That Driving Beat

James celebrates the life of Dolly Parton on this episode, playing her rare mid-1960s girl group pop R&B tunes on the Monument label out of Nashville before she became the legendary country musician we've known for many decades. There's another future Nashville country star lurking in this episode amongst all the vintage soul, R&B, funk, and other tunes with That Driving Beat. -Originally broadcast August 30, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Salt and Pepper / Rock Me In The Cradle The Bandwagon / Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music Dolly Parton / Don't Drop Out Baby Washington / A Handful of Memories Brenda and The Tabulations / Hey Boy Patti La Belle and the Bluebelles / Family Man Bobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals Crossed Jimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You When Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me The Everly Brothers / Somebody Help Me Dolly Parton / Old Enough To Know Better The Ad Libs / The Boy from New York City Inez Foxx / Mockingbird Don Bryant / Coming On Strong Ronnie Milsap / Total Disaster Dolly Parton / Busy Signal James Carr / Stronger Than Love The Poppies / He's Got Real Love Edwin Starr / Way Over There The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness Troy Keyes / Love Explosion The Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin' Freddie Houston / Soft Walkin' The Extensions / I Want to Know The Top Notes / Say Yes Al Johnson / Carnival Time Christine Kittrell / It's Nobody's Fault Jr. Walker and the All Stars / Brainwasher Fantastic Four / Win or Lose (I'm Going to Love You) Flavor / Shop Around Johnny Jones And The King Casuals / Purple Haze Joe Simon / The Girl's Alright With Me Dolly Parton / Control Yourself Jean Wells / Can't You Feel It The Masqueraders / I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me On Bob Wilson / Suzy's Serenade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James throws some midtempo, gentle soul sliders and steppers into the mix this week, along with some hard-hitting funk, northern soul, R&B, and more, all on 45 rpm vinyl from the 1960s and 1970s. -Originally broadcast August 23, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Hesitations / Soul Kind of Love Arthur Conley / Funky Street Jackie Shane / Comin' Down Jimmy McCracklin and his Orchestra / Get Back Jimmy Reed / Two Ways to Skin (A Cat) Alex Bradford / Am I Wrong? Virgil Griffin / Climbing The Velvelettes / He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' Nella Dodds / (To Get) Your Love Back The Drifters / I've Got Sand in My Shoes Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces / Searching For My Love Gary Brown / Would You Laugh At Me The Marriotts / Tell It Like it Is Bobby Scott / It's Real Baby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for Me The Supremes / You Bring Back Memories Lee LaMont / I'll Take Love Maxine Brown / One Step at a Time The Peps / Thinkin' About You June Conquest / All I Need John Roberts / Pledging My Love Jerry Butler / Only the Strong Survive Joe Simon / When Johnnie Taylor / I Believe in You (You Believe in Me) Wilson Pickett / Don't Knock My Love - Pt. I Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell) Mary Wells / You Beat Me to the Punch Dee Dee Warwick / I Gotta Get a Hold of Myself The Poets / So Young (And So Innocent) The Monitors / Since I Lost You Girl Chuck Jackson / Hand It Over Fred Hughes / Oo Wee Baby, I Love You Nancy Wilson / My Sweet Thing The King-Pins / Dance, Romeo, Dance Ike & Tina Turner / Two Is a Couple Bobby Powell / What Are You Trying To Do to Me The Merced Blue Notes / Rufus, Jr. Hal Frazier / After Closing Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James is back with another 2 hours of rare, upbeat 1960s and 1970s dance music! This is soul, R&B, and funk you don't hear just anywhere if you're not seeking it out, all played on original vinyl singles! Support non-commercial community radio in your hometown and beyond! No algorithms, no AI, just real music selected by real people! -Originally broadcast August 16, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Festivals / Music The Contours / Determination The Ohio Players / A Thing Called Love Clarence Reid / Let Those Soul Sounds Play Dee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On Me Harry Starr / Another Time, Another Place The Wildweeds / No Good to Cry Alvin Cash & The Crawlers / The Barracuda The Miracles / Ain't It Baby Joyce Kennedy / Misunderstood Johnny Jungletree / Old New Orleans Pearl Woods / Don't Tell It All Johnny O'Brien & The Stereomonics / Wabash Blues The Drew-Vels / I've Known Irma Thomas / I Did My Part Little Bobby Moore / The Ginger Snap (Do The) Bobby Jenkins and his Quartet / Troubles Jimmy Holiday / I've Been Done Wrong The Deacons / Sock it to Me Part 1 Bobby Darin / We Didn't Ask to Be Brought Here Okaysions / Watch Out Girl Barbara And The Uniques / There It Goes Again Honey Cone / When Will It End Sisters Love / The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall) Della Reese / If It Feels Good, Do It Na Allen / Thanks for Nothing Big Maybelle / Eleanor Rigby Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Willie Hightower / Walk A Mile in My Shoes Willie Hightower / Nobody But You The Platters / Fear of Losing You Jackie Day / Before it's Too Late Brenda & The Tabulations / The Wash The V.I.P.'s / Flashback Jackie Wilson / Baby, That's All The Salty Peppers / La La Time - Part 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That Driving Beat is coming to London! James is excited to announce that he'll be a guest DJ at The Face Radio's October edition of Out On The Floor, hosted by Jaf Jervis (Blues & Grooves) and Brendan Farrell (ModnSoul) at the Mildmay Club in London! He auditions a few Northern Soul heavies for his travel playbox in this episode in a full 2 hours of other rare soul, funk, and R&B dancers. -Originally broadcast August 9, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Jackie Ross / I've Got The Skill Garnet Mimms / Prove It to Me Ovella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta Do The Ascots / Miss Heartbreaker The Showmen / In Paradise The Kelly Brothers / I'd Rather Have You Jerry Williams / If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) Darrell Banks / Open The Door To Your Heart Lou Rawls / When Love Goes Wrong Little Milton / So Blue (Without You) Betty Lavett / Shut Your Mouth Vicki Anderson / The Feeling is Real The Astors / Candy Shirley Ellis / I See It, I Like It, I Want It Roddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know) Bettye Swann / Lonely Love McKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My Love Edwin Starr / Time Clarence Carter / Snatching It Back Jimmy Delphs / Mrs. Percy Please Have Mercy Joe Simon / Power of Love Louise Freeman / I Can Do It (If I See It) Roy Hytower / It Must Be Love Candi Staton / As Long as He Takes Care of Home The Esquires / Get On Up Irene and the Scotts / I'm Stuck On My Baby Delores Hall / Good Lovin' Man Jerry Butler / Give It Up Deon Jackson / You Said You Loved Me Shades of Blue / Happiness The Continental 4 / The Way I love You The Contours / Can You Jerk Like Me Chuck Carbo and His Band / Wake Up Crying The Kampells / New Lock on My Door The Henchmen / The James Brown Carrie Grant and the Grandeurs / Mish-Mash Paul Smith / Ain't That Something Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The show is packed with soul, R&B, and funk vinyl dancers from the 1960s including tunes by Z.Z. Hill, Gene Candler, Andre Williams, The O'Jays, Buddy Guy, Mitty Collier, Tammi Terrell, and more! -Originally broadcast August 2, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Z.Z. Hill / Set Your Sights Higher Lou Courtney / I've Got Just The Thing Jimmy Delphs / Don't Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back) Martha & The Vandellas / Heat Wave Gene Chandler / Good Times The Volcanos / Help Wanted Gene & Jerry / Sho Is Grooving Shack / Too Many Lovers Andre Williams / Humpin' Bumpin' and Thumpin' Jackie Paine / Go Go Train The O'Jays / I Dig Your Act Teardrops / Tears Come Tumbling The Society Girls / S.P.C.L.G. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Little Girls) Mickey Denton / Ain't Love Grand Buddy Guy / I Dig Your Wig Percy Mayfield / Walking On a Tightrope Johnny (Guitar) Watson / Broke and Lonely Varetta Dillard / Good Gravy Baby Mitty Collier / Do It With Confidence Chuck Wood / Seven Days Too Long Tammi Terrell / This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) Willie Mitchell / 20-75 Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure / Don't Mess Up a Good Thing Ricky Allen / It's a Mess I Tell You Laddins / Dream Baby Edwin Starr / Agent Double-0-Soul Johnny White / Whole Hog or None Russell Evans & The Nite Hawks / Send Me Some Cornbread Lula Reed / Puddentane Jimmy Hughes / I'm a Man of Action Barbara Lynn / Take Your Love and Run Bunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long (For the News to Get Around) Jeanette Williams / All of a Sudden The Toys / Sealed With A Kiss Lee Rogers / You're the Cream of the Crop Curtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I Lose Little Milton / Who's Cheating Who? Juggy / Soul At Sunrise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got Uwe in the studio for one last week, and he's running low on records in his box! There are still plenty of gems, plus James has some new finds to play, making for a grab-bag assortment of classic vinyl 45 rpm Northern Soul, R&B, pop, funk, girl groups, popcorn, doo wop, and more! -Originally broadcast July 26, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Vickie Anderson / Baby, Don't You Know Willie Wright & His Sparklers / I'm Gonna Leave You Baby, And I'm Goin' To Stay Roy Hytower / Love That Girl of Mine Soul Sisters / Give Me Some Satisfaction Tony Middleton / Count Your Blessings (See What Love Has Done) Babs Tino / If I Didn't Love You So Much Eddie James / Her Mama Won't Leave Us Alone Cliff Nobles / Judge Baby, I'm Back Flavor / Sally Had a Party Major Lance / Sometimes I Wonder The Shirelles / Dooms Day Jimmy Ruffin / I Want Her Love Janianne / He's Gonna Be Mine Peggy Lee / You Don't Know Gene & Jerry / You Just Can't Win (By Making The Same Mistake) Laura Lee / I Don't Want Nothing Old (But Money) Baby Washington & Don Gardner / Baby Let Me Get Close To You Archie Bell & The Drells / My Balloon's Going Up Etta James / I Got You Babe Judy Clay / It Takes A Lotta Good Love Davie Jones and the King Bees / Louie Louie Go Home Chuck Langley / Tain't Me Baby Davie Jones and the King Bees / Liza Jane John Steel & The Del-Mates / The Fat Man The Camelots / Don't Leave Me Baby Sonny Knight / If You Want This Love Jimmy Ricks / Romance In The Dark The Naturelles / Show Me The Way Terry Star & The Starbells / My Mama Said its Alright Ronnie Milsap / A Thousand Miles from Nowhere The Original Ensemble / He'll Take Care Of You Jimmy Huff / Sweet Man Terry And The Tyrants / Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea G.L. Crockett / Think Twice Before You Go Ernest Scott and his Band / The Sassy Kitten James Brown At The Organ / Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The co-founder of That Driving Beat, DJ Uwe is still in town this week, so he shares another stack of records he's dug up in his new home in Texas. We've got upbeat soul and R&B tunes for your dancing pleasure from Bobby Bland, Ray Charles, Dee Dee Sharp, Ronnie Love, James Carr, Ben E. King, and a bunch of people you may never have heard of! -Originally broadcast July 19, 2026- Wille Mitchell / That Driving Beat Faye Ross / Faith, Hope & Trust The Sensational Disciples / My Own Way The Chiffons / Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind but Me) Major Lance / It Ain't No Use Bobby Bland / Good Time Charlie Ray Charles / Talkin' 'Bout You Dee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do For You Timothy Carr / Love My Love Earl Grant / Hide Nor Hair Ted Taylor / I Lost The Best Thing (I Ever Had) Derek Martin / Sly Girl Ike & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready (For My Love) The Vibrations / Love In Them There Hills James Brown / Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back) Tommy & Cleve / Boo-Ga-Loo Baby Ronnie Love And His Orchestra / North To St. Louis J.J. Barnes & the Dell Fi's / Won't You Let Me Know Candy Carroll / You Came a Long Way from St. Louis James Carr / Talk Talk James Carr / A Losing Game Nancy Ryan / The Trouble Henrietta & The Hairdooz / Penn Station Tom Jones / Sixteen Tons Ben E. King / Let the Water Run Down Jimmy Bell / Going Down to the River Eddie Bo / Dinky Doo Johnny Thunder / Send Her To Me Harold Burrage / You Make Me So Happy Four Tops / If I Were A Carpenter Sandy Wynns / Love Belongs To Everyone The Soul City / Everybody Dance Now Bruce "Hey Baby" Channel / There Must Be A Love Somewhere Obrey Wilson / If You Were There Jimmy Robbins / I Can't Please You Paul Lovelace / Tossin and Turnin The Avons / Be Good To Your Baby The Goodees / Condition Red Pearl Edwards / I'll Never Forget Bill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got Uwe back in the studio this week! He's brought some recent finds to add to the mix for this latest radio dance party. It's 2 full hours of vintage vinyl 1960s soul, R&B, rock, and more! -Originally broadcast July 12, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ann Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too Long Soul Sisters / Flashback The Climates / Breaking Up Again Brenda Holloway / I'll Be Available Cathy Carlson / Hurt So Bad Babs Tino / Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time) The Magnificent Men / Almost Persuaded Four Bars featuring Betty Wilson / Waitin' On The Right Guy Ed Bruce / Don't Let It Happen Jimmy Huff / (Lover) Never Leave Me Rosa Lee / My Heart G.L. Crockett / Gonna Make You Mine The C and C Boys / It's All Over Now Freddy King / Sittin' On The Boat Dock Davis & Jones and the Fenders / Boss With The Hot Sauce The Sunglows / All Night Worker J.B. Troy / Ain't It The Truth Dean Scott / Gotta Have Losers Too Jimmy Hughes / It Ain't What You Got Roy Thompson / Sookie Sookie Stuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the Blues Quadrangle / She's Too Familiar Now The Gamblers / Find Out What's Happening The Ones / Happy Day Triangle / Magic Touch The Chosen Few / Stop, In The Name Of Love The Monkees / (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone Unrelated Segments / Story Of My Life The Naturelles / Love Has Joined Us Together Joanie Summers / I'd Be So Good For You Damita Jo / How Will I Know Darlene Love / A Fine Fine Boy Barbara & The Browns / You Don't Love Me Bobby Foster / I’m So Glad The Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall) The Valentinos / Baby, Lots Of Luck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You'll hear some Motown from the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Martha & the Vandellas, and from a group out of and named for Vancouver, BC. We also have Bettye Lavette covering Neil Young, Ann Sexton, Z.Z. Hill, Jackie Shane, Dolly Parton, plus random assumptions, potentially misremembered facts, and a bunch of real songs by real artists, played from real records selected by a real person. -Originally broadcast June 21, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Marvelettes / You're My Remedy Jimmy Hughes / It Ain't What You Got Marvin Gaye / You The Sacred Four / Somebody Watching You Dyke And The Blazers / City Dump Betty Lavette / Heart Of Gold Gerri Diamond / Give Up On Love Sam Hawkins / Hold On Baby Ann Sexton / You've Been Gone Too Long Martha & The Vandellas / Heat Wave George Torrence & The Naturals / (Mama Come Quick and Bring Your) Lickin' Stick Z.Z. Hill / Oh Darling Ray Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No Doctor Little Willie John / Doll Face Van & Titus / The Vulture Candi Staton / Too Hurt to Cry The T.S.U. Toronadoes / What Good Am I? The Natura'elles / Show Me The Way Henry & His Kasuals / Workout The Mar-Keys / Pop-Eye Stroll Les Cooper & The Soul Rockers / Let's Do the Boston Monkey The Olympics / Do the Slauson Shuffle Bobby Marchan / Hooked B.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give In Charlie Rich / Hawg Jaw The Fabulous Playboys / Nervous Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs / High Blood Pressure Martha & The Vandellas / Wild One Four Tops / The Key Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers / It's Growing Jackie Shane / Any Other Way Johnny Adams / Who's Gonna Love You Tony Middleton / My Home Town Barbara Acklin / Love Makes a Woman Dolly Parton / Don't Drop Out Alvin Cash / Doin' the Ali Shuffle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James 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 Beat Homer Banks / 60 Minutes of Your Love Fred Waters / Singing a New Song Bobby Powell / Question Paul Smith / Ain't That Something Deon Jackson / Love Takes a Long Time Growing Roddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know) Ann Duquesney / I Surrender The William Singers / Part Time Love Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks / Green Monkey Anna Walker and the Crownettes / Ode to Billy Joe Ruby Winters / Sweetheart Things Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr / You're All I Need to Make It The Soul Notes / How Long Will It Last The Platters / Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island In the Sea) Lena Horne / Rocky Raccoon Bob Cain / Ladies Man Cannibal & The Headhunters / Land of 1000 Dances Tenison Stephens / Where Would You Be Edwin Starr / Time Brenda Holloway / When I'm Gone Donald Jenkins & The Delighters / Somebody Help Me Etta James / Next Door to the Blues Bobby Byrd / Write Me a Letter The Untouchables / 60 Minute Man George Young and the Youngsters / Mechanic From Hamtramck B. B. King / The B.B. Jones Youngblood / Bayou Town Dan Brantley / It Must Be Love And The Echoes / Million Dollar Bill Irma Thomas / We Got Something Good The Golden Toadstools / Silly Savage Bobby Freeman / Everybody's Got a Hang Up Kelly Brothers / How Can True Love Be This Way Dee Brown & Lola Grant / You Need Loving The Sapphires / I've Got Mine, You Better Get Yours The Sherrys / Pop Pop Pop-Pie Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown / Can't Let You Out Of My Sight Bob Wilson and The San Remo Quartet / All Turned On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"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 Beat The Interpretations / Soul Affection Clarence Reid / Till I Get My Share Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul / (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind Pt. 1 Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists / Detroit Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose / Treat Her Like a Lady Leon Thomas / L-O-V-E Danny White / Natural Soul Brother Chuck Bernard / Hobo Flats Natural Gas / What Do You Want From My Life Bill Withers / Harlem Candi Staton / Do It In the Name of Love Ohio Players / Pain (Part 1) Garland Green / I Can't Believe You Quit Me The Bagdads / Green Power Swamp Dogg / Do You Believe Doris Duke / How Was I to Know You Cared Syl Johnson / Try Me The Bar-Kays / Midnight Cowboy Lenny Williams / Feelin' Blue The Staple Singers / I'll Take You There Junior & The Classics / Kill the Pain The Vanguards / The Thought of Losing Your Love The Honey Drippers / Impeach the President Freddy-Henchi & the Soulsetters / Folsom Prison Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band / Scorpio Errol Gaye and the Imaginations / Love and Affection Little Eva Harris / Mr. Everything James Brown and the Famous Flames / Shhhhhhhh (For a Little While) Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s / Doing It to Death Rotary Connection / Love Me Now Tony Owens / Got'a Get My Baby Back Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It'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 Beat Percy Sledge / Baby, Help Me Bob & Earl / Dancin' Everywhere James Carr / A Losing Game Billy Hambric / New York City Baby The Supremes / Run, Run, Run Billy Bland / My Heart's on Fire Willie Harper / But I Couldn't Hank Ballard and His Midnighters / She's Got a Whole Lot of Soul The Vibrations / Wallflower George Young and the Youngsters / Johnny B Goode Johnny White / Whole Hog or None Fred Parris & The Restless Hearts / Walk a Little Faster Christine Quaite / Mr. Stuck-up Big Dee Irwin / Everybody's Got a Dance But Me The Showmen / Com'n Home Fontella Bass / Safe and Sound Rochelle Johnson / Playing the Field Peaches and Herb / Love Is Strange Bedford Incident / It Ain't Me, Babe Jackie Ross / Dynamite Lovin' The Casinos / That's the Way Don Covay & The Goodtimers / Mercy, Mercy The Magnificent Men / Almost Persuaded Clifford Curry / Break My Mind James Brown and the Famous Flames / I Got The Feelin' Solomon Burke / Peepin' Brice Coefield / Tempted The Drifters / Chains of Love Lenny Welch / Coronet Blue Austin Taylor / Push Push Chuck Jackson / Any Other Way Lenny Miles / In Between Tears Chet "Poison" Ivey And His Fabulous Avengers / In A Little While The Shevelles / Oo Poo Pa Doo The Clovers / I I I Love You The Mark IV / 45 R.P.M. Faye Adams / Johnny Lee The Entertainers / Too Much Ike & Tina Turner / A Fool in Love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James 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 Beat Clarence Carter / Thread the Needle Etta James / Tell Mama Garnet Mimms / A Little Bit of Soap Tyrone Davis / All the Waiting Is Not in Vain Occasions / There's No You The Magnificent 7 / She's Called a Woman Baby Ray / The House On Soul Hill Chuck Jackson / These Chains of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) The Blue Chords / The Mini Movement Timothy Carr / Love My Love Barbara Lynn / I'm a Good Woman Shirley Wahls / Half A Man Dusty Springfield / Don't Forget About Me Dusty Springfield / What's It Gonna Be Jackie Beavers / Sling Shot Billy "The Kid" Emerson / The Whip (Part 1) K. C. (Country Boy) Douglas / The Little Green House Eugene Church / Jack of All Trades Inez Foxx / Hi Diddle Diddle The Vibrations / Canadian Sunset Cliff-Mayo-Holton / People Will Talk Deane Hawley / Bossman Val Martinez / Pay Day Uniques / Dog Tracks Serenaders / If Your Heart Says Yes The Precisions / Why Girl Detroit Emeralds / Show Time George Kerr Orchestra / Back Lash London Fog with the Continentals / Trippin The Landslides / Music Please Music Luther Ingram / Puttin' Game Down Syl Johnson / Let Them Hang High William Bell / Eloise (Hang On In There) James & Bobby Purify / Wish You Didn't Have to Go Bobby McClure / I'll Be True to You The Raindrops / One More Tear Pic & Bill / It's Not You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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 Beat The Dells / Wear It On Our Face Howard Tate / Have You Ever Had the Blues The Magictones / Happy Days The Olympics / The Bounce The Sham-Ettes / He'll Come Back Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden Billy Stewart / Secret Love Johnny Rivers / Seventh Son Etta James / Fire Arthur K. Adams / Gimme Some of Your Lovin' The Paradons / So Fine, So Fine, So Fine Alice Rozier / George, BB and Roy Del Thompson / The Love Waiting For Me Charlie Rich / Hurry Up Freight Train The Virginia Wolves / Stay The Traits / Too Good To Be True Benny Latimore / Girl I Got News for You Mitty Collier / Ain't That Love Mary Wells / Ain't It the Truth The O'Jays / I'll Never Let You Go The Chosen Few / Stop, In The Name Of Love Blues Magoos / I Wanna Be There Mad Mike & The Maniacs / The Hunch The Night Raiders / Hidi Hidi Hidi Swingin' Medallions / Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) The McCoys / I Wonder if She Remembers Me Johnny Winter / Rollin' and Tumblin' The Standells / Dirty Water The Virginia Wolves / B.L.T. Louis Jones / The Birds Is Coming Bobby Hendricks / Cast Your Vote Gerald Sims & The Daylighters / Cool Breeze The Fabulettes / Mister Policeman Johnny Thunder & Ruby Winters / Make Love To Me Major Harris / Loving You More Don Covay and the Goodtimers / Snake In The Grass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another 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 Beat Steve Colt and the 45's / Just a Little Bit of Soul Vick & 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 Boyfriend Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On Joe Anderson / So Glad The Solars / Here's My Heart The Romeos / Two of the Chosen Few Edward Hamilton & The Arabians / I Love You So Gene McDaniels / The Puzzle Ike & Tina Turner / Worried and Hurtin' Inside Ty Hunter / Lonely Baby Jean DuShon / All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings Barbara Lewis / Hello Stranger Jackie Ross / New Lover Clyde McPhatter / Before I Fall In Love Again Nella Dodds / You Don't Love Me Anymore The Broadways / You Just Don't Know Sandy & The Pebbles / He's My Kind of Fellow Willie Mitchell / Wade In The Water Cory Wells and The Enemys / Sinner Man Rusty Draper / Folsom Prison Blues Wanda Jackson / Cool Love Bonnie Lou / Twenty Four Hours of Loneliness The Formations / At the Top of the Stairs Stevie Wonder / Ain't That Asking for Trouble Jay and The Techniques / Still (In Love With You) The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want Me Don Gardner / I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do Etta James and "The Peaches" / The Wallflower The Cadillacs with Jesse Powell Orch. / Sugar - Sugar Roy Lee Johnson / Black Pepper Will Make You Sneeze Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers / Emulsified The Revlons / Dry Your Eyes Mark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right? Freddie Scott / Baby - You're A Long Time Dead Jimmy Smith / Chain of Fools (Part 1) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James 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 Beat James Duncan / I Got it Made (In The Shade) Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Carry Your Own Load Dan Brantley / Get It Right, Or Leave It Alone Lou Courtney / Professional Lover Bobby Charles / Worrying Over You Johnny Thunder / Groovy Two Shoes Rosa Lee / My Heart The Drew-Vels / I've Known Big Maybelle / Same Old Story Pat Lucky / You Sure Can Lie The Mirettes / In the Midnight Hour Billy Young / The Sloopy Nancy 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 Mine Gene Chandler / Such a Pretty Thing Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin / Will I Find Love The Dynamics / Misery Linda Jones / I Can't Stop Lovin' My Baby Ruth Brown with the Milestone Singers / Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) Ace Saint Claire / Let There Be Just You Paul Anka / Uh Huh Little Sylvia / Little Boy Buster Brown / My Blue Heaven The Brothers Two / Boogaloo (Soul) Party Major Lance / Too Hot to Hold Mary Wells / My Guy Marvin Gaye / You're a Wonderful One Holland-Dozier / What Goes Up, Must Come Down Wilbert Harrison / Cheating Baby Danny Overbea / I'm Tired of Being Tossed Around The Metallics / Itchy Twitchy Too Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me Hank Ballard and The Midnighters / The Continental Walk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another 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 Beat Singin' Sammy Ward / Big Joe Moe Eddie Floyd / Big Bird Alvin Cash & The Registers / Let's Do Some Good Timing The Four Sonics / It Takes Two Johnny Moore / A Dollar Ninety Eight Patti Austin / Got to Check You Out Theresa Lindsey / Gotta Find A Way Earl-Jean / I'm Into Somethin' Good The Shangri-Las / Bull Dog Barbara Mason / Bobby, Is My Baby Jimmy Thomas / Hurry And Come Home Doris Troy / Bossa Nova Blues Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames / Yeh, Yeh Jerry Butler / It's Too Late Darrell Banks / Open The Door To Your Heart Tony Newman / Let the Good Times Roll Faye Ross / Faith, Hope & Trust LeRoy Horne / Don't Come Back (Take Me Through the Changes) The Marvelettes / I'm Gonna Hold On As Long As I Can The Dells / On The Dock of the Bay Brenton Wood / Boogaloosa, Louisian' Charles Whitehead / Between The Lines Marvin Gaye / The End of Our Road The Raeletts featuring Vernita Moss / Leave My Man Alone Sight Unseen / One More Thing MFSB Featuring The Three Degrees / TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) Robert, Ron & Eddie / Love Potion #9 James Rivers / Bird Brain Vernon Harrell / If This Ain't Love (Ain't No Cows In Texas) Junior Parker / These Kind of Blues (Pt. 1) Jean DuShon / Feeling Good Four Tops / If I Were a Carpenter The Players / I Wanna Be Free Johnny Adams / Don't Wait Too Long Jimmy Radcliff / Long After Tonight Is Over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It 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 Beat Titus Turner / Taking Care of Business The Top Notes / Say Yes Ronnie Milsap / A Thousand Miles from Nowhere Otis Clay / Show Place Gene Chandler / Mr. Big Shot Brenton Wood / The Oogum Boogum Song Googie Rene / Rebecca Jill Harris / His Kiss Dee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do for You Patty Labelle & The Bluebells / You Forgot How To Love Edwin Starr / Headline News Little Willie John / I'm Shakin' The Falcons / Country Shack The Miracles / You're So Fine and Sweet Prince La La / Gettin' Married Soon Gary Stewart / Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday Boyd Bennett & His Rockets / Big Jay Shuffle Jeanette (Baby) Washington / Money's Funny The Megatons / Detroit Sound Barbara & The Browns / You Don't Love Me John Edwards / Claim Jumpin' Ted Taylor / Something Strange Is Going On In My House Jerry Butler / Hey, Western Union Man King Curtis / Games People Play Marie Knight / To Be Loved by You Lenny Welch / Boogie Cha Cha Della Rae / Hurry Up Summer Ruby Johnson / Callin' All Boys Booker T. & The MG's / Red Beans and Rice Jackie Wilson and Linda Hopkins / Say I Do Little Milton / Can't Hold Back The Tears Grady Chapman / Tell Me That You Care Wade Flemons / Half a Love Papa Joe's Music Box / Road House The Intrigues / In a Moment The Intrigues / Let's Dance The Ikettes / (Never More) Lonely for You The Kingston Trio / Parchment Farm The Trensations / Saucy The Originals / Anna Donnie Elbert / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James 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 Beat Soul Ambassadors / I've Got The Feeling The Drifters / Baby What I Mean Jewel Akens / Little Bitty Pretty One The Artistics / Love Song Little Milton / Driftin' Drifter Nella Dodds / You Don't Love Me Anymore Big Boy Myles / New Orleans Little Willie John / Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) Jimmy Bell / Going Down To The River Charlie-O / Love Me, Love My Dog Robert Parker / Everybody's Hip Huggin The Webs / This Thing Called Love Jimmy Holiday / Love Me One More Time Bobby Byrd / I Know You Got Soul Wilson Pickett / Mama Told Me Not to Come Millie Jackson / I Got to Try It One Time The Sheppards / Steal Away Otis Brown & Band / Will You Wait The Tams / Love, Love, Love The Royal Kings / Take Some Time Gloria Taylor / You Got to Pay the Price The Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face It B.J. Thomas / I Don't Have a Mind of My Own Jimmy Beaumont / I Feel Like I'm Falling In Love The C and C Boys / It's All Over Now Rufus Thomas / Greasy Spoon Odessa Harris / You're What I Need Jackie Wilson And Count Basie / Chain Gang Major Lance / Too Hot to Hold Otis Redding / I'm Coming Home Len Wade / The Night The Angels Cried The Tempests / Would You Believe Barbara Lynn / Oh! Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') The Rev-Lons / Give Me One More Chance Bobby Bland / These Hands (Small But Mighty) The Casinos / Soul Serenade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost 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 Beat The Pretty Things / Big City The Masque / Black is Black The Seeds / Pushin' Too Hard Unrelated Segments / Story Of My Life The Leaves / Hey Joe Love / My Little Red Book The Trolls / Every Day and Every Night The Kinks / Never Met a Girl Like You Before The Third Rail / Run, Run, Run The Togas / Baby, I'm In The Mood For You The Gestures / Run, Run, Run The Castaways / Liar, Liar The Beckett Quintet / (It's All Over Now) Baby Blue The Troggs / I Can't Control Myself The Checkmates / All The Time Now The Mojo Men / Dance With Me Tony Mason with the Starfires / Woe Is Me The Noblemen / Satisfied The Zephyrs / She's Lost You The Flying Machine / Maybe We've Been Loving Too Long The Rolling Stones / Gotta Get Away The Nashville Teens / Find My Way Back Home Len and Glen / Write Me Baby, Please! The American Breed / Green Light The Orphans / Deserted The Grass Roots / Midnight Confessions The Guilloteens / For My Own Them / Richard Cory The Messengers / Midnight Hour The Knickerbockers / One Track Mind The Bloos Magoos / So I'm Wrong And You Are Right The Beeds / Run to Her The Nerve / Piece By Piece The Jet Stream / Crazy Me The Jades / NASA Special The McCoys / Come On Let's Go The K-otics / Charlena The Blue Angels / Lets Shout and Shimmy The Shadows of Knight / Gospel Zone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.