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The Driving Beat: 20240216

Feb 16, 2024: 12pm - 2pm

We're celebrating 300 episodes over six years of That Driving Beat! We pull out some of our all-time favorites, and stuff we're into right now for this version of the radio dance party. We've got Northern Soul anthems, R&B shakers, popcorn movers, garage rockers, and Mod swingers from Maxine Brown, Shirley Ellis, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Nina Simone, Baby Washington, Jerry Williams Jr., Terry Callier, Dean Parrish, Betty Everett, and more!

That Driving Beat showcases rare and obscure soul, R&B, northern soul, popcorn, garage rock, British beat, and other Mod dance 45 rpm singles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The hosts play records from their own collections, and talk about the songs, artists, labels, the records themselves, and their experiences digging to find the hottest new 60-year old dusty records for their collections in record stores, flea markets, antique malls, and basements. James and Uwe have been hosting the show weekly on Louisville's Art FM WXOX-LP 97.1 FM since February 2018.

Playlist:
  • Moni Ngan / Willie Songue et Les Showmen
  • Cross Training / Jon Dubb
  • That Driving Beat / Willie Mitchell
  • Soul time / Shirley Ellis
  • Time Is Tight / Booker T & The MG's
  • Love Me / Bobby Hebb
  • Landslide / Tony Clarke
  • The Champ / The Mohawks
  • Que Sera, Sera / The High Keys
  • Don't Let Him Take My Baby / Dean Barlow
  • Watermelon Man / Mongo Santamaria
  • Too Good to Be True / Roy Head
  • I Don't Want To Cry / Pearlean Gray and The Passengers
  • Am I the Same Girl / Barbra Aklin
  • Chills and Fever / Ronnie Love
  • Late Late Party / The Martinis
  • The Night / Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
  • One Of Mine / Jimmy McGriff
  • Getting Mighty Crowded / Betty Everett
  • Leave Me Alone / Baby Washington
  • Last Night / The Mar-Keys
  • If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) (2016 Remaster) / Jerry Williams
  • If There's Anything Else You Want (Let Me Know) - Original / Roddie Joy
  • You Don't Want Me No More / Major Lance
  • Hole in the Wall / The Packers
  • Festival Time / San Remo Golden Strings
  • Come on Try Me / Jackie Day
  • The Last Time / Andrew Oldham Orchestra