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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