help! what clay do i buy/use?

I am a newbie-- what kind of clay do i buy for making plates, soup bowls,
mugs, and such on a throwing wheel, so that the resulting dinnerware can
be fired and glazed for eating on?  I have taken some lessons on making
pottery with a wheel, but now I want to buy a wheel and clay; it is
overwhelming how to choose what clay to buy. Can some of you here help me
figure out what clay to buy (Ball Clays: Kentucky Stone, Bell Dark,
Tennessee SGP, XX Saggar, KT1-4, KTS-2, etc? Fire Clays: Newman Red, Gold
Art, etc? Red Art earthenware?  These are some of the choice I have at an
online place I want to order clay from (Axner Potter's Wheel)).