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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. For older episodes go to https://www.mixcloud.com/MHSS/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 2 days ago1h 59m
Episode 417: My Mama Said its Alright
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 BeatVickie Anderson / Baby, Don't You KnowWillie Wright & His Sparklers / I'm Gonna Leave You Baby, And I'm Goin' To StayRoy Hytower / Love That Girl of MineSoul Sisters / Give Me Some SatisfactionTony Middleton / Count Your Blessings (See What Love Has Done)Babs Tino / If I Didn't Love You So MuchEddie James / Her Mama Won't Leave Us AloneCliff Nobles / Judge Baby, I'm BackFlavor / Sally Had a PartyMajor Lance / Sometimes I WonderThe Shirelles / Dooms DayJimmy Ruffin / I Want Her LoveJanianne / He's Gonna Be MinePeggy Lee / You Don't KnowGene & 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 YouArchie Bell & The Drells / My Balloon's Going UpEtta James / I Got You BabeJudy Clay / It Takes A Lotta Good LoveDavie Jones and the King Bees / Louie Louie Go HomeChuck Langley / Tain't Me BabyDavie Jones and the King Bees / Liza JaneJohn Steel & The Del-Mates / The Fat ManThe Camelots / Don't Leave Me BabySonny Knight / If You Want This LoveJimmy Ricks / Romance In The DarkThe Naturelles / Show Me The WayTerry Star & The Starbells / My Mama Said its AlrightRonnie Milsap / A Thousand Miles from NowhereThe Original Ensemble / He'll Take Care Of YouJimmy Huff / Sweet ManTerry And The Tyrants / Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, Yea, YeaG.L. Crockett / Think Twice Before You GoErnest Scott and his Band / The Sassy KittenJames Brown At The Organ / Papa's Got A Brand New Bag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 1 weeks ago2h 0m
Episode 416: Tossin and Turnin
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 17, 2026- Wille Mitchell / That Driving BeatFaye Ross / Faith, Hope & TrustThe Sensational Disciples / My Own WayThe Chiffons / Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind but Me)Major Lance / It Ain't No UseBobby Bland / Good Time CharlieRay Charles / Talkin' 'Bout YouDee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do For YouTimothy Carr / Love My LoveEarl Grant / Hide Nor HairTed Taylor / I Lost The Best Thing (I Ever Had)Derek Martin / Sly GirlIke & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready (For My Love)The Vibrations / Love In Them There HillsJames Brown / Tit For Tat (Ain't No Taking Back)Tommy & Cleve / Boo-Ga-Loo BabyRonnie Love And His Orchestra / North To St. LouisJ.J. Barnes & the Dell Fi's / Won't You Let Me KnowCandy Carroll / You Came a Long Way from St. LouisJames Carr / Talk TalkJames Carr / A Losing GameNancy Ryan / The TroubleHenrietta & The Hairdooz / Penn StationTom Jones / Sixteen TonsBen E. King / Let the Water Run DownJimmy Bell / Going Down to the RiverEddie Bo / Dinky DooJohnny Thunder / Send Her To MeHarold Burrage / You Make Me So HappyFour Tops / If I Were A CarpenterSandy Wynns / Love Belongs To EveryoneThe Soul City / Everybody Dance NowBruce "Hey Baby" Channel / There Must Be A Love SomewhereObrey Wilson / If You Were ThereJimmy Robbins / I Can't Please YouPaul Lovelace / Tossin and TurninThe Avons / Be Good To Your BabyThe Goodees / Condition RedPearl Edwards / I'll Never ForgetBill Moss / Sock It to 'Em Soul Brother Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- 2 weeks ago1h 59m
Episode 415: Flashback
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 BeatAnn Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too LongSoul Sisters / FlashbackThe Climates / Breaking Up AgainBrenda Holloway / I'll Be AvailableCathy Carlson / Hurt So BadBabs Tino / Forgive Me (For Giving You Such a Bad Time)The Magnificent Men / Almost PersuadedFour Bars featuring Betty Wilson / Waitin' On The Right GuyEd Bruce / Don't Let It HappenJimmy Huff / (Lover) Never Leave MeRosa Lee / My HeartG.L. Crockett / Gonna Make You MineThe C and C Boys / It's All Over NowFreddy King / Sittin' On The Boat DockDavis & Jones and the Fenders / Boss With The Hot SauceThe Sunglows / All Night WorkerJ.B. Troy / Ain't It The TruthDean Scott / Gotta Have Losers TooJimmy Hughes / It Ain't What You GotRoy Thompson / Sookie SookieStuart Paine / Have You Ever Had the BluesQuadrangle / She's Too Familiar NowThe Gamblers / Find Out What's HappeningThe Ones / Happy DayTriangle / Magic TouchThe Chosen Few / Stop, In The Name Of LoveThe Monkees / (I'm Not Your) Steppin' StoneUnrelated Segments / Story Of My LifeThe Naturelles / Love Has Joined Us TogetherJoanie Summers / I'd Be So Good For YouDamita Jo / How Will I KnowDarlene Love / A Fine Fine BoyBarbara & The Browns / You Don't Love MeBobby Foster / I’m So GladThe 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.
- Jun 23, 20261h 59m
Episode 414: Let's Do the Boston Monkey
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 BeatThe Marvelettes / You're My RemedyJimmy Hughes / It Ain't What You GotMarvin Gaye / YouThe Sacred Four / Somebody Watching YouDyke And The Blazers / City DumpBetty Lavette / Heart Of GoldGerri Diamond / Give Up On LoveSam Hawkins / Hold On BabyAnn Sexton / You've Been Gone Too LongMartha & The Vandellas / Heat WaveGeorge Torrence & The Naturals / (Mama Come Quick and Bring Your) Lickin' StickZ.Z. Hill / Oh DarlingRay Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No DoctorLittle Willie John / Doll FaceVan & Titus / The VultureCandi Staton / Too Hurt to CryThe T.S.U. Toronadoes / What Good Am I?The Natura'elles / Show Me The WayHenry & His Kasuals / WorkoutThe Mar-Keys / Pop-Eye StrollLes Cooper & The Soul Rockers / Let's Do the Boston MonkeyThe Olympics / Do the Slauson ShuffleBobby Marchan / HookedB.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give InCharlie Rich / Hawg JawThe Fabulous Playboys / NervousMaurice Williams & The Zodiacs / High Blood PressureMartha & The Vandellas / Wild OneFour Tops / The KeyBobby Taylor & The Vancouvers / It's GrowingJackie Shane / Any Other WayJohnny Adams / Who's Gonna Love YouTony Middleton / My Home TownBarbara Acklin / Love Makes a WomanDolly Parton / Don't Drop OutAlvin Cash / Doin' the Ali Shuffle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jun 16, 20262h 0m
Episode 413: Mechanic From Hamtramck
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 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.
- Jun 9, 20262h 3m
Episode 412: Kill the Pain
"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.
- Jun 2, 20262h 0m
Episode 411: Whole Hog or None
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 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.
- May 26, 20261h 59m
Episode 410: Thread the Needle
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 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.
About That Driving Beat
That Driving Beat is a radio show from Louisville Kentucky, where two vinyl DJs spin 45rpm soul, R&B, garage rock, Mod, and more. For older episodes go to https://www.mixcloud.com/MHSS/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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