Recommend some Blues music to a newbie

yea, Mapman. That whole UK blues movement that started in the early 60's and recognized what most American listeners didn't or couldn't at the time, from their own music legacy (maybe due in part to the fact that the music didn't typically cross racial lines on mainstream stations) and brought us a slew of great performing artists and recordings from the UK. You are gonna make me pull out some of these and listen to them later tonite.

Juat getting into blues now, but I have had a good start lately on vinyl:

Mississippi John Hurt "Last Sessions"
Muddy Waters "Live at Newport 1960"
John Lee Hooker "The Real Folk Blues"

Good stuff.

GEt your hands on the Chess Willie Dixon boxed set. That's all you need to know everything you need to know. It covers many artists, many decades, many styles and is authentic.

Then you can buy anything else you need.