Mike Rutherford

Actor · Born October 2, 1950 · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Acted in 2

2010s

2015
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Movie

2000s

2007
Genesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
Movie

Sound 4

2020s

2023
Steve Hackett – Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live in Brighton
Music

1980s

1984
Miami Vice
Songs
75

1970s

1978
The Shout
Original Music Composer
69

No release date

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
Music

Wrote 1

No release date

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
Writer

Appearances70

2020s

2025
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
self
2021
Genesis | The Last Domino?
Self

2010s

2017
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
Self
2015
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
Self
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
Self
2013
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Self (archive footage)
2012
London 2012 Olympic Games
Self · 1 episode
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
Self
2011
Genesis | Live... Tonight
Self
Berlin Live
Self - Performer · 1 episode
2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Self
A Concert by the Lake
Self

2000s

2009
Prog Rock Britannia
Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
Self
2008
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
Self
2007
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
Self
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
Self (archive footage)
Seven Ages of Rock
Self · 7 episodes
Genesis: Turning It on Again
Self (archive footage)
2006
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
2005
Genesis: The Video Show
Self (archive footage)
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
Self
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
Genesis Encore Cascais 75
Self
2004
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
Self (archive footage)
2002
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
Self (archive footage)
Top Gear
Self · 1 episode
84
2001
Genesis | Songbook
Self
2000
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
self