That Driving Beat

Midnight Hour Sound System
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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.

  1. Oct 6

    Episode 427: I'll Keep On Coming Back

    One last show before James jets off to England for a few weeks, and it's packed with soul, rhythm & blues, garage rock, psych, and quite a bit of classic British Beat, Mod, pop, and other bits and bobs. Don't forget: if you're in range of London, England, join me with The Face Radio's Jaf Jervis and Brendan Farrell at Out on the Floor soul night on October 10th at the Mildmay Club! The show will return in November! -Originally broadcast October 4, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Small Faces / Lazy Sunday The Sensational Epics / I've Been Hurt Oscar Weathers / The Spoiler Andre Odom / Turn On Your Love Light Detroit Emeralds / I'll Keep On Coming Back The Diplomats / There's Still a Tomorrow Christine Cooper / S.O.S. (Heart In Distress) The Bishops / Hollywood Scene Lenny Miles / In Between Tears Gail Wynters / You've Got The Power Blinky & Edwin Starr / Oh How Happy The Metros / Let's Groove Earl Grant / Hide Nor Hair The Who / Happy Jack The Original Emotions / You're A Better Man Then I Mitch Ryder / I'd Rather Go to Jail Pamela Webb and the George / Hold On, I'm Comin' Small Faces / I've Got Mine Tommy Adderley with Max Merritt and the Meteors / I Just Don't Understand Manfred Mann / My Name Is Jack The Spectrum / Portobello Road The Joys Of Life / Descent Eric Burdon & The Animals / When I Was Young The World Column / Midnight Thoughts Rosco Gordon / You Got My Bait The C and C Boys / It's All Over Now Roscoe Shelton / My Best Friend Betty Everett / Getting Mighty Crowded Walter Jackson / One Heart Lonely Nancy Wilson / The End of Our Love Shirley Ellis / The Nitty Gritty Fred Parris & The Restless Hearts / Walk a Little Faster Pat Lewis / Warning Al Haskins & The Mastertones / You Got Me Barbara Acklin / Love Makes a Woman Johnny Adams / Don't Wait Too Long Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Sep 29

    Episode 426: Nothing Can Stop Me

    James has a box full of vintage vinyl singles designed to get you moving today. You'll hear tunes with That Driving Beat from Barrett Strong, Jean DuShon, The Spencer Davis Group, Erma Franklin, Bobby Bland, Gene Chandler, and The Chicago Loop, plus some faux-British-Invasion from a member of Buffalo Springfield, some crunchy Ohio garage rock, and various takes on the nature of love! Don't forget: if you're in range of London, England, join me with The Face Radio's Jaf Jervis and Brendan Farrell at Out on the Floor soul night on October 10th at the Mildmay Club! -Originally broadcast September 27, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Gene Chandler / Nothing Can Stop Me The Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the Dog Barrett Strong / You Knows What to Do Paul Peek / Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu Frankie Ford / Love Don't Love Nobody The Knight Brothers / Love (Can't You Hear Me) Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love You Jean DuShon / Feeling Good Frank Gari / Love That's Where It Is Mel Torme / Comin' Home Baby The Spencer Davis Group / Keep on Running Sir Walter Raleigh / I Don't Want to Cry The Lemonade Charade / The Straight Life Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On Fire Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's Holiday Joe Jeffrey / Hey Hey Woman Erma Franklin / Baby, What You Want Me to Do Bobby Bland / A Piece of Gold The Drifters / Far From the Maddening Crowd Sam Hawkins / Let Me Dream The Casualeers / You Betta Be Sure The Masqueraders / The Grass Was Green The Righteous Brothers / Been So Nice Gene Chandler / It's Time to Settle Down The RPMs / Memphis Beat The Mark V / Hey Conductor Lemon Pipers / Quiet Please The Five Americans / Don't Blame Me The U.S. Male / I Don't Want To Know Tom Jones / Chills & Fever Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey / Kicks The Chicago Loop / Richard Corey Andre Franklin with the Preston Epps Trio / Say Yeah! Pauline & Bobby / No Messin Around Carol Vega / I Need You Around Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Sep 22

    Episode 425: Hold Tight!

    Today's show has a lot more garage rock and British Beat than usual, some forgotten favorites from James's early days spinning records, bad grammar, record-hunting tales, girl groups, northern soul, R&B, and other 1960s and 70s movers and shakers! Don't forget: if you're in range of London, England, join me with The Face Radio's Jaf Jervis and Brendan Farrell at Out on the Floor soul night on October 10th at the Mildmay Club! -Originally broadcast September 20, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Bobby Harris / Ain't That Love The Capitols / Ain't That Terrible Freddie Scott / (You) Got What I Need The Magnificent Men / Much Much More Of Your Love Vernis Pratt / Good Good Man Titus Turner / Last Of The Big Time Spenders Jimmy Hughes / I Want Justice Slim Harpo / Shake Your Hips The Woolies / Who Do You Love The Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out of My Mind The New Yorkers / Seeds of Spring The Trolls / Every Day and Every Night Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Hold Tight! Manfred Mann / Ha! Ha! Said the Clown Tommy T's Federal Reserve / Take The Midnight Train The Customs Five / Let's Go in '69 The Trashmen / Keep Your Hands off My Baby Ike and Tina and the Ikettes / So Fine The O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl) Sebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't Have The Valentines / Breakaway The Precisions / Why Girl Bobby Bloom / Where Are We Going The Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love Tonight The Shirelles / 31 Flavors Kelli and the Kittens / What Mama Don't Know James Duncan / Mr. Goodtime Harold Burrage / More Power To You The Spencer Davis Group / I'm a Man Tiger Boys / I'm a Tiger The Oxfords / Time And Place Question Mark & The Mysterians / Ain't It a Shame The Epic Splendor / It Could Be Wonderful The Fourmost / Baby I Need Your Loving James Brown and the Famous Flames / Have Mercy Baby The Contours / Don't Let Her Be Your Baby Just Brothers / Sliced Tomatoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Sep 15

    Episode 424: Don't Mess With My Money

    Here's two hours of top vinyl soul, R&B, and funk dance tunes from the 1960s and 70s. You won't hear these kinds of forgotten gems on most radio stations. Support noncommercial community radio! -Originally broadcast September 13, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Sandy Wynns / Love's Like Quicksand Ray Charles / I Don't Need No Doctor Edwin Starr / Back Street Jimmy Holiday / I'm Gonna Move To The City Clifford Curry / Break My Mind Jackie Shane - Frank Motley & The Motley Crew / Money And The Echoes / Million Dollar Bill The Cookies / Will Power Cookie and His Cupcakes / Got You on My Mind Rochelle Johnson / Playing the Field Jackie Wilson / You Brought About a Change In Me The Intrigues / I'm Gonna Love You Ben E. King and Dee Dee Sharp / We Got A Thing Going On Harvey Scales & The 7 Sounds / Get Down Jesse Gee / Don't Mess With My Money Willie Walker / You're Running Too Fast Johnnie & Joe / Won't You Come Back To Me Jimmy Norman / I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You) Z.Z. Hill / No More Doggin' Dee Brown / Bad Habit Ann Sexton / You're Losing Me Simtec & Wylie / Can't Break Away The South Street Soul Guitars / Soul Fire Johnny Williams / Shall We Gather by the Water The Maskman & The Agents with the Billy Clark Orchestra / Yaw'll Eddie Bo / Hook and Sling-Part 1 The Meters / Cissy Strut James Brown and the Famous Flames / Licking Stick (Part 1) Tina Britt / You're Absolutely Right Jerry Butler / Just For You Glenn Watts / Money Gives Dignity Maxine Davis / I Really Got It Bad For My Baby Anna King & Bobby Byrd / Baby, Baby, Baby Inez and Charlie Foxx / Undecided Johnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Sep 8

    Episode 423: If This Ain't Love (Ain't No Cows In Texas)

    James has packed his playbox tight with 45 rpm vintage vinyl movers and shakers. It's September, it's still HOT in Louisville, but we're not going to let it stop us from getting out on the floor with 1960s rare soul and R&B tunes by Joe Simon, The O'Jays, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Levon and the Hawks, Jerry O, The Shangri-Las, The Sensations, and many, many, more! Also, today's show tests out a few more potential spins for the playbox when James DJs at The Face Radio's Out on the Floor night in London on October 10th, 2026.   -Originally broadcast September 6, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat Martha & The Vandellas / Heat Wave Joe Simon / Long Hot Summer The Olympics / Secret Agents The O'Jays / The Choice The Exciters / I Want You to Be My Boy The Ribbons / Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya Sugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful Dress Vernon Harrell / If This Ain't Love (Ain't No Cows In Texas) Dumpy "Piano" Rice / Movin' Marvin Gaye / Need Your Lovin' (Want You Back) Levon and the Hawks / He Don't Love You (And He'll Break Your Heart) Don Gardner / My Baby Likes to Boogaloo The Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall) Tommy Raye / You Don't Love Me Lou Johnson / Unsatisfied JerryO / Karate Boo-Ga-Loo Rodge Martin / Lovin' Machine Little Jr. Parker / I'm Gonna Stop Mark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right? The Shangri-Las / Sophisticated Boom Boom George Baker Selection / Little Green Bag Connie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some Time Clyde McPhatter / I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Somethin' From You) Anna King / The Big Change Damita Jo / Sweet Pussycat The Toys / This Night The Sensations / Gotta Find Myself Another Girl Lee Rogers / Love for a Love Edward Hamilton and the Arabians / I Love You So Kim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A Way Otis Redding / Don't Mess with Cupid Billy Hambric / New York City Baby Jackie Wilson / Sing (And Tell the Blues so Long) The Five Fabulous Demons / You'd Better Come Home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Sep 1

    Episode 422: Saint Dolly Parton

    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.

  7. Aug 25

    Episode 421: Am I Wrong?

    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.

  8. Aug 18

    Episode 420: Another Time, Another Place

    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.

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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 - 2026
  • Episodes
    194
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © James Inge
  • Show Website
    That Driving Beat

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