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My Take
Mike Rutherford is the steady backbone of one of rock's great survival stories. As co-founder of Genesis, the guitarist and bassist anchored the band through its prog years and its massive pop reinvention, staying alongside Tony Banks as the one constant. Then, almost as a side project, he launched Mike + The Mechanics and scored huge hits like The Living Years. I have a real soft spot for the quiet engine of a famous band, the player who isn't the frontman but holds everything together. Five decades without abandoning the ship; that loyalty and craft are easy to admire.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Rutherford
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・ラザフォード
- Reading
- まいく・らざふぉーど
- Born
- October 2, 1950 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Guildford, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / songwriter / musician / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.