USA TODAY colleague Jeff Dionise returns to the Dad Rock studio to discuss a band he feels never got the respect it deserves. The BusBoys mixed rock, funk, soul and new wave to create an electrifying sound that blew the roof off concert venues in the early '80s. But what makes the band even more compelling was its wickedly witty commentary on race.

The BusBoys found champions in the Rolling Stones and Eddie Murphy, but aside from "The Boys are Back in Town" and a couple of other minor hits, they never had much chart success. Perhaps that's because their sound didn't fit neatly into any radio format at the time.

Jeff fills in for Mary Nahorniak, who normally joins Dad Rock on Tuesdays but is out on maternity leave.

'Tuesdays With Mary'/'Tuesdays Without Mary' is a weekly feature of Dad Rock, a music podcast from USA TODAY hosted by Patrick Foster and Jim Lenahan.

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