Part Three of my three-part personal tribute to classically-trained musicians who use their talents and instruments to rock our world. "Vitamin String Quartet is about applying rock n' roll attitude to classical technique," says Tom Tally, one of their violinists and arrangers. Their discography includes 261 albums, and I have the pleasure of covering one of my favorite songs to drum, VSQ-style.

While I only highlighted three bands or ensembles here, there are many other classically-trained musicians who use their talents to play great rock. I salute them all for their contributions to a genre that Is growing in popularity.