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 a...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
An Audience with Elton John
1997
Genesis: In Concert
1977
Genesis - Melody 74
1974
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
Genesis: A History
1991
Genesis - Live
1973
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993
A Concert by the Lake
2010
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
Genesis: The Video Show
2005
Genesis: Total Rock Review
2006
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
2005
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
2006
Genesis in Liverpool
1980
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
Genesis | Songbook
2001
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
Genesis - Three Sides Live
1981
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980
Genesis | Opening Night
1992
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
2025
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973