Recommend some Blues music to a newbie

Didn't realize MrMitch had already mentioned Roy Buchanan. So a 2nd vote for Roy. Another on the electric blues side of things is Robert Cray.

I love Delta blues and Country blues more generally. I tend to like albums with one man, one instrument, and no amplification. My favorite blues album is probably John Lee Hooker's Country Blues.

Other albums I really like...

John Lee Hooker, Burning Hell
Pink Anderson, Carolina Blues Man, vol. 1
Lightnin Hopkins, Country Blues
Fred McDowell, The First Recordings
Son House, Original Delta Blues
Robert Johnson, The Complete Recordings
Big Bill Broonzy, Trouble in Mind
Muddy Waters, Folk Singer
Robert Pete Williams, Free Again
Skip James, Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

Happy listening.

Bryon

Johnny Winter.. smokes em all on Guitar.

Just heard Johnny W. about a month ago at the Turning Point in Piermont
NY. He was totally on top of his instrument- he is a legendary player who
can still play well. The room holds maybe 100 people if you include the
folks sitting at the bar. I highly recommend this venue to anybody in the
greater NY metro area.
Another great, great player, although not a blues guy, per se, is Johnny A,
out of Boston, who does these Wes Montgomery style jazz licks then
layers hard, ripping rock leads on top (His bass player is also phenomenal).
We were in Memphis a few months ago, and I guess being a tourist, I was
disappointed that there was very little in the way of old style country or
delta blues. There was one guy playing hard rock style blues who was first
rate, though.
Did catch an old timer a few years ago named Satan. He was a street
musician, who, with a little help from a blues harp player, put together a
very solid stage act. The harp player was first rate. Best though, was the
guy helping them load in and out. He had a T-shirt that said: "Satan's
Roadie."

Too bad Johnny almost has to be carried out onto the stage these days. First time I heard him live was in 1968. He played lots of Rolling stones and Chuck Berry music throughout the years and did it alot better than they did. Sure wish I could afford a nice Erlewine Lazer guitar like his.