Mike Rutherford
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-02 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Known For
Acting
(2021)
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
(2017)
(2015)
(2014)
(2014)
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
(2013)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
The Mechanic
as Himself
(2011)
(2011)
Genesis | Live... Tonight
as Self
(2010)
A Concert by the Lake
as Himself
(2009)
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
(2009)
Prog Rock At The BBC
as Self
(2008)
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
(2008)
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
as Self
(2008)
Genesis | Members Only DVD
as Self
(2007)
Genesis:| Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
(2007)
Genesis: Turning It On Again
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
(2006)
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
as Guitar
(2006)
Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake
as Guitar
(2005)
(2005)
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack: Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Himself - Guitar, Vocals
(2004)
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
(2000)
(1999)
(1999)
VH1 Behind The Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
(1998)
Genesis | Live in Poland
as Self
(1998)
From Genesis To Revelation
as Self
(1997)
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
(1995)
(1993)
(1992)
(1992)
(1992)
Genesis | Opening Night
as Self
(1992)
Genesis | No Admittance
as Self
(1991)
Genesis: A History
as Self
(1989)
(1988)
(1987)
(1986)
Genesis: From the Beginning
as SelfSelf (archive footage)
(1984)
(1984)
The Making of the MAMA Album
as Self
(1983)
Genesis - Genesis
as Himself
(1983)
(1981)
Genesis | Three Sides Live
as Self - Guitars, Bass
(1980)
(1980)
Genesis in Liverpool
as Self
(1980)
(1978)
(1978)
Three Dates with Genesis
as Self
(1977)
Genesis: In Concert
as Self
(1974)
Genesis | Melody 74
as Self
(1973)
(1973)
(1973)
Genesis | Selling England By the Pound
as Himself
(1973)
Genesis | Live
as Self
(1973)
(1972)
Crew
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
Music, Writer
(2023)
(1978)
The Shout
Original Music Composer