Mike Rutherford
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
TV
Top Gear
as Self
2002
TV
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
Movie
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
2012
Movie
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
2008
Movie
Genesis - Three Sides Live
as Self - Guitars, Bass
1981
Movie
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
2014
Movie
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
as Self
1999
Movie
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
2001
Movie
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
as Self
1989
TV
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
TV
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2007
Movie
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
as Self
1984
Movie
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
1993
Movie
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Movie
Genesis: In Concert
as Self
1977
Movie
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
2009
TV
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Movie
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
2021
Movie
Genesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
as Self
1973
Movie
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
2005
TV
Sacrée soirée
as Self - Genesis
1987
Movie
A Concert by the Lake
as Self
2010
Movie
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
2007
Movie
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
as Self
1973
