Blues Styles

There are many styles of Blues. I cover Delta and Post War. These styles are listed below along with recommended recordings. A big part of playing the Blues is listening to Blues. Here are some recommended artists and recordings. Pick a style and I can teach you the basics or help you hone your skills.
Delta Blues
Charley Patton: Revenant Box Set (for the truly obsessed!), Charlie CD on Yazoo Skip James: Document Muddy Waters: The Library of Congress Robert Johnson: Box Set	Charley Patton, 1929
Post War

Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters: The Chess Box Set (1948-1959)

Howlin' Wolf: The Chess Box Set

Little Walter: Chess Records

Jimmy Reed: VeeJay Records (Rhino Records)

Memphis

Junior Parker: Junior's Blues, The Duke Recordings, Vol. 1, on MCA

B.B. King: King Recordings, Live at the Regal; The Best of B.B. King, Vol. 1, on Virgin

Albert King: Stax, The Best of the Blues Master Series on Rhino

Little Junior Parker, Elvis and

Bobby "Blue" Bland 1956

West Coast

T-Bone Walker: Imperial

Lowell Fulsom: Chess

Little Charlie & the Nightcats: Alligator Records

Rod Piazza: HighTone Records, Black Top Records

T-Bone Walker: Imperial

Lightin' Hopkins: Alladin

Freddie King: Hideaway, the Best of Freddie King on Rhino

The Thunderbirds: Butt Rockin' and Tuff Enuff

Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas Flood and In Step on Epic