'Spirit of the Blues' (C-Train Records) by roots-rocker Christian Collin distills folksy Mississippi soul, raucous Memphis R'n'B, roadhouse South Texas blues and urban Chicago electricity into an American gumbo of can't-sit-still proportions. Originally from the Detroit area, Collin's dad was a noted Capitol Records A&R man and Bob Seger's Road Manager. Once his dad took him to see Little Feat right before Lowell George died in 1979, he got the bug at 13 and never let go.
