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.
Acting (58 movies)
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
Genesis: In Concert
1977
Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
Genesis | Live in Poland
1998
Genesis | Songbook
2001
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984
Genesis: The Video Show
2005
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993
Genesis | Three Sides Live
1981
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
Genesis | Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
2005
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973
Three Dates with Genesis
1978
A Concert by the Lake
2010
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980
Genesis in Liverpool
1980
The Making of the MAMA Album
1984
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987
Genesis | Members Only DVD
2008
Genesis | Opening Night
1992
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012
Genesis - Melody 74
1974
Genesis - Live
1973
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
2006
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
2006
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
Genesis | Live... Tonight
2011
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
2015
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
2017
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
2007
Genesis: Turning It on Again
2007
Genesis: A History
1991
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002
Prog Rock Britannia
2009
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
An Audience with Elton John
1997
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
1973
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Shout | 1978 | Original Music Composer |