Genesis

Genres:	Documentaries • Music & Radio • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock
Descriptive "tags":	progressive rock • classic rock • rock • 80s • progressive
Decades Active:	1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Discography • IMDb • Official Homepage • Wikipedia • YouTube

Biography

This leading UK rock band first came together at the public school Charterhouse. Peter Gabriel (13 February 1950, Cobham, Surrey, England; vocals), Tony Banks (b. 27 March 1951, East Heathly, Sussex, England; keyboards) and Chris Stewart (drums) were in an ensemble named the Garden Wall, and joined forces with Anthony Philips (guitar/vocals) and Mike Rutherford (b. 2 October 1950, Guildford, Surrey, England; bass/guitar/vocals), who were in a rival group, the Anon. In January 1967, the student musicians sent a demonstration tape to another Charterhouse alumnus, Jonathan King, then at Decca Records. King financed further recordings and christened the band Genesis. They recorded one single, ‘The Silent Sun’ in 1968, but it was not until the following year that their debut album From Genesis To Revelation was issued. Its lack of success left them without a label until the enterprising Tony Stratton-Smith signed them to his recently formed Charisma Records...

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