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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.
Feb 11, 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 It’s a revealing account of his life and times in Genesis, spliced with extracts from his father’s unpublished memoir about “an age of empire, of archdukes ...
May 12, 2021 · Not long before a virus took over the planet, the big buzz in music for fans of progressive rock was the announcement that the legendary bassist Mike Rutherford would be rejoining Tony Banks (keyboards) and Phil Collins (vocals) in a reformation of their old band, Genesis.
May 9, 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.
Apr 24, 2017 · Mike Rutherford, ever charming, gives the air of a man who genuinely doesn’t know what will happen next. The Mechanics had no grand plan and here they are, in their second incarnation, producing music that’s still a comfortable fit on the airwaves.
Apr 17, 2019 · The guitarist and songwriter talks about his new album Out of the Blue, which features reworked versions of his old hits with the Mechanics. He also reflects on his career with Genesis and the possibility of a reunion.
