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.
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Movies (44)
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
as self
2025
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton
Music (Sound)
2023
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
2021
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
as Self
2017
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
as Self
2015
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
2014
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
2014
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2013
The Mechanic
as Self
2012
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
2012
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
as Self
2012
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
as Self
2011
Genesis | Live... Tonight
as Self
2011
A Concert by the Lake
as Self
2010
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
2009
Prog Rock at the BBC
as Self
2009
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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2008
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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2008
Genesis | Members Only DVD
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2008
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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2007
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
as Self
2007
Genesis: Turning It on Again
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
as Self - Guitar
2006
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
as Self - Guitar
2006
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
2005
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
as Self
2005
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Self - Guitar / Self - Bass / Self - Vocals
2005
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
2001
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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2000
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
as Self
1999
Genesis | Live in Poland
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1998
From Genesis to Revelation
as Self
1998
An Audience with Elton John
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1997
Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
as Self
1995
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
1993
Genesis | No Admittance
as Self
1992
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
as Self
1992
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
as Self
1992
