Episodes

  • Episode 391: All Of A Sudden
    Jan 13 2026

    Uwe is in the studio for one last show before leaving town again, and he's got one more show worth of classic and rare soul and R&B records new to his collection to share with us on today's radio dance party. We analyze the ownership history left behind on a record, look at a group called the Supremes that wasn't THAT Supremes but used the name first, and listen to a song that really wants you to FEEL IT!


    -Originally broadcast January 11, 2026-


    Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

    Garnett Mimms / Prove It To Me

    The Impalas / Whip It On Me

    Little Jerry Williams / I'm the Lover Man

    Billy Preston / The Night

    Maurice & The Radiants / Baby You've Got It

    Jean Wells / Can't You Feel It

    The Intruders / I'm Girl Scoutin'

    Clarence Murray / The Book Of Love

    The Masqueraders / I Got It

    The Supremes / You And Me

    B.B. King / I'm Gonna Sit in Till You Give In

    Sugar Pie DeSanto / Can't Let You Go

    The Falcons / Swim

    Fontella Bass / My Good Loving

    Kim Tolliver / I Gotta Find A Way

    Jimmy Robins / I Can't Please You

    Tommy Wills / Night Train

    The Brothers Cain / Anyway You Like It

    Carl Henderson / Please Stop Laughing At Me

    The Rising Sun / Feel It

    Felix Lark and the Jack Hart Trio / Little Tender Love

    Little Bob / Nobody But You

    Damita Jo / I'll Save The Last Dance For You

    The Valentines / Baby, Lots Of Luck

    Jeanette Williams / All Of A Sudden

    The Parliaments / Don't Be Sore At Me

    Johnny Nash / (What A) Groovy Feeling

    Chubby Checker / Karate Monkey

    Wilson Pickett / Night Owl

    Ann King / Ooba Dooba Doo

    Little Anthony and The Imperials / Better Use Your Head

    Dee Irwin / The Wrong Direction

    The Marvelettes / Playboy

    Clarence Carter / Tell Daddy

    "Little Esther" Phillips & "Big Al" Downing / You Never Miss Your Water (Till The Well Runs Dry)

    Guys & Dolls / Looking For A Lover

    Little Carl Carlton / Why Don't They Leave Us Alone

    The Jets / Every Thing I Do

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Episode 390: A Little Togetherness
    Jan 6 2026

    DJ Uwe is back in the studio again for another episode sharing his recent record digging finds. We talk about Texas place name pronunciations, lucky breaks and regrettable decisions in collecting, and potential trades. We take a request from a toddler! Mostly we just play 1960s Northern Soul, R&B, and Mod dancers, on their optimal format - the 45 rpm vinyl single!


    -Originally broadcast January 4, 2026-


    Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

    Jackie Shane / Comin' Down

    Curtis Lee & The K C P's / Everybody Is Going Wild

    The Raelettes / All I Need Is His Love

    The Volcanos / Help Wanted

    Jr. Walker & The All Stars / Do the Boomerang

    The Dolls / The Reason Why

    The Younghearts / A Little Togetherness

    Anthony Raye / On The Edge Of Something

    The Chiffons / Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (In My Mind but Me)

    Melvin Davis / Playboy (Don't You Play In School)

    Mel Tormé / Comin' Home Baby

    The Soul Stirrers / Don't You Worry

    Nancy Wilson / Uptight (Everything's Alright)

    Magnificent 7 / She's Called A Woman

    Larry Williams / Boss Lovin'

    Joe Moore / Hang Right In There

    Jimmy Hughes / Neighbor, Neighbor

    The Eddy Jacobs Exchange / Black Is Black

    Stacy Lane / No Brags Just Facts

    The Jets / I Was Born With It

    Richard Berry & The Pharaohs / Have Love Will Travel

    Dee Irwin / I Only Get This Feeling

    Benny Latimore / Girl I Got News for You

    Billy Preston / The Girl's Got "It"

    Ed Bruce / Don't Let It Happen

    Mary Love / Let Me Know

    Irene Reid / One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

    Veniece Stalks / What More Do You Want From Me

    Peggy Gaines / Tell Him

    Pearl Edwards / I'll Never Forget

    Dean Parrish / Tell Her

    Bill Horton / I Wanna Know

    Ed Bruce / The Greatest Man

    Carroll Lloyd / I Can't Fight It No Longer

    Percy Mayfield / Walking On a Tightrope

    Billie Warfield / That's What They Said

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 389: I'm No Stranger
    Dec 30 2025

    Uwe is Back! Co-creator and long-time co-host of That Driving Beat, DJ Uwe is the special guest on this episode. He's back in Louisville for a few weeks, and he's taking the chance to get back in the studio and play some of the great records he's dug up in his new home of San Antonio, Texas.


    We didn't notice this live, but there are a lot of "baby" songs in this episode. Baby Be Mine, What's The Matter Baby, You're Gonna Love My Baby, Bye Bye Baby, Dream Baby, and more! What does it mean? Nothing! Just listen to the music!


    -Originally broadcast December 27, 2025-


    Willie Mitchell / That Driving Beat

    The Shirelles / 20th Century Rock 'N' Roll

    Darlene Love / Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)

    The Sweet Delights / Baby Be Mine

    Virginia Davis / What's The Matter Baby

    Joanie Summers / Little Girl Bad

    Benny Spellman / Walk On Don't Cry

    Freddie Houston / Nothing But Love

    Barbara Lynn / Money

    Tammy Montgomery / This Time Tomorrow

    Lord Jim and the V.I.P.'s / You Don't Have To Cry Any More

    Buddy Guy / I Dig Your Wig

    Carlos Guzman y Los Fabulosos Cuatro / 96 Lagrimas

    Les Bel-Air / Tant De Choses À Dire

    Sunny & The Sunliners / I'm No Stranger

    Tom Jones / Sixteen Tons

    William Bonny / Love, Love, Love

    Jacki Bond / Reviewing The Situation

    Melvin Davis with The Nite Sounds / I Won't Be Your Fool

    Etta James / Don't Pick Me For Your Fool

    The Off-Beats / Have Love Will Travel

    The Marshans / Main Man

    Tommy Neal / Goin' To A Happening

    Jimmy Castor / Magic Saxophone

    The Brothers Grimm / Looky Looky

    The Chiffons / Out Of This World

    Barbara McNair / You're Gonna' Love My Baby

    Toni Wine / A Girl is Not a Girl

    Shirley and the Shirelles / Look What You've Done To Me

    Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford / Don't You Worry

    Little Clarence / Since My Baby

    Buddy Lamp / My Tears

    Maxine & Stinson / Bye, Bye, Baby

    Laddins / Dream Baby

    Little Bob / I Got Loaded

    The Corsairs / Smokey Places

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 388: You Betta Be Sure
    Dec 23 2025

    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 Beat

    The Shirelles / Too Much of a Good Thing

    Barbara Mason / You Got What It Takes

    The Romancers / What About Love

    Suzy & The Copycats / No Other Love (Like Yours)

    Bertha Tillman / Lovin' Time

    The Duvals / What Am I?

    Little Johnny Taylor / You Win, I Lose

    Dimples Harris / If You'll Be True

    B.B. King / I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

    Jimmy Smith / Got My Mojo Workin' (Part 1)

    The Rustix / When I Get Home

    Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson / Lover's Holiday

    The Casualeers / You Betta Be Sure

    The Pat Rebillot Exchange / Oh Happy Day

    Jackie Shane / Stand Up Straight and Tall

    Lou Johnson / If I Never Get to Love You

    Verdelle Smith / Walk Tall

    The Goodees / Condition Red

    The Temptations / You've Got to Earn It

    The Platters / Sweet, Sweet Lovin'

    Al Haskins and the Mastertones / You Got Me

    Ralph Lamar / What I Never Had I'll Never Miss

    The O'Jays / Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)

    Bobby Harris / Password Is Love

    Jackie Wilson / Nothing But Blue Skies

    Peter Jarett & The Fifth Circle / Run Baby, Baby Run

    Bobby Bland / A Piece of Gold

    The Uniques featuring Joe Stampley / Not Too Long Ago

    Mitch Ryder / Blessing In Disguise

    Howard Tate / Half a Man

    Chris Kenner / Come Back and See

    Andy & The Marglows / Superman Lover

    Soul Sisters / I Can't Stand It

    Wade and Jamie / Don't Put Off 'Till Tomorrow

    Maxine Brown / I Don't Need You No More

    Lee Dorsey / Do-Re-Mi

    Ernie K-Doe / Real Man

    Rufus & Carla Thomas / We're Tight

    Soul Partners / Lose The One You Love

    James Duncan / Mr. Goodtime

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 387: Don't Get Your Signals Crossed
    Dec 16 2025

    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 Beat

    The Valentines / Breakaway

    The Apollas / Sorry Mama

    The Vibrations / Love in Them There Hills

    Harold Hopkins / Ooh Baby

    Sam & Dave / You Don't Know Like I Know

    Bobby McClure / Don't Get Your Signals Crossed

    Mike Williams with the Tempest Band / Draw With Me

    "Bouncing" Cornell Blakely / Tell Me More

    The Metallics / Itchy Twitchy Too

    Jo Ann Campbell / Sloppy Joe

    The Endeavors / I Know You Don't Want Me

    Joe Kennedy / Slick Trick

    The Dynamics / The Love That I Need

    Dolly Parton / Busy Signal

    Jackie Moore / Both Ends Against the Middle

    Dramatics / Your Love Was Strange

    Dusty Springfield / Silly, Silly Fool

    Dee Dee Warwick / Next Time (You Fall in Love)

    Yolanda and the Charmanes / There Oughta Be A Law

    Bob Wilson / Suzy's Serenade

    The Cookies / Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby)

    Ovella and the Overtures / That's All You Gotta Do

    The El Torros / Dance With Me

    Nancy Adams / Lights Out

    Billy Joe Royal / If It Wasn't For a Woman

    Jane Morgan / Maybe

    Jimmy James & The Vagabonds / No Good to Cry

    Jimmy Richards / Don't Forget Those Who Knew You When

    Dora Hall / 1-2-3

    Jerry Butler / Just For You

    McKinley Mitchell / Tell It, Like It Is

    The Five Stairsteps / The Girl I Love

    The Vontastics / Peace of Mind

    Jackie Ross / Haste Makes Waste

    The Orlons / Don't Throw Your Love Away

    Clyde McPhatter / Deep In The Heart Of Harlem

    Jimmy Gilford / Heartbreaker

    Mary Wells / (Hey You) Set My Soul On Fire

    Betty Lavette / I Feel Good (All Over)

    Cliff Nobles & Co. / Switch It On

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 386: Take Your Shoes Off
    Dec 9 2025

    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 Beat

    Booker T. Averhart & The Mustangs / Take Your Shoes Off (Part 1)

    Clarence & Calvin / Rooster Knees & Rice

    Larry & The Mighty Storms / Eldorado Suzie

    Jackie Moore / Here I Am

    Mitty Collier / Git Out

    Eddie Floyd / On a Saturday Night

    Bettye Swann / Lonely Love

    The Upfronts / Do The Beetle

    Hank Ballard and the Midnighters / The Hoochi Coochi Coo

    Esquerita / Hittin' On Nothing

    Dee Dee Warwick / Don't You Ever Give Up On Me

    Chairmen of the Board / (You've Got Me) Dangling On a String

    Chambers Brothers / Let's Do It (Do It Together)

    Rayford Tucker / If You Need More Time (Time Will Tell)

    Phillip Mitchell / Turning Over The Ground

    Della Reese / If It Feels Good, Do It

    The Honey Cone / One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - Part 1

    Na Allen / Thanks for Nothing

    The Marvelettes / A Breath Taking Guy

    Holland-Dozier / Don’t Leave Me

    The Creations / Plenty of Love

    The Platters / Fear of Losing You

    Barbara Lynn / You Left the Water Running

    Janet & The Jays / Love What You're Doing to Me

    The Casinos / Soul Serenade

    The Esquires / You Say

    Danny White / Natural Soul Brother

    Johnny Jones And The King Casuals / Soul Poppin'

    Little Johnny Taylor / What You Need is a Ball

    Jim and Bob Harrison / Hand Clap Blues

    Lee Diamond with the Challengers / Nothing But a Playboy

    Tarheel Slim & Little Ann / Goodnight Irene

    Du-Ettes / Please Forgive Me

    The Lollipops / Love Is The Only Answer

    Timothy Carr / A Stop Along The Way

    The Fantasies / Mickey's Monkey

    Lee Rogers / Love For a Love

    Ike & Tina Turner / You Weren't Ready

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 385: Shim Sham Shuffle
    Dec 2 2025

    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 Beat

    The Short Kuts Featuring Eddie Harrison / Your Eyes May Shine

    Cliff Nobles & Co. / Horse Fever

    The Toys / I Got My Heart Set On You

    Madeline Bell / Picture Me Gone

    Erma Franklin / Gotta Find Me a Lover (24 Hours a Day)

    The Poppies / He's Got Real Love

    Billy Guy / Whip It On Me Baby

    Rueben Williams / Piggy Wiggy

    Ricky Allen & The Allen Dolls / Can I Come Back Home

    Ricky Lyons / Shim Sham Shuffle

    Curtis Knight / Ain't Gonna Be No Next Time

    Dee Clark / Crossfire Time

    The Marcels / Find Another Fool

    Henry & His Kasuals / Workout

    Fred Hughes / Baby Boy

    Willie Mitchell / Wade In The Water

    John Roberts / Pledging My Love

    The Capitols / I Got to Handle It

    The Tempests / Out Of My Life

    Ann Sexton and the Soul Masters / You've Been Gone Too Long

    Radiants / Hold On

    J.B. Troy / Ain't It The Truth

    P.J. Proby / You Can't Come Home Again (If You Leave Me Now)

    Brenda and The Tabulations / Hey Boy

    Gene Allison / Walkin' In The Park

    Del Thompson / The Love Waiting For Me

    Connie Francis / It's Gonna Take Me Some Time

    The Executives / Happy Chatter

    The Gum Drops / Natural Born Lover

    Johnny Wells / Lonely Moon

    Vigor Fisher / Think Of Happiness

    Roosevelt Nettles / Drifting Heart

    Bunny & Cindy / Sure Didn't Take Long

    Bobby McClure / Peak of Love

    The Mar-Keys / Philly Dog

    Lou Courtney / Skate Now

    McKinley Mitchell / No Love Like My Love

    Z.Z. Hill / You Were Wrong

    Ray Charles / You're Just About To Lose Your Clown

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    2 hrs
  • Episode 384: That Not-Quite-So-Driving Beat
    Nov 25 2025

    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 Beat

    Steve Alaimo and Betty Wright / I'm Thankful

    The Ideals / You Lost and I Won

    Kim Weston / It Should Have Been Me

    Solomon Burke / Dance, Dance, Dance

    Jimmy (Soul) Clark / If I Only Knew Then (What I Know Now)

    The Manhattans / I Bet'cha (Couldn't Love Me)

    Tony Middleton / Harlem Lady

    Bobby Foster / Where Do You Go

    Al Kent / You've Got to Pay the Price

    Fantastic Four / I Love You Madly

    Otis Williams and the Charms / Everybody's Got A Song But Me

    Lee Rogers / Love Can Really Hurt You Deep

    Don Wyatt / Do I Need You

    Carla Thomas / The Masquerade Is Over

    The Ikettes / I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song)

    Arthur Alexander / Anna (Go to Him)

    King James & Mel / You Better Move On

    The Drifters / Please Stay

    Billy Stewart / Sitting in the Park

    Billy Butler & The Chanters / I Can't Work No Longer

    Ruby Andrews / Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)

    James Carr / I Can't Make It

    Irma Thomas / Girl Needs Boy

    Jackie Ross / Selfish One

    The Miracles / All That's Good

    Baby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for Me

    The Hollywood Flames / Drop Me a Line

    The Exciters / A Little Bit of Soap

    The Foundations / I Can Take or Leave Your Loving

    The Shirelles / A Thing of the Past

    Sharpees / Tired of Being Lonely

    Bessie Banks / Go Now

    Ketty Lester / River of Salt

    Slim Harpo / Mohair Sam

    Lew Courtney / The Man With The Cigar

    Patti Drew / Workin' On a Groovy Thing

    Barbara Mason / Keep Him

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    2 hrs