Every weekday morning, join Bob Mosolgo for a double-feature, Decade of Difference. Bob will highlight on an artist or group that has been creating music for at least a decade. First, he’ll feature a tune by that group around 7:50. Then, he’ll fast forward 10 years and play another song by that same artist an hour later.
Decade of Difference is supported by Bank of the James.
Decade of Difference: Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello came on the scene in the late 1970s in the same new wave invasion from the UK that brought Joe Jackson and the Police. In 1977 Costello released his first album My Aim [...]
Decade of Difference: Tom Petty
When Florida native Tom Petty was ten years old, his uncle invited him to watch a movie shoot where he was working on the set. The film, Follow That Dream featured Elvis Presley and the [...]
Decade of Difference: Jerry Garcia Band
Photo Credit: Bob Minkin Grateful Dead bandleader Jerry Garcia was involved in many other musical projects over his career, none more widely known than the Jerry Garcia band formed in 1975. Garcia was known to [...]
Decade of Difference: Blondie
Pioneers in the New York new wave scene, Debbie Harry and Blondie moved from the citys’ underground music scene to mainstream success with a series of hit singles in the 70s. Guitarist Chris Stein joined [...]
Decade of Difference: The Dictators
The early 1970s saw the start of the on again, off again New York punk band the Dictators. Andy Shernoff led a trio originally into auditions in a rented New York house, joined by an [...]
Decade of Difference: Donald “Duck” Dunn
Donald “Duck” Dunn grew up in Memphis playing sports and riding his bike with future guitarist Steve Cropper. When Cropper decided to play guitar Dunn decided to teach himself bass. According to Cropper, Dunn would [...]