That Driving Beat

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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.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    That Driving Beat - Episode 349

    The guys hit up a local record show and added some more vintage soul, R&B, and garage rock 45s to our collections from dealer friends old and new. We've got early Tammi Terrell tune from before she became Tammi Terrell, Irene and the Scotts with a Northern Soul floor filler, big sounds from two schoolteacher sisters at Motown, some garage rock from Birmingham, Alabama, a Boogie Cha Cha, and a trippy tune from 1968 that had a comeback in the 1990s. -Originally broadcast February 23, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Willie Tee / I Want Somebody (To Show Me The Way Back Home) Mary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On Fire Kenny Ballard and the Fabulous Soul Brothers / I'm Losing You Jeanette Williams / You Didn't Know Then Margaret & Carol / (He's My Guy) Oh No, He's Mine Little Frankie Lee / I Gotta Come Back Irene and the Scotts / I'm Stuck On My Baby Jackie Verdell / Are You Ready For This The Eastmen / Bye Bye My Baby Tammy Montgomery / It's Mine Eddie Miller / Skate & Shuffle-loo The Sensations featuring Yvonne Baker / We Were Meant To Be Jo Ann Campbell / Sloppy Joe The Lewis Sisters / You Need Me Wild Vybrashons / One Track Mind Sands ov Tyme / You've Got What It Takes (To Take What I've Got) The Turtles / You Showed Me The Coastliners / Alright Gene and Wendell with the Sweethearts / The Roach Eddie Holland / Leaving Here J.J. Barnes / Say It Kenny Smith / Keep On Walkin' Baby Lenny Welch / Boogie Cha Cha The Valentines / I Have Two Loves LaVerne Baker / Tra La La The Ikettes / I Had A Dream The Other Night The Kelly Brothers / That's What You Mean To Me Tony Jackson With The Vibrations / You Beat Me To The Punch The Right Kind / (Tell Me) Why Do You Have To Lie? Gayle Haness / We Got A Thing Going Baby Jimmy Ruffin / If You Will Let Me, I Know I Can Barbara Lewis / I Remember the Feeling Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got Me The Tams / Riding For A Fall Jesse Gee / Don't Mess With My Money The Ronettes / I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead Otis Redding / I'm Coming Home The Miracles / Whole Lot Of Shakin' In My Heart (Since I Met You) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m

  2. FEB 18

    That Driving Beat - Episode 348

    Here's another 2 hour radio dance party of northern soul movers, rhythm & blues shakers, popcorn steppers, and more tunes with That Driving beat! We've got an obscure smokin' R&B cover of the Everly Brothers, an early one by the Blue Notes, Lulu in Muscle Shoals, plus, as usual, a few new finds for our collections. -Originally broadcast February 16, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Diplomats / There's Still A Tomorrow The Toys / Sealed With A Kiss Toni LaMarr / I'd Do Anything Johnny Copeland / Wake Up, Little Susie The Henchmen / The James Brown The Escorts / Shake a Tail Feather Elmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to Me Lester Robertson and the Upsetters / My Girl Across Town Jo Ann & Troy / Who Do You Love Calvin Lee / Valley of Tears Jerry Williams / If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) Anthony & the Sophomores / It Depends On You Cathy Carlson / Hurt So Bad Robby Fortson / Are You For Real Garnell Cooper & The Kinfolks / Green Monkey The Blue Notes / A Good Woman Donald Height / Run Joe Shelly Shoop and the Shakers / Fair Shake Pearl Woods / Don't Tell It All Jackie Wilson / 3 Days 1 Hour 30 Minutes Ronnie Gallant / Shadows Bill Robinson & The Quails / Take Me Back, Baby Lou Courtney / Skate Now The Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall) The Velvelettes / These Things Will Keep Me Loving You The Luv Bugs / Mama's Gonna' Whip You Joe L. / I Can't Stand It Darrow Fletcher / Changing By The Minute Solomon Burke / It's Been A Change The Volumes / Gotta Give Her Love Lulu / Sweep Around Your Own Back Door The Emotions / You'd Better Get Pushed To It The Shades of Blue / With This Ring Lenny Welch / Run To My Lovin' Arms Ben E. King / How Can I Forget The O'Jays / Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette) Jimmy Radcliffe / Long After Tonight Is All Over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 54m

  3. FEB 11

    That Driving Beat - Episode 347

    We've been out digging up more vinyl treasures with That Driving Beat. We went to Cincinnati to check out the Queen City Soul Club's monthly all-vinyl dance party and made a little time for some local record sources. Check out our new northern soul, rhythm & blues, popcorn, psych rock, funk, and other scores!  -Originally broadcast February 9, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Elmore Morris / Before I Turned My Back on You The Untouchables / Papa Four Pennies / Shake A Hand Gloria Lynne / Hey, Candy Man Marv Johnson / Come to Me Lattimore Brown / So Says My Heart The Linneas / It's A Good Kind Of Hurt Jay Bentley and the Jet Set / Watusi '64 Ronnie Gallant / Shake, Shake, Shake Ronnie Milsap / The House of the Rising Sun Joe L. / Let Me Know The Obsession / You Took A Shot At My Heart (Bang Bang) G.L. Bernell / I'm So Glad You Happened To Me David Ruffin / We'll Have A Good Thing Going On Slade / Get Down and Get With It The Kitchen Cinq / You'll Be Sorry Someday Sounds Of Modification / Darkness Fills My Lonely Heart Ronnie Stacy and the Mystics / Certain Girl Carrie Grant and the Grandeurs / Mish - Mash The Shondells / I Gotta Tell It Johnny Thunder / Power To The People Jerry Tiffe / Hey Whatcha' Doin' Bobby Dunn / You Are The One The Blue Bells / I Found A New Love Mike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me The Toys / I Got My Heart Set On You The Jive Turkeys / Straight Fire Mamie Galore / It Ain't Necessary Rusty Bryant / Fire Eater Pearlean Gray / I Don't Want to Cry Derek Martin / Moving Hands of Time Anita Humes & The Essex / What Did I Do? Eddie Holland / Magic Mirror The Marvelettes / As Long As I Know He's Mine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m

  4. FEB 4

    That Driving Beat - Episode 346

    James gets another chance to run things solo this week as Uwe is off, and he fills the 2 hours with 1960s rockers. We've got legitimate amateur garage rock, big names like Mitch Ryder and Tommy James, sneering 1960s punk, West Texas jet-setters, and small-town kids from garages in Indiana, Michigan, and more. -Originally broadcast February 2, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Oxfords / Time And Place Mitch Ryder / You Get Your Kicks The Loved Ones / Country Club Life The Lemonade Charade / The Straight Life The Seeds / Pushin' Too Hard The Noblemen / She Still Thinks I Love Her The Haunted / 1-2-5 Bob Seger System / 2 + 2 = ? The Original Emotions / You're A Better Man Then I The Us Four / The Alligator The Blue Angels / Let's Shout and Shimmy The Teddy Neely Four / Jet Set The Woolies / Who Do You Love The Feminine Complex / Run That Thru Your Mind The Kingsmen / Searching for Love The Blue Beats / Extra Girl The Music Machine / Double Yellow Line Tommy James & The Shondells / Makin' Good Time The Customs Five / Little Louie The Joys Of Life / Descent The Flock / Take Me Back The Girl Watchers / Got My Mojo Working Stuart Paine / It's Good to Know The Jerms / Green Door Travis Wammack / Louie Louie The Rave-Ons / The Line The Nocturnals / You Lied The Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out of My Mind The Beeds / Run to Her The Sultans / I Know It's True The Cherry Slush / Gotta Take It Easy Chy Guys / You'll Never Believe Me The Buckinghams / Don't Want to Cry The Surprise Package / Out of My Mind The Tidal Waves / Farmer John Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 55m

  5. JAN 28

    That Driving Beat - Episode 345

    Here's 2 more hours of music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s with That Driving Beat. Turn up the volume! -Originally broadcast January 26, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat James Carr / Coming Back To Me Baby The Precisions / If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons / The Night Bobby Byrd / I'm Lonely Buster Brown / Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby Freddie Carpenter / Money, Money, Money Hank Ballard &The Midnighters / Excuse Me (I Think I Got A Heartache) Bobby "Blue" Bland / You've Got Bad Intentions Bobby Bland / I Pity the Fool Barbara Lynn / I'm a Good Woman Laura Greene / Moonlight Music In You The Contours / Shake Sherry Ben E. King / I Can't Break the News to Myself O.V. Wright / Monkey Dog Gene Chandler / There Was A Time Ernie Tucker / Can She Give You Fever Chuck Jackson / These Chains Of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) Laura Lee / He Will Break Your Heart Jackie Paine / No Puppy Love The Shirelles / 31 Flavors The High Keyes / Que Sera, Sera Damnation of Adam Blessing / Back to the River Pete Martin and The Features / Elvira The Third Booth / I Need Love The Wild Ones / For Your Love (I Would Do Most Anything) Lee Webber / Party Time Lee Andrews & The Hearts / Never The Less Lee Dorsey / Go Go Girl The Pyramids / Here Comes Marsha The Top Notes / Wonderful Time The O'Jays / How Does It Feel Gloria Lynne / I Can't Stand It The Flamingos / The Boogaloo Party Tom Jones / Hide and Seek Joe Cato / I'm So Glad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 58m

  6. JAN 21

    That Driving Beat - Episode 344

    We've got two packed hours of 1960s party music for your 45 rpm vinyl radio dance party! You'll hear soul belters, R&B shakers, popcorn beat, jazzy movers, and more by The Broadways, Major Lance, Kim Tolliver, Shirley Ellis, lesser-known dancers from famous names like Wilson Pickett, Fats Domino, and Chubby Checker, and some fantastic steppers and shuffles from the Tams, Gene Allison, Dean Parrish, and more. Plus, we're still working on our new segment featuring stuff we dig, tentatively called "Stuff We Dig"! -Originally broadcast January 19, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat The Trensations / Soulin' And Rollin' Dobie Gray / Out On The Floor Mary Johnson / Hard Forgetting Memories Bob Kayli / Tie Me Tight Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man Baby Washington / Leave Me Alone The Broadways / You Just Don’t Know The Du-Ettes / Every Beat Of My Heart Mitty Collier / Ain't That Love Kim Tolliver / Get A Little Soul Jennell Hawkins / Money (That's What I Want) Spinners / Heebie Jeebie's Gladys Knight and the Pips / Operator Damita Jo / Keep Your Hands Off Of Him The Capitols / Ain't That Terrible J.J. Jackson / Boogaloo Baby Kim Melvin / Doin' the Popcorn Wilson Pickett / Let Me Be Your Boy Fats Domino / Work My Way Up Steady Chubby Checker / (At the) Discotheque Stevie Wonder / High Heel Sneakers Shirley Ellis / Birds, Bees, Cupids and Bows Buddy Rich Orchestra / The Beat Goes On Paul Kelly / Chills and Fever The Intrigues / In a Moment Ronnie Love / Chills And Fever The Tams / Untie Me The Showmen / Our Love Will Grow Rodger Collins / She's Looking Good Major Lance / You Don't Want Me No More Gene Allison / Walkin' In The Park Dean Parrish / Bricks, Broken Bottles and Sticks Della Rae / Hurry Up Summer Christine Quaite / In The Middle of The Floor The Olympics / Everybody Likes to Cha Cha Cha Wanda Jackson / Whirlpool Little Johnny Taylor / Somewhere Down the Line Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 55m

  7. JAN 14

    That Driving Beat - Episode 343

    The guys are excited to be back at full strength for this show after a few weeks missing one or two of us, and we've got boxes packed with 1960s and 70s party music. Expect the kind of soul, R&B, mod, garage rock, pop, psych, and upbeat dance tunes that you expect from That Driving Beat, plus an unearthed Stax demo recently pressed to vinyl for the first time! -Originally broadcast January 12, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ricky Allen / It's A Mess I Tell You The Tabs / Take My Love Along With You Billy Stewart / Summertime Billy Stewart / Love Me Marvin Gaye / Pretty Little Baby Clea Bradford / Summertime The Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall) Roscoe Robinson / How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand) Donald Height / Soul Monkey Twist Freddy Robinson / Go-Go Girl Little Milton / Driftin' Drifter Chuck Jackson / I've Got To Be Strong Benny Gordon & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Turn You Loose Willie Tee / I Want Somebody (To Show Me the Way Back Home) Bettye Crutcher / Do You Want Me To Lie To You Prince Phillip Mitchell / One On One Amazing Charlie Whitehead / I Finally Found Myself Something To Sing About George Tindley / Pity The Poor Man Terry Klein with Dee-Jay and the Runaways / Keep On Running The Mc Coys / Hang On Sloopy The End / Loving, Sacred Loving The Pretty Things / Honey, I Need ? & The Mysterians / Girl (You Captivate Me) Maria Mae & The Maybees / Where's My Somebody The Guise / Waitin' Round The Corner The Kinks / She's Got Everything The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness Sharon Soul / You Found My Weak Spot The 4 Seasons / Beggin' Billy Joe Royal / Heart's Desire Oscar Weathers / The Spoiler Bobby Bland / Don't Cry No More Bobby Bland / Yum Yum Tree Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m

  8. 12/31/2024

    That Driving Beat - Episode 342

    James gets another whole episode to do his own things while Uwe is out of town this week, and his thing involves spinning 45 rpm singles packed full of rhythm & blues, garage rock, northern soul, funk, and more 1960s and 70s dancers! You'll hear a couple of rare tunes from the Lexington, Kentucky LEMCO label, some British Beat, a few Northern Soul floor fillers, and a funky, angry tune from...Bobby Darin? -Originally broadcast December 29, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Bobby Bland / Good Time Charlie Garnet Mimms / Prove It to Me The Sheppards / Steal Away Brother to Brother / In The Bottle London Fog with the Continentals / Trippin Roosevelt Fountain & The Pens of Rhythm / Red Pepper - 1 Deanna Brewer and The Titans / I've Gotta Know Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man The Five Fabulous Demons / You Better Come Home James Davis / I'm Gonna Tell It On You Gene Chandler / Mr. Big Shot Chris Jones / Destination Unknown Cleo Page / Goodie Train (Part 1) Bobby Darin / Long Line Rider Carla Thomas / Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) The Turnarounds / Somewhere In This World (A Telephone Is Riging) Clarence Reid / Send Me Back My Money The Bandwagon / Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music Joe Tex / Show Me Otis Redding / Hey Hey Baby The Creation / Making Time Brian Redmond and the Sound Box / I Want You The Five Emprees / Why The Scotland Yardleys / Some Guys Have It (Some Guys Never Will) The Rolling Stones / Mother's Little Helper Gerry & The Pacemakers / Skinny Minnie The Traits / Too Good To Be True The Van McCoy Strings / Sweet and Easy The Elgins / Put Yourself In My Place The Vibrations / Finding Out The Hard Way Al "TNT" Braggs / You're Something Else Little Joe / Ev'ry Now And Then Sugar Pie De Santo / Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) Clarence Carter / Tell Daddy The Charts / Desiree Bill Moss / Number One (Instr.) Donny Hathaway / Love, Love, Love Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s / Doing It to Death Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m
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About

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.

Information

  • Creator
    Midnight Hour Sound System
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © James Inge
  • Show Website
    That Driving Beat

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