Bluegrass rocks; Musicians' tributes are nothing new.(Preview)

Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) | July 13, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: JOHN GEROME Associated Press

As soon as the music starts, there's something at once odd yet familiar about it.

The oh-so-'80s keyboard part has been replaced by a mandolin, and the searing electric guitar solo is now a down-home fiddle break.

But the melody is unmistakable - Van Halen's "Jump."

"Strummin' With the Devil: The Southern Side of Van Halen," a collection of the heavy metal band's music performed by some of Nashville's top pickers, might be the latest bluegrass salute to classic rock, but it's far from the only one. ...

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