Daryl Stuermer

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. He has also released nine solo albums, and tours with his Daryl Stuermer Band.

Early life Stuermer was born on November 27, 1952, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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". He began to play the guitar at age eleven, and moved into jazz guitar four years later. In 1970, Stuermer graduated from St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Wisconsin.

Career Early bands In the early 1970s, Stuermer formed his Milwaukee-based jazz rock band Sweetbottom, playing local gigs five nights a week.

Genesis

In late 1977, Stuermer, at the insistence of his 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. Stuermer's only exposure to the band was when Ponty played him A Trick of the Tail, and a television clip showing Peter Gabriel singing in costume.

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.

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.

Equipment 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 and a 3-Tone Sunburst American Standard Stratocaster, 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, and as of 2007 he has largely been using a Godin LGXT electric guitar. He also uses a Godin Montreal Premier, a Godin DS-1 (a custom guitar that Godin built for Stuermer) and a Sadowsky nylon string electric guitar.

Discography Solo albums Title Release LabelSteppin' Out 1988 GRPLive & Learn 1998 Urban Island Music Another Side of Genesis 2000 Urban Island MusicWaiting in the Wings 2001 Urban Island MusicSweetbottom Live the Reunion 2003 Urban Island MusicRetrofit 2004 Urban Island MusicThe Nylon String Sampler 2005 Urban Island MusicRewired – The Electric Collection 2006 Unicorn Digital/Urban Island, LLGO! 2007 Inside Out MusicBreaking Cover 2016 Urban Island Music

With Jean-Luc Ponty Title Release LabelAurora 1975 AtlanticImaginary Voyage 1976 AtlanticEnigmatic Ocean 1977 AtlanticCivilized Evil 1980 Atlantic

With George Duke Title Release LabelI Love The Blues She Heard My Cry 1975 PolydorLiberated Fantasies 1976 BASF

With Joan Armatrading Title Release LabelThe Key 1983 A&M

With Frida Lyngstad (ABBA) Title Release LabelSomething's Going On 1982 Epic (UK)

With Tony Banks (Genesis) Title Release LabelThe Fugitive 1983 CharismaStill 1991 Giant (US), Virgin (EU)Strictly Inc 1995 Virgin

With Mike Rutherford Title Release LabelActing Very Strange 1982 Atlantic/WEA

With Philip Bailey Title Release LabelChinese Wall 1984 Columbia

With Phil Collins Title Release LabelFace 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 VisionPhil Collins: Roseland Ballroom 2010 Eagle Vision

With Genesis Title Release LabelThree 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 1986: Marilyn Martin from Marilyn Martin − composed and performed on track "Wildest Dreams" 2004: Crossing the Jordan − producer 2015: 1985 from Martin Levac − performed on track "I am sorry"