A few years ago here in NAshville there was a band called Run C&W, and their shtick was that they dressed like rappers and played old R&B songs bluegrass-style. The scary part was, They Were REALLY Good. Now, these were well-seasoned musicians and songwriters, so they knew what they were doing. I guess it was sort of a joke, but like I said, They Were REALLY Good. Bernie Leadon of the Eagles was their banjo player.

Also our local Vanderbilt station (WRVU-91) has a bluegrass show every Sunday from 2-4 Central time. I have heard a lot of non-bluegrass songs get turned into bluegrass and the funny thing is that 9 times out of 10 it seems to work really well.

Maybe, as Run C&W used to say, that's the way God meant it to be played. :)