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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 and lead guitarist/bassist of the rock band Genesis. He and keyboardist Tony Banks are the group's two continuous members. [3]
Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for his other group Genesis.
11 Feb 2014 · The polarity between Mike Rutherford’s life and that of his late father, Royal Navy Captain William Rutherford, is the thread that runs through his autobiography, The Living Years. It’s a revealing account of his life and times in Genesis, spliced with extracts from his father’s unpublished memoir about “an age of empire, of archdukes ...
9 Mei 2023 · Bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford formed Mike + The Mechanics during a hiatus from Genesis in 1985. Initially a side-project, the success of hits such as The Living Years, All I Need Is A Miracle and Over My Shoulder made them a bona fide group.
18 Jan 2024 · Mike Rutherford laughs. Quietly and stealthily, the Mechanic-in-Chief has now racked up those decades, alongside eight albums, with his ‘hobby band,’ as many dismissed it at the time.
Mike Rutherford. Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford is an English guitarist, bassist and songwriter, best known as co-founder and lead guitarist/bassist of the rock band Genesis....
5 Feb 2015 · Watch and listen to the guitarist's stories behind five decades of clips from his bands, including Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics and his solo project. See how he coped with Phil Collins' departure, Peter Gabriel's debt, and the "Illegal Alien" controversy.
