That Driving Beat

It's almost Christmas, but there's no Christmas music on this episode. It's just business-as-usual 1960s (and a few 50s and 70s) upbeat soul and R&B dancers on vinyl 45s! The Shirelles, Bertha Tillman, B.B. King, Jackie Shane, Lou Johnson, Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland, Maxine Brown, and more! Anybody know who Wade and Jamie were? -Originally broadcast December 21, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Shirelles / Too Much of a Good ThingBarbara Mason / You Got What It TakesThe Romancers / What About LoveSuzy & The Copycats / No Other Love (Like Yours)Bertha Tillman / Lovin' TimeThe Duvals / What Am I?Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I LoseDimples Harris / If You'll Be TrueB.B. King / I'd Rather Drink Muddy WaterJimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin' (Part 1)The Rustix / When I Get HomePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayThe Casualeers / You Betta Be SureThe Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy DayJackie Shane / Stand Up Straight and TallLou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love YouVerdelle Smith / Walk TallThe Goodees / Condition RedThe Temptations / You've Got to Earn ItThe Platters / Sweet, Sweet Lovin'Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got MeRalph Lamar / What I Never Had I'll Never MissThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Bobby Harris / Password Is LoveJackie Wilson / Nothing But Blue SkiesPeter Jarett & The Fifth Circle / Run Baby, Baby RunBobby Bland / A Piece of GoldThe Uniques featuring Joe Stampley / Not Too Long AgoMitch Ryder / Blessing In DisguiseHoward Tate / Half a ManChris Kenner / Come Back and SeeAndy & The Marglows / Superman LoverSoul Sisters / I Can't Stand ItWade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till TomorrowMaxine Brown / I Don't Need You No MoreLee Dorsey / Do-Re-MiErnie K-Doe / Real ManRufus & Carla Thomas / We're TightSoul Partners / Lose The One You LoveJames Duncan / Mr. Goodtime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an action packed episode of 1960s and 1970s soul! We've got well-known and more obscure tunes from the Northern scene, plus some 1970s crossover sounds, a run of R&B and popcorn steppers, and a cool-down with some midtempo grooves. We've got Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Philadelphia, and more represented! -Originally broadcast December 14, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Valentines / BreakawayThe Apollas / Sorry MamaThe Vibrations / Love in Them There HillsHarold Hopkins / Ooh BabySam & Dave / You Don't Know Like I KnowBobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals CrossedMike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me"Bouncing" Cornell Blakely / Tell Me MoreThe Metallics / Itchy Twitchy TooJo Ann Campbell / Sloppy JoeThe Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want MeJoe Kennedy / Slick TrickThe Dynamics / The Love That I NeedDolly Parton / Busy SignalJackie Moore / Both Ends Against the MiddleDramatics / Your Love Was StrangeDusty Springfield / Silly, Silly FoolDee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love)Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A LawBob Wilson / Suzy's SerenadeThe Cookies / Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)Ovella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta DoThe El Torros / Dance With MeNancy Adams / Lights OutBilly Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a WomanJane Morgan / MaybeJimmy James & The Vagabonds / No Good to CryJimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You WhenDora Hall / 1-2-3Jerry Butler / Just For YouMcKinley Mitchell / Tell It, Like It IsThe Five Stairsteps / The Girl I LoveThe Vontastics / Peace of MindJackie Ross / Haste Makes WasteThe Orlons / Don't Throw Your Love AwayClyde McPhatter / Deep In The Heart Of HarlemJimmy Gilford / HeartbreakerMary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On FireBetty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)Cliff Nobles & Co. / Switch It On Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've got an R&B dancer with a Beetle/Beatle reference, an Esquerita recording that went unreleased for almost 50 years, an test pressing with no clues written on the label, a nice run of 1970s crossover soul, Louisville's own (Prince) Phillip Mitchell, plus a whole mess of soul and R&B dancers! -Originally broadcast December 7, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBooker T. Averhart & The Mustangs / Take Your Shoes Off (Part 1)Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & RiceLarry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado SuzieJackie Moore / Here I AmMitty Collier / Git OutEddie Floyd / On a Saturday NightBettye Swann / Lonely LoveThe Upfronts / Do The BeetleHank Ballard and the Midnighters / The Hoochi Coochi CooEsquerita / Hittin' On NothingDee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On MeChairmen of the Board / (You've Got Me) Dangling On a StringChambers Brothers / Let's Do It (Do It Together)Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell)Phillip Mitchell / Turning Over The GroundDella Reese / If It Feels Good, Do ItThe Honey Cone / One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Part 1Na Allen / Thanks for NothingThe Marvelettes / A Breath Taking GuyHolland-Dozier / Don’t Leave MeThe Creations / Plenty of LoveThe Platters / Fear of Losing YouBarbara Lynn / You Left the Water RunningJanet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to MeThe Casinos / Soul SerenadeThe Esquires / You SayDanny White / Natural Soul BrotherJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin'Little Johnny Taylor / What You Need is a BallJim and Bob Harrison / Hand Clap BluesLee Diamond with the Challengers / Nothing But a PlayboyTarheel Slim & Little Ann / Goodnight IreneDu-Ettes / Please Forgive MeThe Lollipops / Love Is The Only AnswerTimothy Carr / A Stop Along The WayThe Fantasies / Mickey's MonkeyLee Rogers / Love For a LoveIke & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week you'll find soul dancers, R&B shakers, and popcorn steppers in the That Driving Beat radio dance party. We've got a moonlighting Coaster, a UK-only B-side gem by an American pop megastar, some early 1960s R&B shakers brand new to the collection, and a Northern Soul classic that always brings a smile to your host's face. -Originally broadcast November 30, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Short Kuts Featuring Eddie Harrison / Your Eyes May ShineCliff Nobles & Co. / Horse FeverThe Toys / I Got My Heart Set On YouMadeline Bell / Picture Me GoneErma Franklin / Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)The Poppies / He's Got Real LoveBilly Guy / Whip It On Me BabyRueben Williams / Piggy WiggyRicky Allen & The Allen Dolls / Can I Come Back HomeRicky Lyons / Shim Sham ShuffleCurtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next TimeDee Clark / Crossfire TimeThe Marcels / Find Another FoolHenry & His Kasuals / WorkoutFred Hughes / Baby BoyWillie Mitchell / Wade In The WaterJohn Roberts / Pledging My LoveThe Capitols / I Got to Handle ItThe Tempests / Out Of My LifeAnn Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too LongRadiants / Hold OnJ.B. Troy / Ain't It The TruthP.J. Proby / You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now)Brenda and The Tabulations / Hey BoyGene Allison / Walkin' In The ParkDel Thompson / The Love Waiting For MeConnie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some TimeThe Executives / Happy ChatterThe Gum Drops / Natural Born LoverJohnny Wells / Lonely MoonVigor Fisher / Think Of HappinessRoosevelt Nettles / Drifting HeartBunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take LongBobby McClure / Peak of LoveThe Mar-Keys / Philly DogLou Courtney / Skate NowMcKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My LoveZ.Z. Hill / You Were WrongRay Charles / You're Just About To Lose Your Clown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James was feeling a little slow and mellow for this episode, so he picked some great 1960s soul, crossover, and R&B tunes that slow down the tempo and keep it gentle, while still giving you something to dance to. This is a whole show of midtempo soul, steppers, shuffles, and beat ballads on 45 rpm vinyl. You'll hear Kim Weston, Lee Rogers, Carla Thomas, Arthur Alexander, James Carr, Irma Thomas, and more! -Originally broadcast November 23, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatSteve Alaimo and Betty Wright / I'm ThankfulThe Ideals / You Lost and I WonKim Weston / It Should Have Been MeSolomon Burke / Dance, Dance, DanceJimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)The Manhattans / I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me)Tony Middleton / Harlem LadyBobby Foster / Where Do You GoAl Kent / You've Got to Pay the PriceFantastic Four / I Love You MadlyOtis Williams and the Charms / Everybody's Got A Song But MeLee Rogers / Love Can Really Hurt You DeepDon Wyatt / Do I Need YouCarla Thomas / The Masquerade Is OverThe Ikettes / I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song)Arthur Alexander / Anna (Go to Him)King James & Mel / You Better Move OnThe Drifters / Please StayBilly Stewart / Sitting in the ParkBilly Butler & The Chanters / I Can't Work No LongerRuby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)James Carr / I Can't Make ItIrma Thomas / Girl Needs BoyJackie Ross / Selfish OneThe Miracles / All That's GoodBaby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for MeThe Hollywood Flames / Drop Me a LineThe Exciters / A Little Bit of SoapThe Foundations / I Can Take or Leave Your LovingThe Shirelles / A Thing of the PastSharpees / Tired of Being LonelyBessie Banks / Go NowKetty Lester / River of SaltSlim Harpo / Mohair SamLew Courtney / The Man With The CigarPatti Drew / Workin' On a Groovy ThingBarbara Mason / Keep Him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.