Alice Stuart

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Alice Stuart (b. 1942 in Chelan, Washington) is an American blues and folk singer-songwriter and guitar player. She toured Great Britain with Van Morrison and with Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, and throughout the United States with Mississippi John Hurt. [ [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfyxql5ldse~T1 allmusic ((( Alice Stuart > Biography ))) ] ]

Her singing, songwriting, and guitar playing secured her invitations to tour nationally and internationally with Jack Elliott, Doc Watson, Jerry Ricks, Phil Ochs, and Joan Baez, in addition to television appearances as the musical guest on The Dick Cavett Show and the Old Grey Whistle Test.

In addition, Stuart's songs have been recorded by Kate Wolf, Irma Thomas, and Jackie DeShannon.

Biography

At age 22, Stuart played the Berkeley Folk Festival in 1964. She was then invited back to perform in 1966, and 1970. It was there that she formed a friendship with Mississippi John Hurt, which led to the two touring together.

Billboard magazine reviewed her debut release in 1964 with: "A beautiful new female voice is now on the folk horizon. Its owner's name is Alice Stuart. She sings with a clean freshness that is exciting in its simplicity. A folk find!" .

On November 28, 1971, Stuart appeared on "Old Grey Whistle Test", a program that aired in Europe. In addition to Stuart, a group named Redwing appeared, which, among others, featured Timothy B. Schmidt (of The Eagles). Stuart and Redwing were both on the Fantasy label.

On January 2, 1973, Alice Stuart appeared as the musical guest on the national television program, The Dick Cavett Show, hosted at the time by George Carlin. Other guests on the show included Shelly Winters and Jimmy Breslin. [ [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F6081FF73F551A7493C0A9178AD85F478785F9 Television; Morning Afternoon Evening Cable TV (Channel 10) - Free Preview - The New York Times ] ]

During this time, she also performed with Rosalie Sorrells, Jack Elliott, Doc Watson, Jerry Ricks, Phil Ochs, and Joan Baez.

Guitar Player magazine featured an article on Stuart in 1974, titled, "Well, so much for 'Mary Hamilton'".

Rolling Stone profiled Stuart in 1975 in a feature, "Guitars of the Stars", where she was mentioned alongside Chet Atkins, Mike Bloomfield, David Bromberg, Jose Feliciano, Bonnie Raitt, and Doc Watson, among others.

Currently, she tours with her band, The Formerlys, which consists of Marc Willett, who was in The Kingsmen from 1984-1992, and Steven Flynn, formerly of Chuck Berry and Jr. Cadillac.

References

* Flatpicking Guitar Magazine cover story, March/April 2008
* [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2004118763_jazz110.html Seattle blues woman itching to get back on road] (Seattle Times, WA, 1/11/08)
* Music legend can still rock in concert (King County Journal, Bellevue, WA, 5/2/06)
* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/255794_alice16q.html Stuart makes the shift from sweet folk singer to hot blues guitarist] (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA, 1/16/06)
* Blues veteran brings wealth of experience (Hobart Mercury, Australia, 1/22/04)
* Relix Magazine, Feb 2003
* Dirty Linen, Feb 2003
* Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Feb 2003
* Blues guitarist Alice Stuart to play in Salem (Statesman Journal, Salem, OR, 6/27/02)
* Alice Stuart is back for more blues (The Record, New Jersey, 4/14/01)
* [http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=stuart05&date=20010405 All set for an encore: Alice Stuart's back, after a blues-song life] (The Seattle Times, 4/4/01)
* Alice Stuart, 8/6/99)
* The Mediocrity Predicament: Alice Stuart and Snake, Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA , 3/15/74)
* The Daily Review, 4/4/75
* Rolling Stone CD review, 1971
* Billboard magazine CD review, 1964