Welcome to the MudCat (sorry to see you took the "membership bait")

Congradulations on finding the BLUES - you are in for a lifetime of education and FUN...it is a broad field...from slide-guitar to slut-house-whore.

I am a MudCat "troll." I know nothing and remain a GUEST. Be CAREFUL of MC "members" with animal-names, because some of What-You-Sea - Indoubtably Will Make You Gag....In otherwords, this place (once an American Folk haven) now abounds in menopausal women - and imbecilical UK inbreds....

As you discover the BLUES - affectionados on other boards send them over to the MC to the tip the balance....perhaps, we can, together, make this once again a HOME FOR THE BLUES.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

For "stride-piano" type blues I recommend heros of the Harlem Renaissance:

Donald Lambert
James P. Johnson; Backwater Blues, Blueberry Rhyme, Carolina shout, The Dream, Jungle Drums, Lonesome Reverie, The Mule Walk, Snowy Morning Blues
Cliff Jackson; Crazy Rhythm, How Long Blues, Royal Garden Blues
Eubie Blake; Dream Rag, Royal Garden Blues
AND OF COURSE the man that considered himself the originator of the style:
Fats Waller; Martinique, Numb Fumblin, Smashing Thirds