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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 2, 1950
Place of Birth
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
- Genesis
- Michael Rutherford
- Mike + The Mechanics
Mike Rutherford
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.0
Self
Genesis | The Last Domino?
2021
7.2
Self
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
2017
0.0
Self
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
2015
0.0
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
6.5
Self
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
6.2
Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
2014
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
🎬
0.0
Himself
The Mechanic
2012
0.0
Self
London 2012 Olympic Games
2012
Credits
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
2021
7.0
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
as Self
2017
7.2
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
as Self
2015
0.0
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
0.0
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
6.5
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
2014
6.2
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.7
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2013
0.0
🎬
The Mechanic
as Himself
2012
0.0
London 2012 Olympic Games
as Self
2012
0.0
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
2012
6.5
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
as Self
2012
0.0
🎬
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
as Himself
2011
0.0
Genesis | Live... Tonight
as Self
2011
0.0
Berlin Live
as Self - Performer
2011
6.0
A Concert by the Lake
as Himself
2010
6.2
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
2009
7.6
Prog Rock At The BBC
as Self
2009
8.2
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
2008
7.7
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
as Self
2008
8.0
Genesis | Members Only DVD
as Self
2008
0.0
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
2007
4.8
Genesis:| Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
2007
8.0
🎬
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
as Himself
2007
0.0
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2007
9.0
Genesis: Turning It On Again
as Self (archive footage)
2007
9.0
Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake
as Guitar
2006
0.0
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
as Guitar
2006
8.0
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
2005
8.5
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
as Self
2005
8.0
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
2005
4.5
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack: Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Himself - Guitar, Vocals
2005
6.0
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
2004
8.0
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
2002
0.0
Top Gear
as Self
2002
7.5
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
2001
6.8
Genesis – Six Hours Live 1972-1980
as self
2000
7.0
VH1 Behind The Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
1999
0.0
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
as Self
1999
6.7
Genesis | Live in Poland
as Self
1998
0.0
🎬
From Genesis To Revelation
as Self
1998
0.0
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
1997
0.0
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
7.7
🎬
Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
as Self
1995
0.0
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
1993
7.3
🎬
Genesis | No Admittance
as Self
1992
0.0
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
as Self
1992
0.0
🎬
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
as Self
1992
0.0
Genesis | Opening Night
as Self
1992
0.0
Genesis: A History
as Self
1991
0.0
Genesis | Live at Wembley Stadium
as Self
1989
8.5
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
as Self
1988
9.8
Sacrée soirée
as Self - Genesis
1987
6.5
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
as Self
1987
0.0
🎬
Genesis: From the Beginning
as SelfSelf (archive footage)
1986
0.0
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.6
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
as Self
1984
7.1
The Making of the MAMA Album
as Self
1984
0.0
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
as Self
1983
0.0
Genesis - Genesis
as Himself
1983
0.0
Genesis | Three Sides Live
as Self - Guitars, Bass
1981
8.5
Genesis in Liverpool
as Self
1980
0.0
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
as Self
1980
0.0
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
as Self
1980
7.0
Three Dates with Genesis
as Self
1978
0.0
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
as Self
1978
0.0
Genesis: In Concert
as Self
1977
6.6
Genesis | Melody 74
as Self
1974
6.5
Genesis ¦ Live on Midnight Special
as Self
1973
0.0
Genesis | Live at Shepperton Studios
as Self
1973
6.9
Genesis | Selling England By the Pound
as Himself
1973
0.0
Genesis | Live
as Self
1973
0.0
Genesis | Live at Bataclan, Paris
as Self
1973
8.2
Genesis | Live At Belgium TV Studio - PopShop'72
as Self
1972
7.2