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That Driving Beat

Midnight Hour Sound System

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.

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1:56:00

That Driving Beat - Episode 351

That Driving Beat ·

2025/03/11

Here's the cure for what ails you this week: another 2 hour That Driving Beat radio dance party!You can't fight the feeling, you just gotta move your feet! Originally broadcast March 9, 2025-Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJimmy Cliff / Give and TakeThe Five C's / Love Is A Tricky ThingCurtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next TimeThe Sensations / It's Good Enough For MeJ.J. Barnes / Deeper in LoveBettye Swann / Fall in Love with MeBobby Powell / Do Something for YourselfMary Wells / Coming

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1:55:59

That Driving Beat - Episode 350

That Driving Beat ·

2025/03/04

We got to get out digging 45s again, and turned up some northern soul by Dee Dee Warwick, wild rhythm & blues from Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford, funk from Etta James and Fontella Bass, one from Kentucky's own Magnificent 7, a motorcycle tune for the Rockers, and much more soul, popcorn, garage rock, and more!Don't clean your records with Windex! -Originally broadcast March 2, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatOtis Redding / I Can't Turn You LooseThe Manhattans / Manhattan StompDee

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1:55:57

That Driving Beat - Episode 349

That Driving Beat ·

2025/02/25

The guys hit up a local record show and added some more vintage soul, R&B, and garage rock 45s to our collections from dealer friends old and new.We've got early Tammi Terrell tune from before she became Tammi Terrell, Irene and the Scotts with a Northern Soul floor filler, big sounds from two schoolteacher sisters at Motown, some garage rock from Birmingham, Alabama, a Boogie Cha Cha, and a trippy tune from 1968 that had a comeback in the 1990s. -Originally broadcast February 23, 2025-

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1:54:29

That Driving Beat - Episode 348

That Driving Beat ·

2025/02/18

Here's another 2 hour radio dance party of northern soul movers, rhythm & blues shakers, popcorn steppers, and more tunes with That Driving beat!We've got an obscure smokin' R&B cover of the Everly Brothers, an early one by the Blue Notes, Lulu in Muscle Shoals, plus, as usual, a few new finds for our collections. -Originally broadcast February 16, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Diplomats / There's Still A TomorrowThe Toys / Sealed With A KissToni LaMarr / I'd Do

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1:56:06

That Driving Beat - Episode 347

That Driving Beat ·

2025/02/11

We've been out digging up more vinyl treasures with That Driving Beat.We went to Cincinnati to check out the Queen City Soul Club's monthly all-vinyl dance party and made a little time for some local record sources.Check out our new northern soul, rhythm & blues, popcorn, psych rock, funk, and other scores! -Originally broadcast February 9, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatElmore Morris / Before I Turned My Back on YouThe Untouchables / PapaFour Pennies / Shake A HandGloria Lynne /

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1:55:20

That Driving Beat - Episode 346

That Driving Beat ·

2025/02/04

James gets another chance to run things solo this week as Uwe is off, and he fills the 2 hours with 1960s rockers.We've got legitimate amateur garage rock, big names like Mitch Ryder and Tommy James, sneering 1960s punk, West Texas jet-setters, and small-town kids from garages in Indiana, Michigan, and more. -Originally broadcast February 2, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Oxfords / Time And PlaceMitch Ryder / You Get Your KicksThe Loved Ones / Country Club LifeThe Lemonade Charade

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1:57:31

That Driving Beat - Episode 345

That Driving Beat ·

2025/01/28

Here's 2 more hours of music from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s with That Driving Beat.Turn up the volume! -Originally broadcast January 26, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJames Carr / Coming Back To Me BabyThe Precisions / If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely)Ruby Johnson / Keep On Keeping OnFrankie Valli & The Four Seasons / The NightBobby Byrd / I'm LonelyBuster Brown / Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My BabyFreddie Carpenter / Money, Money, MoneyHank Ballard &The Midnighters / Excuse

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1:55:09

That Driving Beat - Episode 344

That Driving Beat ·

2025/01/21

We've got two packed hours of 1960s party music for your 45 rpm vinyl radio dance party!You'll hear soul belters, R&B shakers, popcorn beat, jazzy movers, and more by The Broadways, Major Lance, Kim Tolliver, Shirley Ellis, lesser-known dancers from famous names like Wilson Pickett, Fats Domino, and Chubby Checker, and some fantastic steppers and shuffles from the Tams, Gene Allison, Dean Parrish, and more.Plus, we're still working on our new segment featuring stuff we dig, tentatively called

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1:55:37

That Driving Beat - Episode 343

That Driving Beat ·

2025/01/14

The guys are excited to be back at full strength for this show after a few weeks missing one or two of us, and we've got boxes packed with 1960s and 70s party music.Expect the kind of soul, R&B, mod, garage rock, pop, psych, and upbeat dance tunes that you expect from That Driving Beat, plus an unearthed Stax demo recently pressed to vinyl for the first time! -Originally broadcast December 12, 2025- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatRicky Allen / It's A Mess I Tell YouThe Tabs / Take My

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1:56:06

That Driving Beat - Episode 342

That Driving Beat ·

2024/12/31

James gets another whole episode to do his own things while Uwe is out of town this week, and his thing involves spinning 45 rpm singles packed full of rhythm & blues, garage rock, northern soul, funk, and more 1960s and 70s dancers!You'll hear a couple of rare tunes from the Lexington, Kentucky LEMCO label, some British Beat, a few Northern Soul floor fillers, and a funky, angry tune from...Bobby Darin? -Originally broadcast December 29, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBobby Bland

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1:54:47

That Driving Beat - Episode 341

That Driving Beat ·

2024/12/24

James gets a show all to himself this week, and brings a box full of Northern soul, garage rock, rhythm & blues, and other 45 rpm singles with That Driving Beat! **THIS IS A HOLIDAY-MUSIC-FREE-ZONE!* -Originally broadcast December 22, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatThe Parliaments / (I Wanna) TestifyEdwin Starr / Headline NewsThe Platters / With This RingWales Wallace / Somebody I KnowDarrell Banks / Our Love (Is in the Pocket)Brenda & The Tabulations / Lies Lies LiesJoe Tex /

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1:55:00

That Driving Beat - Episode 340

That Driving Beat ·

2024/12/17

A little garage rock, a little funk, plenty of rhythm & blues, and a healthy dose of northern soul in this episode of your radio dance party!James found a stack of records he forgot he bought in Nashville a few months ago, including a few real winners.Meanwhile, Uwe pulled a random cross-section of his collection, and it's all killer! -Originally broadcast December 15, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatRoy Redmond / That Old Time FeelingSheila Ferguson / How Did That HappenThe Knight

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1:55:27

That Driving Beat - Episode 339

That Driving Beat ·

2024/12/10

We spin some B-sides to bigger hits, 1960s Mod classics, some mid-1960s West Coast rock, Dolly Parton Northern Soul, Johnny Nash before he went reggae, and that big tune that Irma Thomas got to first, then the Rolling Stones made into a hit. -Originally broadcast December 8, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatCandy and the Kisses / Shakin' TimeEddie Holman / A Free CountryTeardrops / Tears Come TumblingThe Manhattans / What's It Gonna BeLaura Lee / To Win Your HeartShades of Blue / Oh How

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1:55:36

That Driving Beat - Episode 338

That Driving Beat ·

2024/12/03

Uwe had a long weekend away and did some record digging in unfamiliar territory while James hit up a couple of the usual fruitful record spots in Louisville.They both added some great 45s to their collections from the likes of The Ikettes, Gino Washington, Percy Sledge, the Soul Brothers Six, OV Wright, Etta James, Marva Whitney, some raw early Motown from Sherri Taylor and "Singin" Sammy Ward, and more! -Originally broadcast December 1, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLloyd Price /

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1:56:25

That Driving Beat - Episode 337

That Driving Beat ·

2024/11/26

We've got a small-town Alabama group's rare version of Mr. Pitiful for you today, plus R&B, northern soul, and more from Bobby McClure, Jackie Shane, The Traits, Trini Lopez, a Billy Joe Royal favorite, some British Psych from the Spencer Davis Group, and The Coasters' early 1970s take on Love Potion Number Nine. -Originally broadcast November 24, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatJunior Wells / You're Tuff EnoughThe Jagged Edge / Baby You Don't KnowJeanette Williams / All Of A

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1:55:11

That Driving Beat - Episode 336

That Driving Beat ·

2024/11/19

This week among the vinyl treasures we share, we've got a 1970s crossover soul cover of a Merle Haggard tune, Chuck Berry's ode to the Club Nitty Gritty, a very early R&B non-hit by a legendary Welsh singer, a few Northern Soul classics, and a St Louis gospel shaker warning you you're not living right. -Originally broadcast November 17, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatLittle Johnny Taylor / Looking At The FutureThe Matt Sound / Ask Any GirlBettye Swann / Today I Started Loving You

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1:54:22

That Driving Beat - Episode 335

That Driving Beat ·

2024/11/12

For the first time in many weeks, we each got some time this week to get out and dig for some forgotten vinyl treasures around Louisville.We both had good luck at some of our usual spots, unearthing some 1960s and 70s rhythm & blues, northern soul, garage rock, psych rock, and more! -Originally broadcast November 10, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatTroy Keyes / Love ExplosionFour Tops / Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)Bobby Harris / Ain't That LoveJoe Tex / Just For You And

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1:55:13

That Driving Beat - Episode 334

That Driving Beat ·

2024/11/05

This episode is packed full of Mod dancers, Northern Soul shakers, Motown classics, British Beat movers, a few tunes from the Batman 1966 craze, and a classic hit that means a lot to us hosts of That Driving Beat.It's a two hour radio 1960s dance party, all from original vinyl 45 rpm singles! -Originally broadcast November 3, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatRay Charles and His Orchestra / I Don't Need No DoctorThe Show Stoppers / Ain't Nothin' But a House PartyLee Rogers / You're the

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1:53:23

That Driving Beat - Episode 333

That Driving Beat ·

2024/10/29

We've got a few spooky ones in this episode, including some Hitchcock-inspired bird nonsense, plus soul and R&B movers from Chicago, Detroit, New York, Texas, Los Angeles, Nashville, Louisville, England, Scotland via Germany, and more! -Originally broadcast October 27, 2024- Willie Mitchell / That Driving BeatMitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels / Break OutDon Nero and the Full Flavour / Get Up And DanceThe V.I.P.'s / FlashbackAllison Gary and the Burners / BurnLouis Jones / The Birds Is

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1:54:17

That Driving Beat - Episode 332

That Driving Beat ·

2024/10/22

Uwe runs the show solo this week while James was out of the country, spinning 2 hours of soul, R&B, and pop dance music from the 1960s and early 1970s, all on 45 rpm vinyl singles! -Originally broadcast October 20, 2024- Chubby Checker / The Weekend's HereWillie Mitchell / That Driving BeatBobby Adeno / The Hands of TimeThe Exciters / I Want You To Be My BoyThe Five Empressions / Hey LoverThe Esquires / Listen to MeBetty Everett / Bye, Bye BabyAngelo & The Initials / I Should Have

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