Mike Rutherford

Known for ActingBorn 1950-10-02 (age 75)Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour

Genesis: Turning It on Again

Seven Ages of Rock

Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary

From Genesis to Revelation

An Audience with Elton John

Genesis: The Video Show

Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium

Prog Rock at the BBC

Genesis - Three Sides Live

Genesis | Come Rain or Shine

Genesis: Up Close and Personal

Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live

The Strat Pack: Live in Concert

Inside Genesis: 1975-1980

Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris

Genesis: When in Rome 2007

Cachitos de hierro y cromo

Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert

Prog Rock Britannia

Classic Albums

MTV Video Music Awards

Top Gear

Genesis | Songbook

Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017

Miami Vice

Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton

London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980

Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value

Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72

Genesis: Visible Touch

Genesis | The Last Domino?

Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980

Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall

Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios

Genesis: In Concert

Genesis: Together and Apart

Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London

A Concert by the Lake

Genesis - Melody 74

Berlin Live

The Shout

Sacrée soirée

Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf

Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975

Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)