Mike Rutherford
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.
Known For
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Genesis | The Last Domino?
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
Self (archive footage)
Genesis: The Video Show
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
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Genesis: In Concert
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Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
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Genesis | Live in Poland
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Genesis | Songbook
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Genesis - Three Sides Live
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Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
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Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
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Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
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Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
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From Genesis to Revelation
Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
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Genesis - Live from Knebworth
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Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
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Three Dates with Genesis
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A Concert by the Lake
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
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Genesis in Liverpool
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The Making of the MAMA Album
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
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Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
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Genesis: Together and Apart
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Genesis: Special Montreux 1987
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Genesis | Members Only DVD
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Genesis | Opening Night
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Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
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Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
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Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
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The Mechanic
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Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
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Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
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Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
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Genesis - Melody 74
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Genesis - Live
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Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake
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Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
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Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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Genesis | Live... Tonight
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Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
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Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
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Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
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Genesis: Up Close and Personal
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Genesis: Turning It on Again
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Genesis: A History
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VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
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Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
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Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
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Genesis | No Admittance
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Prog Rock Britannia
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Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
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Genesis: From the Beginning
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An Audience with Elton John
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
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Prog Rock at the BBC
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Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
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Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
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Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Total Rock Review
Self - Guitar, Bass
Genesis: Visible Touch
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-02
Place of Birth
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Genesis