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: Kentucky Thunder
Ricky Skaggs had proven himself in both country and bluegrass music for years before forming Kentucky Thunder in 1997. Skaggs began performing on mandolin in elementary school, wowing local crowds in his native Kentucky. When [...]
Decade of Difference: Lukas Nelson
Being the son of Willie Nelson could make it difficult for a musician to establish his own identity, but that has not seemed to be the case for Lukas Nelson. In fact with his band [...]
Decade of Difference: XTC
After a few false starts, Swindons’ XTC emerged from the UK punk scene to become of of the smartest and most enduring pop bands of the 70s and 80s. Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding met [...]
Decade of Difference: Chuck Prophet
California native Chuck Prophet had his first music success with the 80s band Green on Red appearing on their last six releases before the group disbanded in 1992. Around 1990, Prophet started work on a [...]
Decade of Difference: Jerry Garcia
Happy 80th birthday Jerry Garcia, singer, guitarist and songwriter for the Grateful Dead. His musical and technical ability on a wide variety of instruments drove his interest in improvisation, a technique that he felt took [...]
Decade of Difference: Junior Kimbrough
Growing up in north Mississippi, Junior Kimbrough learned guitar from his father and then took influences from early blues music recordings. His unique style would later be identified as one of the defining sounds of [...]