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.
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MTV Video Music Awards
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Seven Ages of Rock
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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Berlin Live
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Classic Albums
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London 2012 Olympic Games
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Genesis:| Up Close and Personal
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London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
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Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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Genesis | Live at Wembley Stadium
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Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Genesis | Songbook
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Prog Rock At The BBC
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Genesis: Turning It On Again
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Genesis: In Concert
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An Audience with Elton John
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
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Genesis | Three Sides Live
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Genesis | Opening Night
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Genesis: The Video Show
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Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
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Genesis: Together and Apart
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Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
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Genesis | Live at Bataclan, Paris
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Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
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VH1 Behind The Music: Genesis
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Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
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Genesis | Live at Shepperton Studios
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Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
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Genesis: From the Beginning
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The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
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Genesis | Live At Belgium TV Studio - PopShop'72
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Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
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Genesis: A History
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A Concert by the Lake
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Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
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Genesis - Live from Knebworth
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Prog Rock Britannia
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Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake
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Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack: Live at Shepherds Bush London
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Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
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Genesis - Genesis
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Genesis | The Last Domino?
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Genesis | Melody 74
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Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
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From Genesis To Revelation
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Top Gear
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Genesis | Live
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Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
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Genesis | Selling England By the Pound
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Genesis ¦ Live on Midnight Special
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Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
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Genesis – Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
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Genesis | Live in Poland
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Genesis | Members Only DVD
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Genesis | No Admittance
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The Mechanic
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The Making of the MAMA Album
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Three Dates with Genesis
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Genesis in Liverpool
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Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
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Sacrée soirée
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Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
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Genesis | Live... Tonight
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Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
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Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
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Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
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Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
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