Mike Rutherford

Mike Rutherford

  • Birthday: 1950-10-02
  • Place of birth: Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
  • Also know as: Genesis

Biography

Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Genesis in 1967. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. Initially serving as Genesis's bass guitarist and backing vocalist, Rutherford also performed most of the band's rhythm guitar parts—frequently on twelve-string guitar—in collaboration with successive Genesis lead guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett. Following Hackett's departure from Genesis in 1977, Rutherford assumed the additional role of the lead guitarist on the band's studio albums (beginning with ...And Then There Were Three... in 1978). Rutherford was one of the main Genesis songwriters throughout their career and wrote the lyrics for some of the band's biggest international hits, such as "Follow You Follow Me", "Turn It On Again", "Land of Confusion" and "Throwing It All Away". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. In addition to his work with Genesis, Rutherford released two solo albums in the early 1980s. In 1985, he formed Mike + the Mechanics, which became a chart-topping act and significant live draw in its own right. The group earned Rutherford an Ivor Novello Award for the 1988 single "The Living Years", as well as two Grammys.

Filmography

The Mechanic

2012

As Himself

Genesis - No Admittance

1992

As himself

Three Dates with Genesis

1978

As Himself

Genesis - In Concert

1977

As Himself - Bass & Guitars

Genesis: Live in Poland

1998

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

Genesis - The MAMA Tour

1984

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert

1993

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

Genesis - Three Sides Live

1981

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

Genesis - Live in Düsseldorf

2007

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium

1989

As Himself - Guitars, Bass

A Concert by the Lake

2010

As Himself

Genesis - Live... Tonight

2011

As Himself - Bass, Guitar

Genesis - Live in London

1980

As Himself

Genesis in Liverpool

1980

As Himself

Genesis: Opening Night

1992

As Himself

Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios

1973

As Himself - Bass, Guitars

Genesis - The Video Show

2005

As Himself

Genesis - Seconds Out

1977

As Himself

Genesis - Live at Bataclan

1973

As Himself - Bass, Guitars

Genesis - Live

1973

As Himself

Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day

2013

As Self (archive footage)

Prog Rock Britannia

2009

As Self

Production

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