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That Driving Beat

That Driving Beat

Ain't That Something

That Driving Beat

Ain't That Something

James is in the 1960s That Driving Beat pocket this week, with Northern Soul floor fillers, R&B shakers, Mod rockers, and garage screamers.

You’ll hear upbeat dance tunes from Shirley Ellis, The Showmen, Mary Wells, Little Willie John, The O’Jays, The Broadways, Little Carl Carlton, two different classic Detroit movers named “Time”, plus early Steve Marriott, a group from Birmingham, Alabama making great advances in psychedelic spelling, a 1967 punky cover of Simon and Garfunkel, and more!

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4 Nov, 2025

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Track List

  • Willie Mitchell - That Driving Beat
  • Shirley Ellis - I See It, I Like It, I Want It
  • Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King - Ready, Willing And Able
  • Willie Hightower - Nobody But You
  • Charles Mann - Hey, Little Girl
  • The Fascinations - I'm So Lucky (He Loves Me)
  • The Toys - May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone
  • Paul Smith - Ain't That Something
  • The Showmen - Take It Baby
  • Barbara Lynn - Take Your Love And Run
  • The Parliaments - Time
  • Edwin Starr - Time
  • Janit And The Jays - Hurting Over You, Boy
  • Mary Wells - Use Your Head
  • And The Echoes - Million Dollar Bill
  • Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful
  • The Pageants - She Is Your Girl
  • Little Willie John - Doll Face
  • Little Milton - Can't Hold Back The Tears
  • The Five Du-Tones - Shake A Tail Feather
  • Beau Dollar And The Coins - Soul Serenade
  • The Moments - Money, Money
  • The Mark V - Hey Conductor
  • Wild Vybrashons - One Track Mind
  • The Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else
  • The U.S. Male - I Don't Want To Know
  • Lemon Pipers - Quiet Please
  • The Five Americans - Don't Blame Me
  • The Chicago Loop - Richard Corey
  • The Danleers - Baby You've Got It
  • The Jaynetts - Sally, Go 'Round The Roses
  • The O'Jays - Whip It On Me Baby
  • The Broadways - You Just Don't Know
  • Tenison Stephens - Where Would You Be
  • Sebastian Williams And His Soul Men - The One You Can't Have
  • Little Carl Carlton - Competition Ain't Nothin'
  • Irene and the Scotts - Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do
  • Detroit Emeralds - Shades Down