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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. 1 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. 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. 2 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. read less