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 Beat

The Hesitations / Soul Kind of Love

Arthur Conley / Funky Street

Jackie Shane / Comin' Down

Jimmy McCracklin and his Orchestra / Get Back

Jimmy Reed / Two Ways to Skin (A Cat)

Alex Bradford / Am I Wrong?

Virgil Griffin / Climbing

The Velvelettes / He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'

Nella Dodds / (To Get) Your Love Back

The Drifters / I've Got Sand in My Shoes

Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces / Searching For My Love

Gary Brown / Would You Laugh At Me

The Marriotts / Tell It Like it Is

Bobby Scott / It's Real

Baby Washington / It'll Never Be Over for Me

The Supremes / You Bring Back Memories

Lee LaMont / I'll Take Love

Maxine Brown / One Step at a Time

The Peps / Thinkin' About You

June Conquest / All I Need

John Roberts / Pledging My Love

Jerry Butler / Only the Strong Survive

Joe Simon / When

Johnnie Taylor / I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)

Wilson Pickett / Don't Knock My Love - Pt. I

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

Mary Wells / You Beat Me to the Punch

Dee Dee Warwick / I Gotta Get a Hold of Myself

The Poets / So Young (And So Innocent)

The Monitors / Since I Lost You Girl

Chuck Jackson / Hand It Over

Fred Hughes / Oo Wee Baby, I Love You

Nancy Wilson / My Sweet Thing

The King-Pins / Dance, Romeo, Dance

Ike & Tina Turner / Two Is a Couple

Bobby Powell / What Are You Trying To Do to Me

The Merced Blue Notes / Rufus, Jr.

Hal Frazier / After Closing Time

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