Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 02, 1950
Place of Birth
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Credits
81 titles
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
Filmography
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
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Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton
Music
Genesis | The Last Domino?
Self
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
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Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
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Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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Genesis: Together and Apart
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
The Mechanic
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London 2012 Olympic Games
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
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Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
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Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
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Genesis | Live... Tonight
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Berlin Live
Self - Performer
A Concert by the Lake
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Prog Rock Britannia
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Prog Rock at the BBC
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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Genesis | Members Only DVD
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Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
Self (archive footage)
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
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Seven Ages of Rock
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Genesis: Turning It on Again
Self (archive footage)
Genesis: Total Rock Review
Self (archive footage)
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
Self - Guitar
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
Self - Guitar
Genesis: The Video Show
Self (archive footage)
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
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Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
Self (archive footage)
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
Self (archive footage)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
Self (archive footage)
Top Gear
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Genesis | Songbook
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Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
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Genesis | Live in Poland
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From Genesis to Revelation
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An Audience with Elton John
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Classic Albums
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Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Genesis | No Admittance
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