Colin,

Interesting theory.I doubt you will find many that will subscribe to it.You will find that most types of music had simultaneous beginnings. But it really falls to those that bring it to the mainstream that are credited with actually inventing anything. And you will probably get quite a deal of argument from the African American community that can show origins in Africa hundreds of years before it showed up here. I don't really think there were too many Choctaw indian tribes in Africa.

So claiming one person or another "invented" anything is kind of an excercise in futility. There is always going to be someone else that will claim origins hundreds of years before anyone you can name were even born.

I should tell you that my Father's family was from Philidelphia Mississippi, one of the largest communities of Choctaw indians, and that a distant cousin of mine was Jimmie Rodgers, who is credited with being the "Father of country music." The only reason I mention that is that I am familiar with claims of Indian's creating the blues. Interesting theory.

The fact is that the Blues, like all music has many fathers and often completely independent of each other. From the Blues of St. Louis that came from Riverboats, the blues of New Orleans with it's jazz traditions, the blues of Memphis, Mississippi,etc. you are probably going to find that there is no true way to prove anything and you will find many conflicting points of view. You will also probably find many of them will make the same claims as you are making for their own versions.
When you get into trying to re-write history or challenge people's opinions of their roots, you will probably find a lot of push back.

But I do wish you luck in your journey. Always interesting to get other perspectives.

MAB