In a great surprise to the guitar world, Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford has revealed he secretly recorded several songs with Eddie Van Halen while the late virtuoso was at the height of his powers.

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One intriguing facet of the Brit Rock phenomenon is the number of talents adept at both guitar and bass guitar, Paul McCartney and Ron Wood among them. Few, however, have retained their fretboard ...

Genesis co-founder and Mike + the Mechanics' Mike Rutherford has revealed that he owns a tape of songs he recorded with Eddie Van Halen back in the mid-1980s. Reflecting on this perhaps unlikely ...

When Mike Rutherford hits the stage with Genesis during their currently postponed The Last Domino? reunion tour, he delivers some of his guitar parts using a $140 instrument. He discovered the Squier ...

Michael John Cloete Crawford Rutherford (born 2 October 1950) is an English guitarist, bassist, and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Genesis in 1967. Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks are ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. One memory that British guitarist Steve Hackett has of making Genesis’ ...

What is the song about? Who was the co-writer who helped Rutherford flesh out the idea? And what legendary vocalist brought his well-traveled talents to the song? Let’s learn the details on “Silent ...