The trio of Alice Stuart & Snake was an electric vehicle for singer/guitarist Alice Stuart, and was formed after Stuart felt she had taken her career as far as she could as a solo acoustic blues artist.
Taking advantage of the path cut by another Bay Area artist, the late Janis Joplin, Stuart was determined to establish herself as more than just another attractive female singer. In the end, worldwide fame would elude her, but Stuart did establish a career as a gifted blues guitarist and singer, and she continues to perform on the blues club circuit today. Alice Stuart contributed a great deal to establishing a path that future female blues singers would walk down. One listen to this show and it is pretty clear where Bonnie Raitt got her early career influences.
She has been making music professionally since the early-1960s, and fronted Snake starting in 1969. In addition to the blues, Stuart spent equal time developing her career by playing both folk and rock. She is prolific in all these musical genres.
In February 1974, Stuart parted ways with Snake, and continued on as a solo artist. She still records and tours mostly on the west coast, recording for the Oregon-based label, Burnside. Visit Alice Stuart's website for gigs and more information.