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Mike Rutherford
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
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 keyboar…
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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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2021
Genesis | The Last Domino?
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2017
Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
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2014
Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall
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2014
Genesis: Together and Apart
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2013
Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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2013
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
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2012
The Mechanic
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2012
London 2012 Olympic Games
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- 2012
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2011
Genesis | Live... Tonight
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2011
Berlin Live
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2010
A Concert by the Lake
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2009
Prog Rock Britannia
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2009
Prog Rock at the BBC
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2008
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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2007
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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2007
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
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2007
Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
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2007
Seven Ages of Rock
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2007
Genesis: Turning It on Again
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2006
Genesis: Total Rock Review
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2006
Band Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
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2006
Band Du Lac: One Night Only Live
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2005
Genesis: The Video Show
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2005
The Strat Pack: Live in Concert
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2005
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
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2005
Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
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2005
Genesis Encore Cascais 75
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2004
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
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2002
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
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2002
Top Gear
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