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Biography

Buffy Ford and John Stewart

Buffy and John met in 1967 when John left

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and sought a female singing partner. After George Yanuk told John about Buffy, John saw her perform in a musical comedy show at the Festival Theatre in

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. He then offered her the job.

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was also interested in her as a vocalist, but she chose to work with John. John and Buffy were a part of

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's 1968 presidential campaign. At each stop, they would sing songs before Kennedy gave a talk. In 1968, Buffy and John recorded the album ''

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.'' This album included the song "July You're a Woman," which John also recorded for his 1969 album ''

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.'' John and Buffy married in 1975. John considered Buffy to be his muse and inspiration for many of his songs. He called her "Angel Rain". Together, John and Buffy recorded and released ''Live at the Turf Inn, Scotland'' in 1996, with four of Buffy's solo performances. It was initially released as ''The Essential John and Buffy''. They also recorded ''John Stewart & Darwin's Army'' in 1999 with Dave Crossland and John Hoke, an album of acoustic traditional music with drum accompaniment.

Solo career

Buffy's 2012 album ''Same Old Heart'', produced by Craig Caffall, featured the final vocal performance by the late Davy Jones on John Stewart's song "

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" which had been originally recorded by

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. Other guests included

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, Maura Kennedy,

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, Dan Hicks, and

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shot the album cover photographs. Her 2015 EP ''Angel Rain'' was co-produced by Buffy and Ari Rios, and contains four original songs as well as her version of John's song "Little Road and a Stone to Roll."

Other projects

Buffy has recently finished writing a children’s book: ''The Blanket and the Bear''. Buffy is also working on a documentary about John's life, titled ''The Ghost of Daydream Believer: John Stewart's American Spirit.''

Personal life

Buffy has battled cancer and brain tumors, and experienced hip and knee replacements over the years. John Stewart died in San Diego in 2008. John and Buffy had one son Luke, and three children from John's previous marriage: Jeremy, Amy, and Mikael (a sound technician).

Discography

Solo albums

* 2013: ''Same Old Heart'' (

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) * 2013: ''Buffy's Christmas Album'' (Global Recording Artists) * 2015: ''Angel Rain'' EP (Global Recording Artists) * 2017: ''Once Upon a Time'' (CD Baby)

Buffy Ford and Nirmala Kate Heriza

* 2004: ''Hearts Together'' (Neon Dreams)

With
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* 1968: ''

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'' (

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) as John Stewart and Buffy Ford * 1970: '' Willard'' (Capitol) * 1971: '' The Lonesome Picker Rides Again'' (

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) * 1972: '' Sunstorm'' (Warner Bros.) * 1973: '' Cannons in the Rain'' (RCA Victor) * 1974: ''

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'' (

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) - reissued in different configuration in 1980 as ''

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'' and in 1990 by

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as ''The Complete Phoenix Concerts'' * 1977: ''

Fire In The Wind ''Fire in the Wind'' is the ninth studio album by the folk music, folk artist John Stewart (musician), John Stewart, former member of The Kingston Trio. It was released in 1977 on RSO Records. The album was re-released on CD on the Wrasse label in ...

'' ( RSO) * 1979: ''

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'' (RSO) * 1987: ''Punch the Big Guy'' (

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) * 1984: '' Trancas'' (Affordable Dreams) * 1992: ''Bullets in the Hour Glass'' ( Shanachie) * 1995: ''Airdream Believer'' (Shanachie) * 1996: ''Live At The Turf Inn, Scotland'' (Folk Era) John Stewart and Buffy Ford - originally issued in 1994 as ''The Essential John & Buffy'' * 1996: ''An American Folk Song Anthology'' (Laserlight) * 1996: ''American Journey'' (Laserlight) * 1997: ''Rough Sketches'' (Folk Era) * 2002: ''The Last Campaign'' (Laserlight) * 2003: ''Havana'' (Appleseed) * 2006: ''The Day the River Sang'' (Appleseed)

Also appeared on

* 1974:

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- '' Back Home Again'' (RCA Victor)

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