
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 |