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Genesis were an English progressive rock band from Godalming, Surrey.Formed in January 1967, the group originally consisted of lead vocalist and flautist Peter Gabriel, guitarist Anthony Phillips, bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford, keyboardist Tony Banks and drummer Chris Stewart.
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. [1]
The two main contenders, David Longdon (later of Big Big Train) and Scottish singer Ray Wilson of Stiltskin, auditioned throughout 1996, which involved singing along to Genesis tracks with the lead vocals removed. Wilson was announced as the new Genesis singer in June 1997. [201]
Hackett's Genesis bandmates Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins contributed to his first studio album.. Hackett released his first solo album in 1975, called Voyage of the Acolyte, while still a member of Genesis, the album included his Genesis bandmates Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford on drums and bass respectively, the album also included Hackett's brother John on synth and flute, Ian Gillan ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. The following artists have released at least one album in the progressive rock genre. Individuals are included only if they recorded or performed progressive rock as a solo artist, regardless of whether they were a member of a progressive rock band at any point. This is a dynamic list and ...
Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford was born on 2 October 1950 in Chertsey, Surrey. [1] His father, William Francis Henry Crawford Rutherford (1906-1986) [6] was a Royal Navy Captain (awarded the DSO and CBE) [7] who became a manager in industry (including for aircraft manufacturer Hawker Siddeley) upon his retirement from the service and married his mother Anne. [1]
Wilson joined Genesis as the band's lead singer after Phil Collins officially announced his departure in March 1996. Genesis founder members Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford were handed a CD of the Stiltskin album The Mind's Eye from Virgin Records executives. They were impressed with Wilson's vocal abilities and had their manager, Tony Smith ...