Steve Somers was born in New York City and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has lived in the Detroit area since 1980 and received a masters degree in music from Eastern Michigan University in 1986. Mr. Somers has taught music at Washtenaw Community College and also privately. He has been involved with music professionally since 1977 and has been working with the Steve Somers Band for about ten years. Mr. Somers also owns and operates his own teaching and recording studio. With the Steve Somers Band he has performed at many major festivals, hotels, night clubs and resorts.


Valerie Barrymore hails from Detroit and has been lead vocalist for the Steve Somers Band for four years. After attending Michigan Christian College she toured throughout the U.S., Canada and Japan. Also a talented songwriter, she penned the title track of their first C.D. "Desire". In 1999 she was nominated for best R & B vocalist in the Metro Times Motor City Music Awards.


Billy Wilson supplies bass guitar parts and additional lead vocals for the Steve Somers Band. He has worked with a variety of artists including Joe Williams, James Cleveland, Martha Reeves and the Contours. Mr. Wilson is president and founder of the "Motown Alumni Association".