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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | November 27, 1952
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Years active | 1970–present |
Website | darylstuermer |
Daryl Mark Stuermer (born November 27, 1952) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, and record producer best known for playing the guitar and bass for Genesis during live shows, and lead guitar for Phil Collins during most solo tours and albums. [1] He has also released nine solo albums, and tours with his Daryl Stuermer Band.
Stuermer was born on November 27, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] He cites Duane, his elder brother of two years, also a musician, who introduced him to music by Elvis Presley and Ray Charles. As a youngster he became a fan of the instrumental rock band The Ventures, which "really got me going". [3] He began to play the guitar at age eleven, and moved into jazz guitar four years later. [3] [4] In 1970, Stuermer graduated from St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Wisconsin.
In the early 1970s, Stuermer formed his Milwaukee-based jazz rock band Sweetbottom, playing local gigs five nights a week. [4] It was during one of these gigs in 1975 that keyboardist George Duke, then of The Mothers of Invention with Frank Zappa, noticed him [4] and suggested his name to jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, who was looking for a guitarist to join his own band. After a successful audition, Stuermer became a full time member and is featured on three of their albums released between 1975 and 1977: Aurora , Imaginary Voyage , and Enigmatic Ocean . [4] [2]
In addition to Ponty, he played on Duke's solo albums I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry and Liberated Fantasies . [5]
In late 1977, Stuermer, on insistence of friend Alphonso Johnson, was recommended as a replacement for Steve Hackett to support Genesis for live performances. Johnson's audition was unsuccessful, and he put Stuermer's name forward. [6] Stuermer's only exposure to the band was when Ponty played him A Trick of the Tail , and a television clip showing Gabriel singing in costume. [5] A chance meeting with drummer Chester Thompson, who had replaced Bill Bruford as their touring drummer in 1976, convinced Stuermer to go for the audition. [5] His audition with Mike Rutherford took place in early 1978 in New York City, and landed the spot on the same day. [5] He retained the role of lead guitarist and bass player with the band from 1978 to 1992: he also rejoined them for the 2007 Turn It On Again Tour, and returned for the 2021-2022 The Last Domino? Tour.[ citation needed ]
During Genesis's break in activity for much of 1979, Stuermer secured work by touring North America with singer Gino Vannelli in support of his album Brother to Brother . [4] [5]
In 1981, Stuermer followed Genesis frontman Phil Collins as lead guitarist for Collins' solo career, with a speaking part in the clip for "One More Night" and being mentioned by name in the music video for "Don't Lose My Number". In doing so, he transitioned from what Collins called a "permanent-temporary-part-time member" of Genesis to a "permanent-touring-recording member" of Collins' new group. [2] Stuermer is credited as a writer on several songs that Collins recorded, including Something Happened on the Way to Heaven on ...But Seriously , and "I Don't Wanna Know" on No Jacket Required , which evolved from one of Stuermer's demos. [4]
In 1988, Stuermer released his debut solo album Steppin' Out. He considered making it a more vocal-oriented album having performed with Collins throughout the decade, but he opted to produce a rock instrumental album. [4] [7] [8]
Stuermer went on to record Live and Learn, Another Side of Genesis, Waiting in the Wings, Retrofit, The Nylon String Sampler, Rewired: the Electric Collection and Go!. Released in 2002 was a Sweetbottom live reunion album, recorded at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [9]
Stuermer's album Go! was released in early 2007. It contains many older tracks from Stuermer's Sweetbottom days, and includes appearances from Alphonso Johnson, Kostia, John Calarco, and Eric Hervey. Stuermer released the album on Inside Out Records as they offered him greater freedom to explore a musical direction that he wished to pursue. His current project is called Daryl Stuermer - Symphony Concert, which involves band members Kostia, Alan Arber and Eric Hervey and singer Forrest "Woody" Mankowski, recreating classic Genesis material mixed with instrumentals from his solo career. [10]
Stuermer has been a Fender Stratocaster user for most of his career with Phil Collins. His primary guitars have been a Torino Red Eric Clapton Stratocaster [11] and a 3-Tone Sunburst American Standard Stratocaster, [12] though he also played banjo on the Collins song "The Roof Is Leaking". In addition to the Fender Stratocaster in his tenure with Collins and Genesis, he played Gibson RD Artist bass guitars and Ibanez electric guitars in 1978. He then switched to a SUNTECH Model SA-MFSC "Stratocaster Style" guitar from 1978 to 1984 and used a Shergold Bass Guitar (1980), a Fender Precision Bass guitar in 1981/1982, a Strata (Status Graphite) bass guitar and a Roland guitar (1983–84), a Steinberger bass guitar and guitar (1986/1987), a Yamaha bass guitar in 1992 and a Lakland custom bass guitar in 2007. Stuermer used a Gibson ES-346 in 2004/2005, [10] and as of 2007 he has largely been using a Godin LGXT electric guitar. He also uses a Godin Montreal Premier, [11] a Godin DS-1 [11] (a custom guitar that Godin built for Stuermer) and a Sadowsky nylon string electric guitar. [11]
Solo albums
Title | Release | Label |
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Steppin' Out | 1988 | GRP |
Live & Learn | 1998 | Urban Island Music |
Another Side of Genesis | 2000 | Urban Island Music |
Waiting in the Wings | 2001 | Urban Island Music |
Sweetbottom Live the Reunion | 2003 | Urban Island Music |
Retrofit | 2004 | Urban Island Music |
The Nylon String Sampler | 2005 | Urban Island Music |
Rewired – The Electric Collection | 2006 | Unicorn Digital/Urban Island, LL |
GO! | 2007 | Inside Out Music |
With Jean-Luc Ponty
Title | Release | Label |
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Aurora | 1975 | Atlantic |
Imaginary Voyage | 1976 | Atlantic |
Enigmatic Ocean | 1977 | Atlantic |
Civilized Evil | 1980 | Atlantic |
With George Duke
Title | Release | Label |
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I Love The Blues She Heard My Cry | 1975 | Polydor |
Liberated Fantasies | 1976 | BASF |
With Joan Armatrading
Title | Release | Label |
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The Key | 1983 | A&M |
With Frida Lyngstad (ABBA)
Title | Release | Label |
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Something's Going On | 1982 | Epic (UK) |
With Tony Banks (Genesis)
Title | Release | Label |
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The Fugitive | 1983 | Charisma |
Still | 1991 | Giant (US), Virgin (EU) |
Strictly Inc | 1995 | Virgin |
With Mike Rutherford
Title | Release | Label |
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Acting Very Strange | 1982 | Atlantic/WEA |
With Philip Bailey
Title | Release | Label |
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Chinese Wall | 1984 | Columbia |
With Phil Collins
Title | Release | Label |
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Face Value | 1981 | Virgin |
Hello, I Must Be Going! | 1982 | Atlantic |
No Jacket Required | 1985 | Atlantic |
...But Seriously | 1989 | Atlantic |
Serious Hits... Live! | 1990 | Atlantic |
Dance into the Light | 1996 | Atlantic |
A Hot Night in Paris | 1998 | Atlantic |
...Hits | 1998 | Atlantic |
Testify | 2002 | Atlantic |
The First Final Farewell Tour | 2004 | Warner Music Vision |
Phil Collins: Roseland Ballroom | 2010 | Eagle Vision |
With Genesis
Title | Release | Label |
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Three Sides Live | 1982 | Atlantic |
Knebworth Concert (Various Artists) | 1990 | Polydor |
Genesis Live-The Way We Walk Vol 1 | 1992 | Atlantic |
Genesis Live-The Way We Walk Vol 2 | 1993 | Atlantic |
Live Over Europe 2007 | 2007 | Atlantic |
Collaborations
Genesis are an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-existing and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, Genesis were among the pioneers of progressive rock.
Hello, I Must Be Going! is the second solo studio album by English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 5 November 1982 on Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and on Atlantic Records in North America, and named after the Marx Brothers' song of the same name. After Genesis took a break in activity in late 1981, Collins started work on a follow-up to his debut solo studio album Face Value (1981).
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford is an English guitarist, bassist, songwriter and singer, best known as co-founder of the rock band Genesis. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members.
Six of the Best was a reunion concert between the rock band Genesis, their original lead singer Peter Gabriel and former guitarist Steve Hackett. It took place on a wet Saturday, 2 October 1982, at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Genesis were introduced on to the stage by Jonathan King, who discovered and christened the band fifteen years earlier. The support bands were John Martyn, The Blues Band and Talk Talk.
...And Then There Were Three... is the ninth studio album by the English rock band Genesis. It was released on 31 March 1978 by Charisma Records and is their first recorded as a trio of singer/drummer Phil Collins, keyboardist Tony Banks, and bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford, following the departure of guitarist Steve Hackett. The album marked a change in the band's sound, mixing elements of their progressive rock roots with more accessible material, and Collins contributing to more of the group's songwriting.
Alphonso Johnson is an American jazz bassist active since the early 1970s. Johnson was a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1973 to 1975, and has performed and recorded with numerous high-profile rock and jazz acts including Santana, Phil Collins, members of the Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock, and Chet Baker.
Robert William Cray is an American blues guitarist and singer. He has led his own band and won five Grammy Awards.
A Hot Night in Paris is the only album by the Phil Collins Big Band, released in 1999 by Atlantic Records. Fronted by Genesis lead singer/drummer Phil Collins, the album did not contain any singing. Instead, the album consisted of big band renditions of primarily Collins and Genesis songs, with Collins remaining at the drums.
The following are the musicians who have performed with drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins during Collins's solo career. This does not necessarily include any of the musicians who performed with Collins alongside Genesis.
"If Leaving Me Is Easy" is a song by Phil Collins from his 1981 album Face Value. Released as the third single from the album, it reached No. 17 in the UK, but was not released as a single in the United States. The song was also a top 40 hit in Ireland, reaching No. 25. Collins sings in a high falsetto in its chorus. The song was later covered by The Isley Brothers for their 1985 album Masterpiece.
"I Don't Care Anymore" is a song written, performed, and produced by English drummer Phil Collins. It was the second US single from Collins' second solo album, Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982). It became a moderate US hit, peaking inside the Top 40 (#39), on the Hot 100. It did not see a UK release; however, it was released as the third single in various other countries such as Germany and Australia.
The Fugitive is the second solo album by Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks. It was originally released in June 1983, on Charisma (UK), and Atlantic (US). It was produced by Banks himself, and co-produced by the Grammy Award–winning Stephen Short. The album is the only album in which Banks sings all of the lead vocals. On the previous concept album, A Curious Feeling (1979) all of the vocals were done by Kim Beacon. When that album did not turn out too successfully, Banks thought that it was pointless to continue that project. As compared to A Curious Feeling, the songs on The Fugitive were much more commercially accessible and less experimental.
Enigmatic Ocean is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It features guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Allan Zavod, bassist Ralphe Armstrong, and drummer Steve Smith. It reached #1 on the Billboard Jazz album chart in 1977.
"Firth of Fifth" is a song by the British progressive rock band Genesis. It first appeared as the third track on the 1973 album Selling England by the Pound, and was performed as a live piece either in whole or in part throughout the band's career.
"The Lady Lies" is the tenth track on the Genesis 1978 album …And Then There Were Three…, with music and lyrics written by Tony Banks. The lyrics tell the story of a man who rescues a woman from the mouth of a monster, but is later seduced by the woman, or as the band refer to her during the song, a demon, and led into an unknown fate. The song was performed often during the 1978 and 1980 tours. In the live shows, Phil would often coach the audience on when to cheer and when to boo in response to different characters in the song and their actions. The final instrumental part would be extended by Daryl Stuermer's guitar solo.
"The Man with the Horn" is a song performed by Genesis drummer Phil Collins, and released as a B-side for two singles from No Jacket Required. The song was originally recorded during sessions for Collins' second album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, in 1982, although It appeared as the B-side to "Sussudio" in the U.K., and as the B-side to "One More Night" in the United States. The song was re-written for an episode of Miami Vice in which Collins guest-starred called "Phil the Shill". The song was renamed "(Life is a) Rat Race". Collins has said he has "no emotional attachment" to the song. The song was rereleased as a single, and as part of the Other Sides album in 2019. Before being re-released, it charted at #38 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, in 1985.
"Wake Up Call" is a double A-side 2003 single release by English drummer Phil Collins from his seventh solo album Testify, released in 2002. The song was released in a double A-side format alongside "The Least You Can Do".
Aurora is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1976. It features guitarist Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Patrice Rushen, bassist Tom Fowler, and drummer Norman Fearrington. It was reissued on audio cassette in 1990 and on CD in 1992.
"Who Said I Would" is a song performed by Phil Collins that was originally recorded for his 1985 album No Jacket Required but was released in 1991 as a single from his live album Serious Hits... Live! in the United States and Japan.