Acting · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK · Born October 2, 1950
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.
MovieGenesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
2025
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MovieGenesis | The Last Domino?
2021
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MovieMike + The Mechanics | Live in Berlin 2017
2017
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MovieNeil McCormick's Needle Time with Mike Rutherford
2015
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MovieRick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
MoviePlay It Loud: The Story of Marshall
2014
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MovieGenesis: Together and Apart
2014
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TVCachitos de hierro y cromo
2013
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MovieFathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
2013
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The Mechanic
2012
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TVLondon 2012 Olympic Games
2012
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MovieLondon 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
2012
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MovieGenesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
2012
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Mike and the Mechanics - Live in Warburg 2011
2011
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MovieGenesis | Live... Tonight
2011
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TVBerlin Live
2011
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MovieA Concert by the Lake
2010
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MovieProg Rock Britannia
2009
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MovieProg Rock at the BBC
2009
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MovieGenesis: When in Rome 2007
2008
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MovieGenesis | Come Rain or Shine
2008
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MovieGenesis | Members Only DVD
2008
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MovieGenesis | Live in Düsseldorf
2007
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MovieGenesis Raindrops Over Hamburg
2007
MovieGenesis: Up Close and Personal
2007
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Mike and the Mechanics - Video Collection
2007
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TVSeven Ages of Rock
2007
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MovieGenesis: Turning It on Again
2007
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MovieGenesis: Total Rock Review
2006
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MovieBand Du Lac: A Concert By The Lake
2006
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MovieBand Du Lac: One Night Only Live
2006
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MovieGenesis: The Video Show
2005
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MovieThe Strat Pack: Live in Concert
2005
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MovieInside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
2005
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MovieMike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack - Live at Shepherds Bush London
2005
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MovieInside Genesis: 1975-1980
2004
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MoviePhil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
2002
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TVTop Gear
2002
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MovieGenesis | Songbook
2001
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MovieGenesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
2000
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MovieVH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
1999
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MovieClassic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
1999
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MovieGenesis | Live in Poland
1998
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From Genesis to Revelation
1998
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MovieAn Audience with Elton John
1997
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TVClassic Albums
1997
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Mike + the Mechanics | Live at the House of Blues 1995
1995
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MovieGenesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
1993
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MovieGenesis | No Admittance
1992
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Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
1992
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MovieGenesis - Live from Knebworth
1992
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MovieGenesis | Opening Night
1992
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MovieGenesis: A History
1991
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MovieGenesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
1989
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MovieGenesis: Invisible Touch Tour
1988
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TVSacrée soirée
1987
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MovieGenesis | Live at Montreux 1987
1987
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Genesis: Visible Touch
1987
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Genesis: From the Beginning
1986
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TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
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MovieGenesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
1984
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MovieThe Making of the MAMA Album
1984
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MovieGenesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
1983
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MovieGenesis - Three Sides Live
1981
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MovieGenesis in Liverpool
1980
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MovieGenesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
1980
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MovieGenesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
1980
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MovieThree Dates with Genesis
1978
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MovieGenesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
1978
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MovieGenesis: In Concert
1977
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MovieGenesis - Melody 74
1974
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MovieGenesis - Live on Midnight Special
1973
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MovieGenesis: Live at Shepperton Studios
1973
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MovieGenesis: Selling England by the Pound
1973
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MovieGenesis - Live
1973
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MovieGenesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
1973
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MovieGenesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
1972
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