Nashville Dancin’: Xavier Rudd, Houndmouth And More Pick The Songs That Make Them Dance

Nashville’s free Thursday night summer music series Nashville Dancin’ returns this year with a stellar lineup of bands and singer-songwriters, including Hayes Carll, Will Hoge, Houndmouth, Dumpstaphunk, Apache Relay, Lettuce and Xavier Rudd.

We asked a few artists on the bill to tell us the songs that made them feel like kicking up their dancing shoes.

Drake White
“Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” – Stevie Wonder
“Just Enough For the City” – Stevie Wonder
“Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
“Something To Talk About” – Bonnie Raitt
“Feelin’ Good Again” – Robert Earl Keen
“Feelin Alright” – Joe Cocker
“Rosa Parks” – OutKast
“Climb to Safety” – Widespread Panic
“The Road Goes on Forever” – Robert Earl Keen
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams

Apache Relay
“Would That Not Be Nice” – Divine Fits
“Fast As You Can” – Fiona Apple
“Touch The Sky” – Kanye West
“You Only Live Once” – The Strokes
“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
“Doo Wop (That Thing)” – Lauryn Hill

Xavier Rudd
“Africa We Love”- Nasio Fontaine
“Get up” – James Brown
“Mama Africa” – Midnite
“Know the Ropes” – Midnite
“Could You Be Loved?” – Bob Marley
“Superstition” – Stevie Wonder
“The Raft”- Fat Freddy’s Drop
“Bushman” – Midnite
“Kulcha”- OKA
“Peace Frog”- The Doors

Sol Cat
“Preben goes to Acapulco” – Todd Terje
“Sunshine Reggae” – Laid Back
“Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy” – The Tams
“In the Summertime” – Mungo Jerry
“The Heat” – Jungle
“The Pusher” – Steppenwolf
“Dirty Work” – Steely Dan

Houndmouth
“I Don’t Feel Like Dancing” – Scissor Sisters
“Rubberband Man” – T.I.
“Dirty Work” – Steely Dan
“Lady Luck” – Richard Swift
“D.A.N.C.E.” – Justice
Anything by Peaches