Alice Stuart blazed the trail for women in Rock and Roll as one of

the only females in the country to write her own music, front a

male band, and play lead guitar on national and international circuits during the 1970s.

Blues Hall of Fame inductee Dick Waterman once remarked, "There would be no Bonnie Raitt without Alice Stuart." According to Taj Mahal, "Alice cut the road that Bonnie traveled."

  The Formerlys consists of  natives and veterans of the Northwest music scene.  Marc Willett, bass player for the group, and Rick Boice, drummer, have been a rhythm section since Jr. High.  They have played with Paul Allen's 'The Grown Men', 'Stolen Ogre', and Freddy Fender and have had the honor of backing up many touring artists like Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) Dan Ackroyd, Tom Scott, Lou Reed, and Little Feat, among others.  Marc played and toured with the Kingsmen for 10 years and is also a songwriter and guitarist as well as a bass player.  Quoting Marc, "When I heard the Beatles in 1966, my grade point average went from 4.0 to 2.0....and I never looked back."  Steven Flynn, keyboardist, has played with Chuck Berry & Jr. Cadillac and has backed up innumerable touring acts; he is a much sought after session player.    He has been nominated by the Washington Blues Society as Best Keyboard Player twice, in 2006 & 2007.