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Also known as Michael Rutherford, Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford

British pop rock musician, guitarist and songwriter

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Within Vinony's link graph, Mike Rutherford is referenced by 382 other articles, and connects out to Selling England by the Pound, Mike and the Mechanics and Cape Town.

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Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works
6

Top works

  • Louisville Fans
  • Genesis
  • Genesis
  • The Artisan Teacher
  • 100 Things Louisville Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

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Acting · 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 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…

Known for

  • Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) — self2025
  • Genesis | The Last Domino? — Self2021
  • Mike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017 — Self2017
  • Neil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford — Self2015
  • Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons2015
  • Genesis: Together and Apart — Self2014
  • Play It Loud: The Story of Marshall — Self2014
  • Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day — Self (archive footage)2013
  • Cachitos de hierro y cromo — Self (archive footage)2013
  • The Mechanic — Self2012

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1950
prog relatedrock

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Listeners · Last.fm

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4,544
Total plays
92,117

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Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is an English musician. He is a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of lead guitarist. He is one of only two constant members in Genesis (the other is keyboardist Tony Banks). He also fronts his own band Mike & The Mechanics. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. <a href="https://

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Key facts

Born
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford , ( 1950-10-02 ) 2 October 1950 (age 75) , Chertsey , Surrey , England
Occupations
Musician songwriter
Years active
1967–present
Spouse
Angie Rutherford ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 13 November 1976</span>"}]]}'>1976 ) ​
Genres
Progressive rock art rock pop rock soft rock
Instruments
Guitar bass guitar
Labels
Charisma Atlantic WEA Passport (US)
Member of
Mike and the Mechanics
Formerly of
Genesis Red 7 Anon

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Wikidata facts

Official website
genesis-music.com
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GenesisO2260322 (1 of 42) (51963770280) (cropped).jpg
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Mike Rutherford
date of birth
1950-10-02
start of work period
1967-00-00
birth name
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford
name in native language
Mike Rutherford
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Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, best known as co-founder, lead guitarist and bassist of the rock band Genesis. He 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 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.

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