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Mike Rutherford

Rock
Rock

Mike Rutherford is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Anthony Phillips. Those roots explain a lot about how Mike Rutherford arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Peter Banks, Tony Banks, Genesis, Kevin Gilbert and Big Blue Ball, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stewart Copeland, Brian May, David Gilmour, Joe Walsh and Ed Sheeran, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Mike Rutherford, reaching back through Anthony Phillips and forward to Stewart Copeland. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Mike RutherfordAnthony PhillipsStewart CopelandBrian MayDavid GilmourJoe WalshEd SheeranPeter BanksTony BanksGenesisKevin GilbertBig Blue Ball

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Mike Rutherford connections

Mike Rutherford grew out of Anthony Phillips, shares an orbit with Peter Banks, Tony Banks, Genesis and Kevin Gilbert, went on to shape Stewart Copeland, Brian May, David Gilmour and Joe Walsh. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots1

Sounds and acts that shaped Mike Rutherford.

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