Mike Rutherford

Personal Info

Birthday

October 2, 1950

(74 years old)

Place of Birth

Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

Genesis

Michael Rutherford

Mike + The Mechanics

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 ..

Known For

Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake

Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live

Filmography

2021
Genesis | The Last Domino?
as Self
2017
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
as Self
2015
Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
as Self
2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
as Self
Genesis: Together and Apart
as Self
2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Mechanic
as Himself
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
as Self
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
as Self
2011
Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
as Himself
Genesis | Live... Tonight
as Self
2010
A Concert by the Lake
as Himself
2009
Prog Rock Britannia
as Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
as Self
2008
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
as Self
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
as Self
Genesis | Members Only DVD
as Self
2007
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
as Self
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
as Self (archive footage)
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
as Himself
Genesis: Turning It on Again
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Band Du Lac - A Concert By The Lake
as Guitar
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
as Guitar
2005
Genesis: The Video Show
as Self (archive footage)
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
as Self
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
as Self (archive footage)
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack: Live at Shepherds Bush London
as Himself - Guitar, Vocals
2004
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Genesis | Songbook
as Self
2000
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
as self
1999
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
as Self
1998
Genesis | Live in Poland
as Self
From Genesis to Revelation
as Self
1997
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
1995
Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
as Self
1993
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
as Self
1992
Genesis | No Admittance
as Self
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
as Self
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
as Self
Genesis | Opening Night
as Self
1991
Genesis: A History
as Self
1989
Genesis | Live at Wembley Stadium
as Self
1988
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
as Self
1987
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
as Self
1986
Genesis: From the Beginning
as SelfSelf (archive footage)
1984
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
as Self
The Making of the MAMA Album
as Self
1983
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
as Self
Genesis - Genesis
as Himself
1981
Genesis | Three Sides Live
as Self - Guitars, Bass
1980
Genesis in Liverpool
as Self
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
as Self
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
as Self
1978
Three Dates with Genesis
as Self
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
as Self
1977
Genesis: In Concert
as Self
1974
Genesis - Melody 74
as Self
1973
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
as Self
Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
as Self
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
as Himself
Genesis - Live
as Self
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
as Self
1972
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
as Self