List of Genesis band members

Genesis
Genesis
	Genesis performing in 2007 ; Left to right: Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Phil Collins
Background information
Origin	Godalming, Surrey, England
Genres	Progressive rock; art rock; pop rock; progressive pop;
Years active	1967–1998; 2006–2007;
Labels	Charisma; Virgin; EMI; Decca; Virgin EMI; UMG; London; Atlantic; Atco; Vertigo;
Past members	Tony Banks; Peter Gabriel; Anthony Phillips; Mike Rutherford; Chris Stewart; John Silver; John Mayhew; Phil Collins; Mick Barnard; Steve Hackett; Ray Wilson
Website	genesis-music.com

The following is a list of musicians who have performed in the British rock band Genesis.

Personnel

Members

Tony Banks

Active: 1967–1998, 1999, 2000, 2006–2007

Instruments: keyboards, guitar (until 1979), backing vocals

Release contributions: all releases.

Peter Gabriel

Active: 1967–1975, 1978, 1982, 1999

Instruments: lead vocals, flute, percussion

Release contributions: all from From Genesis to Revelation to The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.

Anthony Phillips

Active: 1967–1970

Instruments: guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation and Trespass.

Mike Rutherford

Active: 1967–1998, 1999, 2000, 2006–2007

Instruments: bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: all releases.

Chris Stewart

Active: 1967–1968

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation.

John Silver

Active: 1968–1969

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation.

John Mayhew

Active: 1969–1970

Instruments: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: Trespass.

Phil Collins

Active: 1970–1996, 1999, 2000, 2006–2007

Instruments: drums, percussion, lead (from 1975) & backing vocals

Release contributions: all releases from Nursery Cryme to The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs and Live over Europe 2007.

Mick Barnard

Active: 1970–1971

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: none

Steve Hackett

Active: 1971–1977, 1982, 1999

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: all releases from Nursery Cryme to Seconds Out.

Ray Wilson

Active: 1996–1998

Instruments: lead vocals

Release contributions: Calling All Stations

Session/touring musicians

Bill Bruford

Active: 1976

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Seconds Out and Three Sides Live.

Chester Thompson

Active: 1977–1993, 2006–2007

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Seconds Out, Three Sides Live, The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs and Live over Europe 2007.

Daryl Stuermer

Active: 1978–1993, 2000, 2006–2007

Instruments: guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals

Release contributions: Three Sides Live, The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs and Live over Europe 2007.

Nick D'Virgilio

Active: 1997

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Calling All Stations

Nir Zidkyahu

Active: 1997–1998

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Calling All Stations

Anthony Drennan

Active: 1998

Instruments: guitar, bass guitar

Release contributions: none

Lineups

This is a list of lineups of the band Genesis from their inception in 1967 until their dissolution in 1998, and again from their full-scale reunion in 2006 until its' end in 2007.

Years	Lineup	Albums
1967–1968	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Anthony Phillips – guitar, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Chris Stewart – drums, percussion	From Genesis to Revelation (1969)
1968–1969	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Anthony Phillips – guitar, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals John Silver – drums, percussion	From Genesis to Revelation (1969)
1969–1970	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Anthony Phillips – guitar, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals John Mayhew – drums, percussion, backing vocals	Trespass (1970)
1970	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals John Mayhew – drums, percussion, backing vocals
1970	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals
1970–1971	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals Mick Barnard – guitar
1971–1975	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, backing vocals Steve Hackett – guitar	Nursery Cryme (1971) Foxtrot (1972) Genesis Live (1973) Selling England by the Pound (1973) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
1975–1977	Tony Banks – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Steve Hackett – guitar Touring musicians Bill Bruford – drums, percussion (1976) Chester Thompson – drums, percussion (1977)	A Trick of the Tail (1976) Wind & Wuthering (1977) Spot the Pigeon EP (1977) Seconds Out (1977)
1977–1996	Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Touring musicians Chester Thompson – drums, percussion (1977-1993) Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals (1978-1993)	...And Then There Were Three... (1978) Duke (1980) Abacab (1981) 3X3 EP (1982) Three Sides Live (1982) Genesis (1983) Invisible Touch (1986) We Can't Dance (1991) The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts (1992) The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs (1993)
1996–1998	Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Ray Wilson – lead vocals Session/touring musicians Nick D'Virgilio – drums, percussion (session - 1997 ) Nir Zidkyahu – drums, percussion (session - 1997, touring - 1998) Anthony Drennan – guitar, bass guitar (touring - 1998)	Calling All Stations (1997)
1998–2006	Disbanded
2006–2007	Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Touring musicians Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals (2006-2007) Chester Thompson – drums, percussion (2006-2007)	Live over Europe 2007 (2007)

Reunions

Years

Lineup

Albums

1982
(Six of the Best Reunion)

Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals
Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, drums, percussion
Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals
Steve Hackett – guitar (encore only)

Touring musicians

Daryl Stuermer – guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals
Chester Thompson – drums, percussion

1999
(Carpet Crawlers 1999 Reunion)

Tony Banks – keyboards, backing vocals
Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals
Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion
Steve Hackett – guitar
Mike Rutherford – bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals

The Carpet Crawlers 1999 (single) (1999)

2000
(Music Managers Forum Acoustic Show)

Tony Banks – keyboards
Phil Collins – percussion, lead vocals
Mike Rutherford – guitar

Touring musicians

Daryl Stuermer – guitar

Timeline

Genesis Live in Poland : https://www.discogs.com/fr/Genesis-Live-In-Poland/release/4989667

References

^ ^a ^b Buckley 2003, p. 422.
^ Bowler & Dray 1992, p. x.
^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000), Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s, St. Martin's Press, pp. 68–69, ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3
^ Bowler & Dray 1992, p. 13.
^ Welch 2011, p. 125.
^ Collins 2016, p. xiii.

[FOOTNOTEBuckley2003422-1] Buckley 2003, p. 422.

[FOOTNOTEBowlerDray1992x-2] Bowler & Dray 1992, p. x.

[3] Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (2000), Night Moves: Pop Music in the Late '70s, St. Martin's Press, pp. 68–69, ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3

[FOOTNOTEBowlerDray199213-4] Bowler & Dray 1992, p. 13.

[FOOTNOTEWelch2011125-5] Welch 2011, p. 125.

[FOOTNOTECollins2016xiii-6] Collins 2016, p. xiii.

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v t e Genesis
Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Phil Collins Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson
Studio albums	From Genesis to Revelation Trespass Nursery Cryme Foxtrot Selling England by the Pound The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway A Trick of the Tail Wind & Wuthering ...And Then There Were Three... Duke Abacab Genesis Invisible Touch We Can't Dance Calling All Stations
Live albums	Genesis Live Seconds Out Three Sides Live The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs Live over Europe 2007
Compilations	Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection The Last Domino? – The Hits
Box sets	Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive #2 1976–92 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 R-Kive BBC Broadcasts
EPs	Spot the Pigeon 3×3
Singles	"The Silent Sun" "The Knife" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "In Too Deep" "Land of Confusion" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006"
Other songs	"The Musical Box" "Get 'Em Out by Friday" "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" "Supper's Ready" "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" "Firth of Fifth" "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" "The Lady Lies" "Behind the Lines" "Domino" "Anything She Does" "Driving the Last Spike" "Fading Lights"
Video albums	In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk The Video Show Live in London When in Rome 2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007
Tours	Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Wind & Wuthering Tour Invisible Touch Tour We Can't Dance Tour Calling All Stations Tour Turn It On Again: The Tour The Last Domino? Tour
Related musicians	Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nick D'Virgilio Nir Zidkyahu Anthony Drennan Daniel Pearce
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