby) Washington / Money's FunnyThe Megatons / Detroit SoundBarbara & The Browns / You Don't Love MeJohn Edwards / Claim Jumpin'Ted Taylor / Something Strange Is Going On In My HouseJerry Butler / Hey, Western Union ManKing Curtis / Games People PlayMarie Knight / To Be Loved by YouLenny Welch / Boogie Cha ChaDella Rae / Hurry Up SummerRuby Johnson / Callin' All BoysBooker T. & The MG's / Red Beans and RiceJackie Wilson and Linda Hopkins / Say I DoLittle Milton / Can't Hold Back The TearsGrady Chapman / Tell Me That You CareWade Flemons / Half a LovePapa Joe's Music Box / Road HouseThe Intrigues / In a MomentThe Intrigues / Let's DanceThe Ikettes / (Never More) Lonely for YouThe Kingston Trio / Parchment FarmThe Trensations / SaucyThe Originals / AnnaDonnie Elbert / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 404: I've Got The Feeling
Apr 1402:00:23Tap to summarizeJames has some hot 1950s, 60s, and 70s dance tunes from Nashville, Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, Muscle Shoals, Louisville, Houston, and more! There's no theme, no plan, just letting the playbox full of 45 rpm soul, funk, rhythm & blues, rock, pop, and more pull us in the direction it wants. -Originally broadcast April 12, 2026-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSoul Ambassadors / I've Got The FeelingThe Drifters / Baby What I MeanJewel Akens / Little Bitty Pretty OneThe Artistics / Love SongLittle Milton / Driftin' DrifterNella Dodds / You Don't Love Me AnymoreBig Boy Myles / New OrleansLittle Willie John / Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)Jimmy Bell / Going Down To The RiverCharlie-O / Love Me, Love My DogRobert Parker / Everybody's Hip HugginThe Webs / This Thing Called LoveJimmy Holiday / Love Me One More TimeBobby Byrd / I Know You Got SoulWilson Pickett / Mama Told Me Not to ComeMillie Jackson / I Got to Try It One TimeThe Sheppards / Steal AwayOtis Brown & Band / Will You WaitThe Tams / Love, Love, LoveThe Royal Kings / Take Some TimeGloria Taylor / You Got to Pay the PriceThe Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face ItB.J. Thomas / I Don't Have a Mind of My OwnJimmy Beaumont / I Feel Like I'm Falling In LoveThe C and C Boys / It's All Over NowRufus Thomas / Greasy SpoonOdessa Harris / You're What I NeedJackie Wilson And Count Basie / Chain GangMajor Lance / Too Hot to HoldOtis Redding / I'm Coming HomeLen Wade / The Night The Angels CriedThe Tempests / Would You BelieveBarbara Lynn / Oh! Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')The Rev-Lons / Give Me One More ChanceBobby Bland / These Hands (Small But Mighty)The Casinos / Soul Serenade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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