BIO:
Stuermer was born on November 27, 1952 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2] and is a 1970 graduate of St. Francis High School. Discovered playing with his Milwaukee band Sweetbottom, Stuermer auditioned for and won a spot backing up jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty[2] in 1975, with whom he recorded four albums. In late 1977, Stuermer, on insistence of friend Alphonso Johnson was recommended as a replacement for Steve Hackett. He joined up with Genesis as touring guitarist and bass player at first and retained that position until 1992, only to resume his role in 2007 on the Genesis Turn It On Again Tour. (While with Genesis, Stuermer alternated guitar and bass with Mike Rutherford as needed.) In 1982, Stuermer followed Genesis front man Phil Collins as the lead guitarist for Collins' solo career. In doing so, he went from what Collins called a "permanent-temporary-part-time member" of Genesis to a "permanent-touring-recording member" of Collins' new group.[2] The collaboration has been a successful one for both musicians, and Stuermer has earned co-writer credits on several of Collins' songs.
On stage with Genesis, c. 1980
Stuermer has recorded eight solo albums, Steppin' Out, Live and Learn, Another Side of Genesis, Waiting in the Wings, Retrofit, "The Nylon String Sampler", "Rewired: the Electric Collection" and most recently Go!. Released in 2002 was a Sweetbottom live reunion album, recorded at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of St. Francis High School in St. Francis, Wisconsin, and returned to his hometown in the summer of 2002 to play a free concert.
His 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 rejoined Genesis for their 2007 Turn It On Again: The Tour reunion effort. 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 Daryl's instrumentals from his solo career.
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