Recommend some Blues music to a newbie

Stevie Ray Vaughan, the best of the modern blues players, unfortunately and sadly gone. Hendrix, Blues album for a start. Eric Clapton, blues collection, Crossroads box, Layla and other love songs, or Journeyman. Allman Brothers, Live at the Fillmore or Eat a Peach or get the latest of their albums from the newer version of the band. Johnny Winter, And Live or his first or second album. King Biscuit Boy. Otis Rush. Rory Gallagher, Live in Europe or Irish Tour. Warren Haynes (member of new Allman Brothers, along with Derek Trucks/Tedeshi band). Richard Thompson (ok not really the blues but so great, try The Old Kit Bag or Shoot out the lights). Um, the Stones from the beginning through Some Girls.

Paul Butterfield Band-Live, Buddy Guy-This Is Buddy Guy, Howlin Wolf-The London Sessions,James Cotton Band-The James Cotton Blues Band, Elmore James-Got To Move,Robert Johnson-The Complete Recordings, Alberet King-Born Under A Bad Sign and King Albert, Freddie King:1934-1976,Little Milton-Hittin the Boogie,Magic Sam-Live at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Mayall,Ray Charles-The Genius Sings the Blues,Jimmy Reed-Upside Your Head, Roy Rogers-Slidewinder, Muddy Waters-I'm Ready, Muddy Waters with Howlin Wolf-Muddy and the Wolf,Sonny Boy Williamson-Keep It To Ourselves, Memphis Slim-At The Gate of Horn,Eric Bibb-Booker's Guitar, Joe Bonamassa-Live From the Royal ALbert Hall, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown-Standing My Ground, Roy Buchanan-That's What I'm Here For, Albert Collins-Ice Pickin, Robben Ford-Talk To Your Daughter,John Hammond-You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover, Alvin Youngblood Hart-Motivational Speaker, Lightnin Hopkins-The Complete Aladdin Recordings, Keb' Mo'-Keep It SImple, Lightnin' Malcolm-Juke Joint Dance Party,Lonnie Mack-Attack of the Killer V,Otis Taylor-Below The Fold and Clovis People Vol. 3, Alligator 20th Anniversary compilation. You choose, but that should get you started-tried to pick out some stuff different from what others had listed. Happy listening!

Ray Bailey "Satan's Horn", ca. 1995. If you can find it, buy it.

I agree with Tpreaves about Alligator Records, and highly recommend their Anniversary Collections with various artists. They’re available on Amazon - a lot of great classic Blues for very little money.

i second Muddy Waters "folk singer"