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Alice Stuart And The Formerlys
Biography
Why don't more people know about Alice Stuart? It's a legitimate question, considering the fact that she's one of the very first women of rock. She was one of the first women to do it all: guitar player, leader of her own band, and performer on international rock tours. And she can rock with the best of them. In years past, Stuart toured Great Britain with Van Morrison. She performed with Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention. Bonnie Raitt has cited the California-based guitarist as one of her influences.

Originally from Chelan, WA, Stuart headed for Seattle when her high school days were over. She got her start in a folk hangout called the Pamir House, then held a weekly gig on Hootenanny, a television program that aired weekly in the Seattle area. In addition, Stuart performed at the World's Fair in 1961. When she discovered the music of Furry Lewis, Blind Willie McTell, and Bessie Smith, she knew the blues was the kind of music she wanted play. She played the stage of the Berkeley Folk Festival in 1964, where she formed a friendship with Mississippi John Hurt. She made another appearance at the festival in 1966, and again four years later. In the following years, she performed with such artists as Hurt, Rosalie Sorrells, Jack Elliott, Doc Watson, Jerry Ricks, Phil Ochs, and Joan Baez.
Selected Discography

Freedom
2007
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