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. 4 DAYS AGO

    That Driving Beat - Episode 339

    We spin some B-sides to bigger hits, 1960s Mod classics, some mid-1960s West Coast rock, Dolly Parton Northern Soul, Johnny Nash before he went reggae, and that big tune that Irma Thomas got to first, then the Rolling Stones made into a hit. -Originally broadcast December 8, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Candy and the Kisses / Shakin' Time Eddie Holman / A Free Country Teardrops / Tears Come Tumbling The Manhattans / What's It Gonna Be Laura Lee / To Win Your Heart Shades of Blue / Oh How Happy Martha & The Vandellas / Never Leave Your Baby's Side The Supremes / Let Me Go The Right Way Bobby Powell / Question Johnny Nash / Love Ain't Nothin' Dolly Parton / Control Yourself Deon Jackson / Love Makes The World Go Round The Ribbons / Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya The O'Jays / Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette) The Heartbreakers / I've Got To Face It Bo Diddley / Ooh Baby Ruby Johnson / Callin' All Boys The Drifters / At The Club Doris Troy / Bossa Nova Blues Candy and the Kisses / The 81 The Leaves / Hey Joe The Liverpool Five / Too Far Out The Laughing Wind / Don't Take Very Much to See Tomorrow The Vejtables / I Still Love You Chris Kenner / That's My Girl Timmy Shaw / I'm A Lonely Guy Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded Irma Thomas / Time Is On My Side Inez Foxx / Live For Today Ike & Tina Turner / It's Gonna Work Out Fine Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & Rice Barbara Mason / Keep Him Edwin Starr / He Who Picks A Rose The Marvelettes / Goddess of Love The Continental 4 / What You Gave Up The Casuals / Money (That's All I Want) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 55m

  2. DEC 3

    That Driving Beat - Episode 338

    Uwe had a long weekend away and did some record digging in unfamiliar territory while James hit up a couple of the usual fruitful record spots in Louisville. They both added some great 45s to their collections from the likes of The Ikettes, Gino Washington, Percy Sledge, the Soul Brothers Six, OV Wright, Etta James, Marva Whitney, some raw early Motown from Sherri Taylor and "Singin" Sammy Ward, and more! -Originally broadcast December 1, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Lloyd Price / Every Night Frankie Valli / (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself The Ikettes / Troubles On My Mind O.V. Wright / What Did you Tell This Girl Of Mine The Royalettes / It's A Big Mistake Gino Washington / Come Monkey With Me Soul, Inc. / Midnight Hour The Wildweeds / Someday Morning The Electric Flag / Over-Lovin' You The Quotations / Imagination Percy Sledge / Baby, Help Me Tommy & Cleve / Boo-Ga-Loo Baby Soul Brothers Six / You Better Check Yourself Sherri Taylor & "Singin" Sammy Ward / Lover Otis Redding / Satisfaction Sandra Lynn / I Can't Escape Arthur Alexander / Pretty Girls Everywhere The Five Knights / Times Are Getting Harder Brian Auger & The Trinity / Bumpin' On Sunset Stone Foundation / Ordinary Joe Dee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love) Etta James / Street Of Tears Irene Reid / One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) Nella Dodds / Maybe Baby Ray Pollard / Wanderlust Sam Baker / I'm Number One Johnny Preston / All Around The World Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful Dress Tommy Tucker / Hi-Heel Sneakers Marva Whitney / Ball Of Fire Betty Everett / What Is It? Emorise Kelley / The Biggest Fool Dee Dee Sharp / There Ain't Nothin' I Wouldn't Do for You Susan King / You Got Me In A Fix Little Anthony & The Imperials / Better Use Your Head Steve Alaimo / I Told You So Freddy Scott and the Seven Steps / The Thing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m

  3. NOV 26

    That Driving Beat - Episode 337

    We've got a small-town Alabama group's rare version of Mr. Pitiful for you today, plus R&B, northern soul, and more from Bobby McClure, Jackie Shane, The Traits, Trini Lopez, a Billy Joe Royal favorite, some British Psych from the Spencer Davis Group, and The Coasters' early 1970s take on Love Potion Number Nine. -Originally broadcast November 24, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Junior Wells / You're Tuff Enough The Jagged Edge / Baby You Don't Know Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden The Goodees / Condition Red The Seeds / Can't Seem To Make You Mine The Fabulous Shades / Mr. Pitiful Pips / Room In Your Heart The Sharpees / Do the 45" Big Jay McNeely & Band / ...Back ...Shack ...Track Benny Spellman / Fortune Teller Mary Wells / My Guy Evelyn Legrand / I Got Caught Trini Lopez / What Have I Got of My Own Elvis Presley / Rubberneckin' Tension / It's a Fact Johnny Jones & The King Casuals / Purple Haze Copper & Brass / Does Anybody Know What Time It Is Paul Anka / My Baby's Comin' Home Dee Clark / Cross Fire Time Bobby McClure / The Peak Of Love The Blue Notes / Hot Chills And Cold Thrills Coasters / Love Potion Number Nine Roger James Four / Leave Me Alone The Furys / Never More Jackie Shane / In My Tenement Steve Alaimo / Every Day I Have To Cry Oscar Toney Jr. / You Can Lead Your Woman to the Altar Billy Joe Royal / Heart's Desire The Persuaders / You Must Have Put Something In Your Love Tom Storm and the Peps / That's The Way Love Is The Pirates / Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine) The Traits / Harlem Shuffle The Runarounds / You're A Drag The Avengers / Crying All Alone The Spencer Davis Group / Time Seller Human Beinz / This Little Girl of Mine Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Brain Washer Bobby Fuller Four / The Magic Touch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 56m

  4. NOV 19

    That Driving Beat - Episode 336

    This week among the vinyl treasures we share, we've got a 1970s crossover soul cover of a Merle Haggard tune, Chuck Berry's ode to the Club Nitty Gritty, a very early R&B non-hit by a legendary Welsh singer, a few Northern Soul classics, and a St Louis gospel shaker warning you you're not living right. -Originally broadcast November 17, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Little Johnny Taylor / Looking At The Future The Matt Sound / Ask Any Girl Bettye Swann / Today I Started Loving You Again The O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look At Me Girl) Joi / Spring Fever, Pt. 1 Carolyn Franklin / Reality Inez and Charlie Foxx / Don't Do It No More Johnny Niles / Wig Job The Jet Stream / Crazy Me Len Barry / 1-2-3 Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping On Tender Joe Richardson / Hip Huggin Mini The William Singers / Part Time Love Chuck Berry / Club Nitty Gritty Tom Jones / Chills & Fever Big Maybelle / Yesterday's Kisses Verdelle Smith / A Piece of the Sky Sharpees / Tired of Being Lonely Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs / Old MacDonald Had a Boogaloo Farm The King Pins / It Won't Be This Way (Always) Wiley Terry / Follow the Leader (Prt.1) Little Joe Blue / Me and My Woman Jerry Woodard / Sweet Sweet Woman Elton Anderson / Sick And Tired The K-otics / Charlena Gates of Eden / Girls, Girls, Girls The Checkmates / All The Time Now Amanda Ambrose / This Door Swings Both Ways Major Lance / Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um The Poets / A Sure Thing The Showmen / Take It Baby Radiants / Hold On The Drifters / At The Club The Bouncin' Beats / The Bounce Albert King / This Morning Popular Five / I'm A Love Maker Jimmy Radcliff / Long After Tonight Is Over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 55m

  5. NOV 12

    That Driving Beat - Episode 335

    For the first time in many weeks, we each got some time this week to get out and dig for some forgotten vinyl treasures around Louisville. We both had good luck at some of our usual spots, unearthing some 1960s and 70s rhythm & blues, northern soul, garage rock, psych rock, and more! -Originally broadcast November 10, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Troy Keyes / Love Explosion Four Tops / Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) Bobby Harris / Ain't That Love Joe Tex / Just For You And Me Danny Overbea / I'm Tired Of Being Tossed Around Larry Williams / Bad Boy Triangle / Magic Touch Sir Douglas / She Digs My Love This Generation / The Children Have Your Tongue The Choir / I'm Going Home Pacific Gas & Electric / Wade In the Water Al Kooper / The Monkey Time Elijah & The Ebonites / Pure Soul The Swinging Blue Jeans / It's So Right The Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love Tonight Liverpool Five / New Directions Unrelated Segments / Story Of My Life Ray Charles / It Should've Been Me Long John Baldry / Cuckoo The Orlons / It's No Big Thing Patty Labelle & The Bluebells / You Forgot How To Love Mary Wells / Operator The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love The Crystals / Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby Marva Whitney / Things Got To Get Better (Get Together) Otis Redding / Let Me Come On Home The Vibrations / Finding Out The Hard Way The Impressions / Senorita I Love You Harry Starr / Another Time, Another Place Big Maybelle / I Don't Want To Cry Wade Flemons / Half A Love Tammi Terrell / Hold Me Oh My Darling Major Harris / Loving You More Wanda Jackson / Sympathy Mike Pedicin Quintet / Shake a Hand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 54m

  6. NOV 5

    That Driving Beat - Episode 334

    This episode is packed full of Mod dancers, Northern Soul shakers, Motown classics, British Beat movers, a few tunes from the Batman 1966 craze, and a classic hit that means a lot to us hosts of That Driving Beat. It's a two hour radio 1960s dance party, all from original vinyl 45 rpm singles! -Originally broadcast November 3, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Ray Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No Doctor The Show Stoppers / Ain't Nothin' But a House Party Lee Rogers / You're the Cream of the Crop The Fiestas / Broken Heart Gail Wynters / You've Got The Power Larry J. Greene / The Girl I Love Chubby Checker / Hey You! Little Boo-Ga-Loo Ty Hunter / Orphan Boy The Tabs / Dance Party Dee Clark / You're Looking Good The 4 Seasons / Beggin' Liverpool Five / Everything's Al'Right The Honeycombs / I Can't Stop Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Save Me Nolan Porter / If I Could Only Be Sure Jimmy Reed / I'm The Man Down There Ronnie Milsap / Ain't No Soul Left in These Old Shoes The Gallants / The Batman Theme The Metros / Since I Found My Baby The Fleur De Lys / Circles Wilson Pickett / In the Midnight Hour Martha & The Vandellas / In My Lonely Room Diana Ross and the Supremes / Some Things You Never Get Used To Kim Weston / Helpless Carla Thomas / Something Good (Is Going To Happen To You) The Outsiders / Respectable The Executives / Happy Chatter The Spotlights / Batman And Robin Mitty Collier / Miss Loneliness Gems / That's What They Put Erasers On Pencils For The Ronettes / Born To Be Together Zoot Money / The Uncle Willie Jackie Verdell / Hush The Pacers / Gotham City The Tams / Too Much Foolin' Around The Chartbusters / She's The One Curtis Lee & The K C P's / Everybody Is Going Wild Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 55m

  7. OCT 29

    That Driving Beat - Episode 333

    We've got a few spooky ones in this episode, including some Hitchcock-inspired bird nonsense, plus soul and R&B movers from Chicago, Detroit, New York, Texas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Louisville, England, Scotland via Germany, and more! -Originally broadcast October 27, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels / Break Out Don Nero and the Full Flavour / Get Up And Dance The V.I.P.'s / Flashback Allison Gary and the Burners / Burn Louis Jones / The Birds Is Coming Sir Mack Rice / You Can't Lose Willie Parker / You Got Your Finger In My Eye The Soul Twins / Just One Look Ella Washington / The Affair The Superiors / What Would I Do The Apollas / Sorry Mama Lee Andrews / Operator Maxine Brown / It's Gonna Be Alright The Tams / Untie Me The Artistics / I'll Always Love You Joe Tex / Fresh Out Of Tears The Babies / The Hand Of Fate Candy Cole / What's For Dessert? The Impacs / Shimmy, Shimmy Joey Dee / Dance, Dance, Dance The Monarchs / This Old Heart The Falcons & Band (Ohio Untouchables) / Swim Betty Lavett / Witch Craft in the Air Betty Harris / I'm Evil Tonight Gene Chandler and Barbara Acklin / Will I Find Love Alex Harvey And His Soul Band / New Orleans Sandy Nelson / Sock It To Em J.B. The Outer Limits / Just One More Chance Perpetual Motion / Get Ready Dr. Feelgood and The Interns / You're So Used To It Wilmer And The Dukes / Give Me One More Chance Barrett Strong / You Knows What To Do Bobby Bland / Call On Me The Girlfriends / My One And Only, Jimmy Boy Radiants / I Got A Girl Reuben and the Chains / Answer the Questions J.J. Barnes / Chains of Love Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 53m

  8. OCT 22

    That Driving Beat - Episode 332

    Uwe runs the show solo this week while James was out of the country, spinning 2 hours of soul, R&B, and pop dance music from the 1960s and early 1970s, all on 45 rpm vinyl singles! -Originally broadcast October 20, 2024- Chubby Checker / The Weekend's Here Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Bobby Adeno / The Hands of Time The Exciters / I Want You To Be My Boy The Five Empressions / Hey Lover The Esquires / Listen to Me Betty Everett / Bye, Bye Baby Angelo & The Initials / I Should Have Listened Suzy Wallis / Little Things Like That Charles Wright / (I'm Living On) Borrowed Time Barbara Wells / My Baby's Name Piper Grant / Crazy Mixed Up Girl Brenda & The Tabulations / A Love You Can Depend On Jimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now) Melvin Davis / Love Bug Got A Bear Hug The Intrigues / In a Moment The Violetts / I Won't Cry if You Walk Away (It's Easier Said Then Done) Shane Martin / He Will Break Your Heart The Valentinos / Tired Of Being Nobody J.J. Jackson / 'Til Love Goes Out Of Style Rex Garvin (& The Mighty Cravers) / Sock It To 'em JB (Part 1) Buddy Lamp / I Wanna Go Home Mary Ann Lorri / I Wanna Thank You Ray Agee Zeke Strong Band / I'm Not Looking Back Claudine Clark / Standing On Tip Toe Miss LaVell / Tide Of Love Wade Flamons / Watch Over Her Lennie Miles / Hercules Larry Williams / Woman The Jammers / Where Can She Run To Jay Lewis / Had It Not Been For Love The Larks / Philly Dog Kelly Brothers / Got The Feeling The Jerms / I'm a Teardrop Lee Dorsey / Wonder Woman The Improbables / A Most Unusual Feeling Frankie Vance / Somewhere In Your Life Roosevelt Grier / C'mon Cupid Tina Marvel / Promises You Made To Me Hoagy Lands / It Ain't As Easy As That Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 54m
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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.

Information

  • Creator
    Midnight Hour Sound System
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © James Inge
  • Show Website
    That Driving Beat

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