List of Genesis band members

Genesis
Genesis performing "Carpet Crawlers" in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, on their 2007 Turn It On Again tour. L to R: Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Phil Collins; not pictured: Chester Thompson
Background information
Origin	Godalming, Surrey, England
Genres	Progressive rock, pop rock, art rock, symphonic rock
Years active	1967–1998 2006–present (hiatus) (Reunions: 1999, 2000)
Labels	Virgin, Charisma, Decca, EMI, London, Atlantic, Atco
Associated acts	Garden Wall, The Anon
Website	www.genesis-music.com
Members	Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins
Past members	Peter Gabriel Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson

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

Personnel

Current members

Tony Banks

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

Instruments: keyboards, backing vocals, guitar

Release contributions: all releases.

Mike Rutherford

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

Instruments: bass, guitars, backing vocals, bass pedals, twelve-string guitar, cello, electric sitar

Release contributions: all releases.

Phil Collins

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

Instruments: drums, percussion, lead vocals, backing vocals, vibraphone, drum machine, Simmons drums

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

Touring musicians

Chester Thompson

Active: 1977–1996, 2006–present

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: 1978–1996, 2000, 2006–present

Instruments: guitars, bass, 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.

Former members

Peter Gabriel

Active: 1967–1975, 1978, 1982, 1999

Instruments: lead vocals, flute, tambourine, oboe, bass drum, accordion, theatrics

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

Anthony Phillips

Active: 1967–1970

Instruments: lead guitar, twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, dulcimer, backing vocals

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation and Trespass.

Chris Stewart

Active: 1967–1968

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation.

John Silver

Active: 1968–1969

Instruments: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: From Genesis to Revelation.

John Mayhew

Active: 1969–1970

Instruments: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Release contributions: Trespass.

Mick Barnard

Active: 1970–1971

Instruments: guitar

Release contributions: none.

Steve Hackett

Active: 1971–1977, 1982, 1999

Instruments: lead guitar, twelve-string guitar, classical guitar, autoharp

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

Ray Wilson

Active: 1996–1998

Instruments: lead vocals

Release contributions: Calling All Stations.

Former touring/session musicians

Bill Bruford

Active: 1976

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Seconds Out and Three Sides Live.

Nir Zidkyahu

Active: 1996–1998

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Calling All Stations.

Nick D'Virgilio

Active: 1996–1997

Instruments: drums, percussion

Release contributions: Calling All Stations.

Anthony Drennan

Active: 1997–1998

Instruments: guitars, bass

Release contributions: none.

Lineups

This is a list of lineups of the band Genesis from its inception in 1967 until the present day.

Years	Lineup	Albums
1967–1968	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute Anthony Phillips – guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals Chris Stewart – drums, percussion	From Genesis to Revelation (1969)
1968–1969	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute Anthony Phillips – guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals John Silver – drums, percussion, vocals
1969–1970	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Anthony Phillips – guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals John Mayhew – drums, percussion, vocals	Trespass (1970)
1970	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals John Mayhew – drums, percussion, vocals
1970	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals
1970–1971	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, vocals Mick Barnard – guitars
1971–1975	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, bass pedals, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals Steve Hackett – guitars	Nursery Cryme (1971) Foxtrot (1972) Genesis Live (1973) Selling England by the Pound (1973) The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
1975–1978	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, bass pedals, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Steve Hackett – guitars Touring musicians Bill Bruford – drums, percussion (1976) Chester Thompson – drums, percussion (1977)	A Trick of the Tail (1976) Wind & Wuthering (1976) Spot the Pigeon EP (1977) Seconds Out (1977)
1978–1996	Tony Banks – keyboards, vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Touring musicians Chester Thompson – drums, percussion Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass	...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, vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, vocals Ray Wilson – lead vocals Touring/session musicians Anthony Drennan – guitar and bass (touring) Nick D'Virgilio – drums and percussion (session) Nir Zidkyahu – drums and percussion (touring/session)	Calling All Stations (1997)

Reunions

Years	Lineup	Albums
1982 (Six of the Best Reunion)	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, bass pedals, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Steve Hackett – guitars (encore) Touring musicians Chester Thompson – drums, percussion Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass
1999 (Carpet Crawlers 1999 Reunion)	Tony Banks – acoustic & electric pianos, organ, synthesizers, Mellotron, guitars, vocals Mike Rutherford – bass, guitars, bass pedals, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead & backing vocals Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, flute, percussion Steve Hackett – electric and acoustic guitars	The Carpet Crawlers 1999 (single) (1999)
2000 (Music Managers Forum Acoustic Show)	Tony Banks – keyboards, vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Touring musicians Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass
2006–2007 (Turn It On Again Reunion Tour)	Tony Banks – keyboards, vocals Mike Rutherford – guitars, bass, vocals Phil Collins – drums, percussion, lead vocals Touring musicians Daryl Stuermer – guitars, bass, vocals Chester Thompson – drums, percussion	Live over Europe 2007 (2007)

Timeline

Genesis Tony Banks Mike Rutherford Phil Collins Anthony Phillips Chris Stewart Peter Gabriel John Silver John Mayhew Mick Barnard Steve Hackett Ray Wilson Additional musicians: Bill Bruford Chester Thompson Daryl Stuermer Nir Zidkyahu Nick D'Virgilio Anthony Drennan 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 Compilation albums Turn It On Again: The Hits Platinum Collection R-Kive Singles and EPs "The Silent Sun" "The Knife (Part 1)" "Happy The Man" "Watcher of the Skies" "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" "The Carpet Crawlers" "A Trick of the Tail" "Entangled" Spot the Pigeon (EP) "Follow You Follow Me" "Many Too Many" "Go West Young Man (In the Motherlode)" "Turn It On Again" "Duchess" "Misunderstanding" "Abacab" "No Reply at All" "Keep It Dark" "Man on the Corner" 3X3 (EP) "Paperlate" "Mama" "That's All" "Home by the Sea" "Illegal Alien" "Taking It All Too Hard" "Invisible Touch" "Throwing It All Away" "Land of Confusion" "In Too Deep" "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" "No Son of Mine" "I Can't Dance" "Hold on My Heart" "Jesus He Knows Me" "Never a Time" "Invisible Touch (Live)" "Tell Me Why" "Congo" "Shipwrecked" "Not About Us" "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" "The Silent Sun 2006" Box sets Genesis Archive 1967–75 Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992 Genesis 1976–1982 Genesis 1983–1998 Genesis 1970–1975 Genesis Live 1973–2007 Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007 Video albums Genesis: In Concert Three Sides Live The Mama Tour Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium The Way We Walk - Live in Concert The Video Show Genesis Live in London 1980 When in Rome 2007 Tours The Early Gigs Trespass Tour Foxtrot Tour Selling England by the Pound Tour The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour A Trick of the Tail Tour Mama Tour Invisible Touch Tour Turn It On Again Tour Related articles List of Genesis medleys Brand X Flaming Youth Mike + The Mechanics GTR Stiltskin Simon Collins Sound of Contact Jonathan King Tony Smith The Musical Box Six of the Best Genesis: Together and Apart Genesis discography Genesis awards Book Category