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Mike Rutherford

Mike Rutherford

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Genesis | The Last Domino?
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Genesis | The Last Domino?

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Genesis | The Last Domino?
Self
Poster for Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007

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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
Self
Poster for Genesis: In Concert
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Genesis: In Concert

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Genesis: In Concert
Self
Poster for Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
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Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios

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Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
Self
Poster for Genesis | Live in Poland
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Genesis | Live in Poland

Genesis | Live in Poland
Self
Poster for Genesis | Songbook
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Genesis | Songbook

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Genesis | Songbook
Self
Poster for Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Self
Poster for Genesis: The Video Show
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Genesis: The Video Show

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Genesis: The Video Show
Self (archive footage)
Poster for Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert

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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
Self
Poster for Genesis - Three Sides Live
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Genesis - Three Sides Live

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Genesis - Three Sides Live
Self - Guitars, Bass

Production

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

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Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton
Music
Poster for The Shout
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The Shout

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The Shout
Original Music Composer
Poster for The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
Music
Poster for The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
Writer

Gallery

Mike Rutherford portrait
Mike Rutherford portrait
Mike Rutherford portrait
Mike Rutherford portrait