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 BeatThe Festivals / MusicThe Contours / DeterminationThe Ohio Players / A Thing Called LoveClarence Reid / Let Those Soul Sounds PlayDee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On MeHarry Starr / Another Time, Another PlaceThe Wildweeds / No Good to CryAlvin Cash & The Crawlers / The BarracudaThe Miracles / Ain't It BabyJoyce Kennedy / MisunderstoodJohnny Jungletree / Old New OrleansPearl Woods / Don't Tell It AllJohnny O'Brien & The Stereomonics / Wabash BluesThe Drew-Vels / I've KnownIrma Thomas / I Did My PartLittle Bobby Moore / The Ginger Snap (Do The)Bobby Jenkins and his Quartet / TroublesJimmy Holiday / I've Been Done WrongThe Deacons / Sock it to Me Part 1Bobby Darin / We Didn't Ask to Be Brought HereOkaysions / Watch Out GirlBarbara And The Uniques / There It Goes AgainHoney Cone / When Will It EndSisters Love / The Bigger You Love (The Harder You Fall)Della Reese / If It Feels Good, Do ItNa Allen / Thanks for NothingBig Maybelle / Eleanor RigbyEarl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers / I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)Willie Hightower / Walk A Mile in My ShoesWillie Hightower / Nobody But YouThe Platters / Fear of Losing YouJackie Day / Before it's Too LateBrenda & The Tabulations / The WashThe V.I.P.'s / FlashbackJackie Wilson / Baby, That's AllThe Salty Peppers / La La Time - Part 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That Driving Beat is coming to London! James is excited to announce that he'll be a guest DJ at The Face Radio's October edition of Out On The Floor, hosted by Jaf Jervis (Blues & Grooves) and Brendan Farrell (ModnSoul) at the Mildmay Club in London! He auditions a few Northern Soul heavies for his travel playbox in this episode in a full 2 hours of other rare soul, funk, and R&B dancers. -Originally broadcast August 9, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJackie Ross / I've Got The SkillGarnet Mimms / Prove It to MeOvella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta DoThe Ascots / Miss HeartbreakerThe Showmen / In ParadiseThe Kelly Brothers / I'd Rather Have YouJerry Williams / If You Ask Me (Because I Love You)Darrell Banks / Open The Door To Your HeartLou Rawls / When Love Goes WrongLittle Milton / So Blue (Without You)Betty Lavett / Shut Your MouthVicki Anderson / The Feeling is RealThe Astors / CandyShirley Ellis / I See It, I Like It, I Want ItRoddie Joy / If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know)Bettye Swann / Lonely LoveMcKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My LoveEdwin Starr / TimeClarence Carter / Snatching It BackJimmy Delphs / Mrs. Percy Please Have MercyJoe Simon / Power of LoveLouise Freeman / I Can Do It (If I See It)Roy Hytower / It Must Be LoveCandi Staton / As Long as He Takes Care of HomeThe Esquires / Get On UpIrene and the Scotts / I'm Stuck On My BabyDelores Hall / Good Lovin' ManJerry Butler / Give It UpDeon Jackson / You Said You Loved MeShades of Blue / HappinessThe Continental 4 / The Way I love YouThe Contours / Can You Jerk Like MeChuck Carbo and His Band / Wake Up CryingThe Kampells / New Lock on My DoorThe Henchmen / The James BrownCarrie Grant and the Grandeurs / Mish-MashPaul Smith / Ain't That Something Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The show is packed with soul, R&B, and funk vinyl dancers from the 1960s including tunes by Z.Z. Hill, Gene Candler, Andre Williams, The O'Jays, Buddy Guy, Mitty Collier, Tammi Terrell, and more! -Originally broadcast August 2, 2026- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatZ.Z. Hill / Set Your Sights HigherLou Courtney / I've Got Just The ThingJimmy Delphs / Don't Sign The Paper Baby (I Want You Back)Martha & The Vandellas / Heat WaveGene Chandler / Good TimesThe Volcanos / Help WantedGene & Jerry / Sho Is GroovingShack / Too Many LoversAndre Williams / Humpin' Bumpin' and Thumpin'Jackie Paine / Go Go TrainThe O'Jays / I Dig Your ActTeardrops / Tears Come TumblingThe Society Girls / S.P.C.L.G. (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Little Girls)Mickey Denton / Ain't Love GrandBuddy Guy / I Dig Your WigPercy Mayfield / Walking On a TightropeJohnny (Guitar) Watson / Broke and LonelyVaretta Dillard / Good Gravy BabyMitty Collier / Do It With ConfidenceChuck Wood / Seven Days Too LongTammi Terrell / This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)Willie Mitchell / 20-75Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure / Don't Mess Up a Good ThingRicky Allen / It's a Mess I Tell YouLaddins / Dream BabyEdwin Starr / Agent Double-0-SoulJohnny White / Whole Hog or NoneRussell Evans & The Nite Hawks / Send Me Some CornbreadLula Reed / PuddentaneJimmy Hughes / I'm a Man of ActionBarbara Lynn / Take Your Love and RunBunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long (For the News to Get Around)Jeanette Williams / All of a SuddenThe Toys / Sealed With A KissLee Rogers / You're the Cream of the CropCurtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next TimeLittle Johnny Taylor / You Win, I LoseLittle Milton / Who's Cheating Who?Juggy / Soul At Sunrise Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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 19, 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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

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.