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That Driving Beat
Hosted by Midnight Hour Sound System · EN
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 408: Sinner Man
2d ago01:59:55Tap 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)
1w ago01:59:21Tap 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
2w ago01:59:38Tap 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'
3w ago01:59:51Tap 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.
Transcribe →Episode 403: Run, Run, Run
Apr 701:59:52Tap to summarizeAlmost every song in this episode is by a band with the word "The" in their name! Two different songs are called "Run, Run, Run"! It's an all 1960s rock episode of That Driving Beat this week, with garage rock, proto-punk, psych, British Beat, Mod rock, pop-rock, and more with The Kinks, The Seeds, The Pretty Things, The Mojo Men, The Guilloteens, Them, and The Shadows of Knight, plus a jangly, lonely cover of Dylan's Baby Blue that probably isn't one of the ones you've already heard, two things on that cartoon record label, and a bunch of other obscurities. -Originally broadcast April 5, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Pretty Things / Big CityThe Masque / Black is BlackThe Seeds / Pushin' Too HardUnrelated Segments / Story Of My LifeThe Leaves / Hey JoeLove / My Little Red BookThe Trolls / Every Day and Every NightThe Kinks / Never Met a Girl Like You BeforeThe Third Rail / Run, Run, RunThe Togas / Baby, I'm In The Mood For YouThe Gestures / Run, Run, RunThe Castaways / Liar, LiarThe Beckett Quintet / (It's All Over Now) Baby BlueThe Troggs / I Can't Control MyselfThe Checkmates / All The Time NowThe Mojo Men / Dance With MeTony Mason with the Starfires / Woe Is MeThe Noblemen / SatisfiedThe Zephyrs / She's Lost YouThe Flying Machine / Maybe We've Been Loving Too LongThe Rolling Stones / Gotta Get AwayThe Nashville Teens / Find My Way Back HomeLen and Glen / Write Me Baby, Please!The American Breed / Green LightThe Orphans / DesertedThe Grass Roots / Midnight ConfessionsThe Guilloteens / For My OwnThem / Richard CoryThe Messengers / Midnight HourThe Knickerbockers / One Track MindThe Bloos Magoos / So I'm Wrong And You Are RightThe Beeds / Run to HerThe Nerve / Piece By PieceThe Jet Stream / Crazy MeThe Jades / NASA SpecialThe McCoys / Come On Let's GoThe K-otics / CharlenaThe Blue Angels / Lets Shout and ShimmyThe Shadows of Knight / Gospel Zone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 402: Send Me Some Cornbread
Mar 3101:59:55Tap to summarizeNo nonsense, just 2 packed hours of classic rare 1960s vinyl soul and R&B dance tunes! -Originally broadcast March 29, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatRicky Allen / It's a Mess I Tell YouChuck Wood / Seven Days Too LongJesse Gee / Don't Mess with My MoneyJimmy Hughes / I Want JusticeThe V.I.P.'s / FlashbackRussell Evans & The Nite Hawks / Send Me Some CornbreadJackie Paine / Go Go TrainJohnny Thunder / Send Her To MeBarbra Carr / Shake Your HeadToni LaMarr / I'd Do AnythingTheresa Lindsey / Gotta Find A WayThe Diplomats / There's Still a TomorrowThe Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love TonightThe Steinways / My Heart's Not in It Anymore (Babe, Babe, Babe)Andre Odom / Turn On Your Love LightChristine Cooper / S. O. S. (Heart In Distress)The Wildweeds / No Good to CryThe High Keys / Que Sera, SeraPatti Austin / Got to Check You OutJ.J Barnes / Real HumdingerThe Players / I Wanna Be FreeThe James Gang / For a Little of Her SunshineGene Allison / Walkin' In The ParkRay Peterson / You Thrill MeBobby Smith and the Spinners / Too Young, Too Much, Too SoonIrma Thomas / Some Things You Never Get Used ToMitty Collier / Do It With ConfidencePearl Woods / Don't Tell It AllThe Brownettes / Baby, Don't You KnowIke and Tina Turner / Poor FoolThe Sensations / Get On Up MamaEtta James / Something's Got a Hold on MeTitus Turner / Last Of The Big Time SpendersRosco Gordon / Jessie JamesFaye Ross / Faith, Hope & TrustWalter Jackson / One Heart LonelyGerri Diamond / Give Up On LoveBilly Joe Royal / Heart's DesireCandy and the Kisses / Shakin' TimeOtis Redding / Satisfaction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 401: Good Gravy Baby
Mar 2401:59:29Tap to summarizeHere's another 2 hour radio dance party full of incredible classic soul and rhythm & blues vinyl relics from the past that we're lucky enough to still have access to here in the future. Les McCann, Solomon Burke, the Four Tops, Varetta Dillard, Little Milton, James Brown & the Famous Flames, Gene Chandler, Jerry Williams, James & Bobby Purify, and so much more! We've got grits, mashed potatoes, and even some good gravy in this potluck! -Originally broadcast March 22, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLes McCann / What I Call SoulSolomon Burke / Save ItInez & Charlie Foxx / (1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the DaysJay & The Techniques / Baby How Easy Your Heart Forgets MeThe Traits / Some Day Some WayCherry Stone / He Walks SoftlyTommy Duncan / Dance, Dance, DanceFour Tops / The KeyOtis & Carla / Knock On WoodThe Malibus / Ten Times a DayJeb Stuart / I Betcha Gonna Like ItChuck Jackson / Somebody NewVito and the Salutations / Eenie MeenieMickey Denton / Ain't Love GrandSoul Sisters / Loop de LoopRuby Winters / Just Like a Yo YoLillian Offitt / The Man Won't WorkVaretta Dillard / Good Gravy BabyLloyd Price and His Orchestra / Cry OnPips / Room In Your HeartLittle Milton / Grits Ain't Groceries (All Around the World)James Brown & The Famous Flames / Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.Larry Williams & Johnny Watson / A Quitter Never WinsRuby Andrews / You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)Gene Chandler / Tell Me What Can I DoDiana Ross and the Supremes / Some Things You Never Get Used ToThe Valentines / BreakawayJunior Wells / You're Tuff EnoughMoses & Joshua / Get Out Of My HeartJerry Williams / Sock It To YourselfWiley Terry / Follow The Leader Pt. 1Ray Charles & Jimmy Lewis / If It Wasn’t For Bad LuckJosie Taylor / Tra La LaErnie K-Doe / Real ManThe Boogie Kings / I've Got Your NumberClarence Carter / Looking For a FoxJames & Bobby Purify / Sixteen TonsThe Miracles / Happy LandingThe Van McCoy Strings / Sweet and Easy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 400: I'm So Jealous
Mar 1702:00:37Tap to summarizeIt's the 400th episode of That Driving Beat! James welcomes Uwe back for this episode, and we're joined by our new Canadian friend Norm to share some of his favorite records from his previous home in Chicago. It's another 2 hour radio dance party packed full of Northern Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, and just a hint of...banjo? -Originally broadcast March 15, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSam Dees / Soul SisterThe Channels / I've Got My Eyes On YouThe Parliaments / Look At What I Almost MissedSamuel Moore & The TNT's / I'm So JealousThe Continental 4 / The Way I Love YouTommy Neal / Goin' To A HappeningBrice Coefield / Ain't That RightThe Showmen / Our Love Will GrowJ.J. Barnes & the Dell Fi's / Won't You Let me KnowThe Conquistadores / Lonely Was ILaura Greene / Moonlight Music In YouVi Campbell / Seven DoorsSonny Fishback / Heart Breaking ManLittle Ben and the Cheers / I'm Gonna Get Even With YouJohnny Holiday / TormentedWayne Cochran / Get ReadyWally Cox / This ManTerry Callier / Look At Me NowCassius Clay / I Am the GreatestCharles Lamont And The Extremes / I've Got to Keep Movin'The Delicates / Stop Shoving Me AroundSoul Inc. / In The Midnight HourThe Tymes / Here She ComesHolly Maxwell / Don't Say You Love Me Until You DoHowlin' Wolf / Pop It To MeMajor Lance / You Don't Want Me No MoreJohnny McCall / You Can't Get AwayBarbara McNair / You're Gonna' Love My BabyAlto Lee / IndefinitelyBobby Bland / ShoesChuck Jackson / Two Feet From HappinessFreddie North / Roll OverGrover Mitchell / I Don't Want to Hear It BabyThe Bluesbusters / I've Gotta Get There Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →Episode 399: Not One More Tear
Mar 1001:59:33Tap to summarizeHere's another hot two hours of 1960s vinyl soul shakers, relentless R&B, popcorn steppers, and more from Darrell Banks, The Isley Brothers, Bobby Bland, Tom Jones, The Miracles, Lulu, Barbara Lewis, Kentucky's own Gail Wynters, plus Johnnie Taylor and Little Johnny Taylor, who were two different guys! -Originally broadcast March 08, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJames Carr / Talk TalkThe V.I.P.'s / FlashbackDarrell Banks / I've Got That Feelin'Gail Wynters / You've Got The PowerWillie Parker / I Live the Life I LoveRoy Redmond / That Old Time FeelingAndre Odom / Turn On Your Love LightChubby Checker / (At the) DiscothequeDian James / High Blood PressureAlbert King / Oh, Pretty WomanJohnnie Taylor / Toe-HoldRufus Thomas / All Night WorkerLittle Johnny Taylor / Looking At The FutureThe Isley Brothers / You Better Come HomeBobby Bland / Yum Yum TreeBenjamin & The Dreamdancers / Not One More TearKenny Wells / Isn't It Just a ShameWind / Groovin With Mr. BloeThe Unifics / Which One Should I ChooseOtis Redding / A Lover's QuestionSammy Turner / Goodnight, IreneLeroy Jones / Another Saturday NightTom Jones / Sixteen TonsTommy Raye / You Don't Love MeBobby Brooks / Wise Like SolomanThe Miracles / If Your Mother Only KnewJimmy Robins / I Can't Please YouWilbert Harrison / The HorseJr. Walker & The All Stars / Brain WasherDionne Warwick / You Can Have HimBarbara Lewis / Fool, Fool, Fool (Look in the Mirror)Lulu / Sweep Around Your Own Back DoorGloria Lynne / I Can't Stand ItAnna King / The Big ChangeBen E. King / What Can a Man DoMarv Johnson / Come On And Stop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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