That Driving Beat

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 BeatSmall Faces / Lazy SundayThe Sensational Epics / I've Been HurtOscar Weathers / The SpoilerAndre Odom / Turn On Your Love LightDetroit Emeralds / I'll Keep On Coming BackThe Diplomats / There's Still a TomorrowChristine Cooper / S.O.S. (Heart In Distress)The Bishops / Hollywood SceneLenny Miles / In Between TearsGail Wynters / You've Got The PowerBlinky & Edwin Starr / Oh How HappyThe Metros / Let's GrooveEarl Grant / Hide Nor HairThe Who / Happy JackThe Original Emotions / You're A Better Man Then IMitch Ryder / I'd Rather Go to JailPamela Webb and the George / Hold On, I'm Comin'Small Faces / I've Got MineTommy Adderley with Max Merritt and the Meteors / I Just Don't UnderstandManfred Mann / My Name Is JackThe Spectrum / Portobello RoadThe Joys Of Life / DescentEric Burdon & The Animals / When I Was YoungThe World Column / Midnight ThoughtsRosco Gordon / You Got My BaitThe C and C Boys / It's All Over NowRoscoe Shelton / My Best FriendBetty Everett / Getting Mighty CrowdedWalter Jackson / One Heart LonelyNancy Wilson / The End of Our LoveShirley Ellis / The Nitty GrittyFred Parris & The Restless Hearts / Walk a Little FasterPat Lewis / WarningAl Haskins & The Mastertones / You Got MeBarbara Acklin / Love Makes a WomanJohnny Adams / Don't Wait Too Long Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 BeatGene Chandler / Nothing Can Stop MeThe Mighty Hannibal / Jerkin' the DogBarrett Strong / You Knows What to DoPaul Peek / Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie FluFrankie Ford / Love Don't Love NobodyThe Knight Brothers / Love (Can't You Hear Me)Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love YouJean DuShon / Feeling GoodFrank Gari / Love That's Where It IsMel Torme / Comin' Home BabyThe Spencer Davis Group / Keep on RunningSir Walter Raleigh / I Don't Want to CryThe Lemonade Charade / The Straight LifeJulie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity / This Wheel's On FirePeggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's HolidayJoe Jeffrey / Hey Hey WomanErma Franklin / Baby, What You Want Me to DoBobby Bland / A Piece of GoldThe Drifters / Far From the Maddening CrowdSam Hawkins / Let Me DreamThe Casualeers / You Betta Be SureThe Masqueraders / The Grass Was GreenThe Righteous Brothers / Been So NiceGene Chandler / It's Time to Settle DownThe RPMs / Memphis BeatThe Mark V / Hey ConductorLemon Pipers / Quiet PleaseThe Five Americans / Don't Blame MeThe U.S. Male / I Don't Want To KnowTom Jones / Chills & FeverPaul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsey / KicksThe Chicago Loop / Richard CoreyAndre Franklin with the Preston Epps Trio / Say Yeah!Pauline & Bobby / No Messin AroundCarol Vega / I Need You Around Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 BeatBobby Harris / Ain't That LoveThe Capitols / Ain't That TerribleFreddie Scott / (You) Got What I NeedThe Magnificent Men / Much Much More Of Your LoveVernis Pratt / Good Good ManTitus Turner / Last Of The Big Time SpendersJimmy Hughes / I Want JusticeSlim Harpo / Shake Your HipsThe Woolies / Who Do You LoveThe Swingin' Medallions / She Drives Me Out of My MindThe New Yorkers / Seeds of SpringThe Trolls / Every Day and Every NightDave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / Hold Tight!Manfred Mann / Ha! Ha! Said the ClownTommy T's Federal Reserve / Take The Midnight TrainThe Customs Five / Let's Go in '69The Trashmen / Keep Your Hands off My BabyIke and Tina and the Ikettes / So FineThe O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)Sebastian Williams and his Soul Men / The One You Can't HaveThe Valentines / BreakawayThe Precisions / Why GirlBobby Bloom / Where Are We GoingThe Wooden Nickels / Should I Give My Love TonightThe Shirelles / 31 FlavorsKelli and the Kittens / What Mama Don't KnowJames Duncan / Mr. GoodtimeHarold Burrage / More Power To YouThe Spencer Davis Group / I'm a ManTiger Boys / I'm a TigerThe Oxfords / Time And PlaceQuestion Mark & The Mysterians / Ain't It a ShameThe Epic Splendor / It Could Be WonderfulThe Fourmost / Baby I Need Your LovingJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Have Mercy BabyThe Contours / Don't Let Her Be Your BabyJust Brothers / Sliced Tomatoes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 BeatSandy Wynns / Love's Like QuicksandRay Charles / I Don't Need No DoctorEdwin Starr / Back StreetJimmy Holiday / I'm Gonna Move To The CityClifford Curry / Break My MindJackie Shane - Frank Motley & The Motley Crew / MoneyAnd The Echoes / Million Dollar BillThe Cookies / Will PowerCookie and His Cupcakes / Got You on My MindRochelle Johnson / Playing the FieldJackie Wilson / You Brought About a Change In MeThe Intrigues / I'm Gonna Love YouBen E. King and Dee Dee Sharp / We Got A Thing Going OnHarvey Scales & The 7 Sounds / Get DownJesse Gee / Don't Mess With My MoneyWillie Walker / You're Running Too FastJohnnie & Joe / Won't You Come Back To MeJimmy Norman / I Don't Love You No More (I Don't Care About You)Z.Z. Hill / No More Doggin'Dee Brown / Bad HabitAnn Sexton / You're Losing MeSimtec & Wylie / Can't Break AwayThe South Street Soul Guitars / Soul FireJohnny Williams / Shall We Gather by the WaterThe Maskman & The Agents with the Billy Clark Orchestra / Yaw'llEddie Bo / Hook and Sling-Part 1The Meters / Cissy StrutJames Brown and the Famous Flames / Licking Stick (Part 1)Tina Britt / You're Absolutely RightJerry Butler / Just For YouGlenn Watts / Money Gives DignityMaxine Davis / I Really Got It Bad For My BabyAnna King & Bobby Byrd / Baby, Baby, BabyInez and Charlie Foxx / UndecidedJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 BeatMartha & The Vandellas / Heat WaveJoe Simon / Long Hot SummerThe Olympics / Secret AgentsThe O'Jays / The ChoiceThe Exciters / I Want You to Be My BoyThe Ribbons / Ain't Gonna Kiss YaSugar Pie DeSanto / Soulful DressVernon 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 BoogalooThe Fabulettes / The Bigger They Are (The Harder They Fall)Tommy Raye / You Don't Love MeLou Johnson / UnsatisfiedJerryO / Karate Boo-Ga-LooRodge Martin / Lovin' MachineLittle Jr. Parker / I'm Gonna StopMark Murphy / Why Don't You Do Right?The Shangri-Las / Sophisticated Boom BoomGeorge Baker Selection / Little Green BagConnie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some TimeClyde McPhatter / I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Somethin' From You)Anna King / The Big ChangeDamita Jo / Sweet PussycatThe Toys / This NightThe Sensations / Gotta Find Myself Another GirlLee Rogers / Love for a LoveEdward Hamilton and the Arabians / I Love You SoKim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A WayOtis Redding / Don't Mess with CupidBilly Hambric / New York City BabyJackie 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.

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 BeatSalt and Pepper / Rock Me In The CradleThe Bandwagon / Baby Make Your Own Sweet MusicDolly Parton / Don't Drop OutBaby Washington / A Handful of MemoriesBrenda and The Tabulations / Hey BoyPatti La Belle and the Bluebelles / Family ManBobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals CrossedJimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You WhenElmore Morris / It Seemed Like Heaven to MeThe Everly Brothers / Somebody Help MeDolly Parton / Old Enough To Know BetterThe Ad Libs / The Boy from New York CityInez Foxx / MockingbirdDon Bryant / Coming On StrongRonnie Milsap / Total DisasterDolly Parton / Busy SignalJames Carr / Stronger Than LoveThe Poppies / He's Got Real LoveEdwin Starr / Way Over ThereThe Younghearts / A Little TogethernessTroy Keyes / Love ExplosionThe Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin'Freddie Houston / Soft Walkin'The Extensions / I Want to KnowThe Top Notes / Say YesAl Johnson / Carnival TimeChristine Kittrell / It's Nobody's FaultJr. Walker and the All Stars / BrainwasherFantastic Four / Win or Lose (I'm Going to Love You)Flavor / Shop AroundJohnny Jones And The King Casuals / Purple HazeJoe Simon / The Girl's Alright With MeDolly Parton / Control YourselfJean Wells / Can't You Feel ItThe Masqueraders / I Don't Want Nobody To Lead Me OnBob Wilson / Suzy's Serenade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 BeatThe Hesitations / Soul Kind of LoveArthur Conley / Funky StreetJackie Shane / Comin' DownJimmy McCracklin and his Orchestra / Get BackJimmy Reed / Two Ways to Skin (A Cat)Alex Bradford / Am I Wrong?Virgil Griffin / ClimbingThe Velvelettes / He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'Nella Dodds / (To Get) Your Love BackThe Drifters / I've Got Sand in My ShoesBobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces / Searching For My LoveGary Brown / Would You Laugh At MeThe Marriotts / Tell It Like it IsBobby Scott / It's RealBaby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for MeThe Supremes / You Bring Back MemoriesLee LaMont / I'll Take LoveMaxine Brown / One Step at a TimeThe Peps / Thinkin' About YouJune Conquest / All I NeedJohn Roberts / Pledging My LoveJerry Butler / Only the Strong SurviveJoe Simon / WhenJohnnie Taylor / I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)Wilson Pickett / Don't Knock My Love - Pt. IRayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell)Mary Wells / You Beat Me to the PunchDee Dee Warwick / I Gotta Get a Hold of MyselfThe Poets / So Young (And So Innocent)The Monitors / Since I Lost You GirlChuck Jackson / Hand It OverFred Hughes / Oo Wee Baby, I Love YouNancy Wilson / My Sweet ThingThe King-Pins / Dance, Romeo, DanceIke & Tina Turner / Two Is a CoupleBobby Powell / What Are You Trying To Do to MeThe Merced Blue Notes / Rufus, Jr.Hal Frazier / After Closing Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.