Article: Musicians band together for I-35W benefit CD; Fifty-seven acts, including Los Lobos and the Stray Cats, contributed songs to "Musicians for Minneapolis," a three-disc set for bridge victims.(NEWS)

Byline: Chris Riemenschneider; Staff Writer

Victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse are getting help from an unexpected source: rock `n' roll road warriors.

"I tour the country for a living and go over bridges and overpasses hundreds of times a day," Los Angeles-based retro-rock guitarist Deke Dickerson said. "I've been over that very bridge dozens of times."

He's one of a whopping 57 rock, country, blues and world-music acts to donate rare or unreleased tracks for a three-disc benefit CD, "Musicians for Minneapolis," hitting stores statewide this month. Most of the participants perform regularly in Minnesota, including Los Lobos, Steve ...

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