That Driving Beat

No 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

Here'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

It'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

Here'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

James has a few new soul and R&B finds to share this week from recent digging success, and has cleaned up a stack of Stax records he's neglected in the collection for years and years ready to have their moment. You'll also hear some crunchy garage and psych on this episode including some rare Louisville originals, and Gene Pitney sneaks another one onto the show! -Originally broadcast March 1, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLeon Haywood / Mellow MoonlightLeon Haywood / It's Got to Be MellowLittle Walter / Up The LineRay Agee / Peace of MindLee Webber / Good Day SunshineMarv Johnson / You Got What it TakesEddie Floyd / Don't Tell Your Mama (Where You've Been)Dramatics / Whatcha See Is Whatcha GetRufus Thomas / (Do the) Push and Pull Part IFredrick Knight / I've Been Lonely For So LongRufus & Carla / That's Really Some GoodJohnnie Taylor / Friday NightEddie Floyd / On a Saturday NightBooker T. & The M.G.'s / Mrs. RobinsonGene Pitney / Beautiful SoundsDolly Parton / Don't Drop OutLevon & The Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart)Wayne Cochran / Harlem ShuffleLou Courtney / I've Got Just The ThingOtis Clay / It's Easier Said, Than DoneJames Hunter Six / (Baby) Hold OnJimmy Hughes / It Was NiceDouble Feature / Baby, Get Your Head Screwed OnSoul Inc. / Love Me When I'm DownThe Waters / Mother SamwellBob Seger & The Last Heard / East Side StoryBrian Redmond and the Sound Box / I Want YouThe Girl Watchers / Got My Mojo WorkingMersey Beats U.S.A. / Stop, Look and ListenThe Strangeloves / Night TimeRuby and the Romantics / Does He Really Care for MeThe Enchanters / I Paid for the PartyChris Kenner / Packin' Up

DJ Lee Ochoa from San Antonio, Texas (@djthegeneralsa) made a quick trip to Louisville, and he brought some of his favorite records to spin on That Driving Beat. You'll hear rare, in-demand Chicano soul from the Royal Jesters, Sunny & The Sunliners, Dimas Garza, the Commands, and more, plus some Northern Soul, funk, Latin, and R&B favorites from the likes of the Festivals, Joe Bataan, Frank Beverly, Gil Scott-Heron, Ruby Andrews, and more! -Originally broadcast February 22, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatDimas III / So FunnyRocky Gil and the Bishops / Soul PartyThe Royal Jesters / Use Your HeadThe Royal Jesters / Take Me for a Little WhileThe Intruders / (Love Is Like a) Baseball GameThe Delfonics / La La Means I Love YouThe Festivals / You've Got the Makings of a LoverThe Commands / Hey It's LoveThe Commands / Don't Be Afraid to Love MeDimas III / You’ve SucceededT.S.U. Toronadoes / The GooseWilbur Bascom and The Zodiact / Just a Groove in "G"The Topics / She's So FineCommunity Effort / "Shake" Your Funky ButtThe Ghetto Brothers / The Ghetto Brothers PowerJoe Bataan / Young Gifted and BrownThe Majestics / (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts MeThe Specials / Everybody Say YeaChoice of Colour / Your LoveLittle Carl Carlton / Competition Ain't Nothin'Gil Scott-Heron / The BottleDolly Parton / Control YourselfThe Supremes / Stoned LoveBob Kuban & The In-Men / The CheaterJay and The Techniques / Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin PieThe Epitome Of Sound / You Don't Love MeRuby Andrews / Just Loving YouCreations / A DreamFrank Beverly & The Butlers / If That's What You WantedSunny & The Sunliners / If I Could See You NowThe Constellations / I Didn't Know How ToThe Gospel Artistics / Time Shall Be No MoreHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes / Get OutThe Turnpikes / Cast A Spell

This episode has Ohio funky soul, a St. Louis sweaty gospel shaker, pounding Motown Northern Soul, a Nashville A-Team session guy getting Fidgety, some Mod R&B, some James Bond nonsense, an all-girl rock band from Nashville, West Virginia college rockers, British Beat from London, West Texas jet-setter garage rock, and more! Also, your host admits to knowing absolutely nothing about music! -Originally broadcast February 15, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLloyd Price / Every NightJackie Verdell / HushOtis Redding / I'm Sick Y'allThe William Singers / Part Time LoveKelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This WayThe Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy DaySoul Partners / Lose the One You LovePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Edwin Starr / TimeThe Esquires / You SayOtis Leavill / When the Music GroovesThe Intruders / A Love That's RealRonnie Milsap / Total DisasterMel "Pig" Robbins / FidgetyJust Brothers / Sliced TomatoesJimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin (Part 1)James Duncan / Mr. GoodtimeWade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till TomorrowHarry Deal and The Galaxies / Don't You Just Know ItJimmy McCracklin / BeulahBarrett Strong / You Knows What To DoRex Garvin (and The Mighty Cravers) / Sock It To 'Em J.B. - Part IGoldie & the Gingerbreads / Song of the MoonThe Feminine Complex / Run That Thru Your MindJulie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On FireThe Spencer Davis Group / Keep On RunningThe Honeycombs / I Can't StopThe Choir / I'm Going HomeThe Collegiates / High Blood PressureThe Teddy Neely Four / Jet SetThe Laughing Wind / Don't Take Very Much to See TomorrowRonnie and the Sinsashuns / SonyaThe Moody Blues / And My Baby's GoneGentleman June Gardner / It's Gonna RainThe Pirates / Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)Bill Avery / Oe Oe Oewee BabyJerry Butler / What's the Use of Breaking Up

Art FM, the home of That Driving Beat, went from online-only to broadcasting as WXOX on the FM dial in Louisville on February 14th, 2016, so we're celebrating 10 years on the FM dial and 8 years of That Driving Beat! James put together a That Driving Beat Instant Record Collection for entry into the silent auction at WXOX's Decade On The Dial variety show extravaganza! In this episode, you'll hear a selection from this collection of some of the foundational sounds of the show.-Originally broadcast February 8, 2026-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Dells / There IsMajor Lance / RhythmThe Platters / Don’t Hear, Speak, See No EvilDetroit Emeralds / Show TimeThe 4 Seasons / Beggin'Robert Parker / Let's Go Baby (Where the Action Is)Slim Harpo / Baby Scratch My BackCharlie Rich / Mohair SamLee Dorsey / Working in the Coal MineEdwin Starr / Twenty-Five MilesFour Tops / BernadetteThe Supremes / The HappeningThe Contours / Do You Love MeZ. Z. Hill / Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep)Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Uptight (Everything's Alright)The Ikettes / Peaches "N" CreamBilly Stewart / SummertimeTimi Yuro / What's a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)Madeline Bell / Picture Me GoneChristine Quaite / In The Middle of The FloorMel Tormé / Comin' Home Baby? And The Mysterians / 96 TearsMitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels / Sock It To Me - Baby!Bob Seger System / Ramblin' Gamblin' ManSir Douglas Quintet / She's About a MoverThe O'Jays / Deeper (In Love With You)The Tams / Be Young, Be Foolish, Be HappyBettye Swann / Make Me YoursJames & Bobby Purify / I'm Your PuppetJ.J. Jackson / But It's AlrightArthur Alexander / A Shot of Rhythm & BluesEtta James / Miss PitifulElvis Presley / Rubberneckin'Archie Bell & The Drells / I Can't Stop Dancing

"Invite me to DJ at your Mod or soul night, and I'll play you my favorite Neil Young record." -James, in this episode. James has a few new finds and old favorites to share, including some rare 1960s small-town Kentucky rockers, northern soul and rhythm & blues classics, garage rock and psych shakers, funky interludes, and a few oddball spins, all on original vinyl 45s. -Originally broadcast February 1, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatDian James / Welcome StrangerBilly Lee Riley / Show Me Your SoulNancy Wilson / The End of Our LoveAretha Franklin / SoulvilleThe Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the DogRufus Thomas / Walking the Dog"Blackie" Sorrello and J.D.B. Trio / RosalieJim Decker and the Avrons / Choice of a FoolThe Raves / Mister ManThe Lemonade Charade / The Straight LifeUncredited Artist / Devil With a Blue Dress OnThe Rave-Ons / The LineThe Surf Suns / I Can't Stop it NowThe Buffalo Springfield / Mr. SoulBill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul BrotherCharlie Hodges / The Day He Made You100 Proof (Aged In Soul) / Everything Good Is BadEarl Foster / Jodine's WalkJackie Lee / Your P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-YMartha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely RoomThe 4 Seasons / I've Got You Under My SkinNancy Ryan / The TroubleRonnie and the Sinsashuns / Laugh It Up BabyStuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the BluesThe Nite Owls / Act Your AgeThe Alphabetical Order / All Over The World (La La)The Emporers / KarateEddie Floyd / Knock on WoodRay Pollard / WanderlustThe Young Rascals / I've Been Lonely Too LongArthur Alexander / Baby BabyJimmy Elledge / Your Funny Way Of Loving MeMarion Black / Who KnowsIrene and the Scotts / Why Do You Treat Me Like You DoJr. Walker & The All Stars / Ain't That The Truth