Michael John Cleote Crawford Rutherford (born October 2, 1950 in Guildford, Surrey) is a popular and highly regarded English musician. He was a founding member of Genesis, initially as a bassist, 12-string guitarist, and backup vocalist. In later incarnations of Genesis, he assumed the role of guitarist. He also fronted Mike + The Mechanics. Early life Rutherford's father, Crawford Rutherford, was a Royal Navy Captain who became a manager in industry upon his retirement from the service. He attended the Leas Preparatory School in Hoylake as a boarder, before moving at the age of 13 to Charterhouse School, where he founded Genesis with Tony Banks, Peter Gabriel and Anthony Phillips. Bass/Guitar playing Rutherford's bass lines are known for being tastefully constructed as well as showing a great deal of technical innovation and skill. His bass lines from early Genesis were especially impressive in the rising progr

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