Spinning the discs with Bobby D

Tom Petty's band, the Heartbreakers, were a vital backup band for Dylan in the mid and late 1980s. The band's wide range of musical knowledge and styles were perfect for an artist trying to reclaim his form and trying to achieve freshness with songs he'd grown tired of singing.

Regular (Dear) Readers of this humble slice of blogostan know that Tom Petty has a weekly show on XM Radio that is a must listen every Monday morning. Something tells me Petty had something to do with this as well.