See Genesis (disambiguation) for further bands with similar names. § Genesis. Music
Genesis on stage giving a bow for their last concert in 2022 (L–R): Patrick Smyth, Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, and Daniel Pearce
Background data
starting pointGodalming, England’s Surrey
Categories
Pop rock, art rock, progressive rock, and so forthsoft rock[1] and progressive pop [4][5]
DiscographyGenesis discography
Years of operation
1967–2000, 2002, 2006, 20072020–2022
Labels
CharmVirginEMIDeccaVirgin EMIUMGLondonVertigoAtco AtlanticConcord-ABC Offshoots
XMike’s brand and the mechanicsGTRBankstatement Exclusively Ltd.The Garden WallAnon’s Phil Collins Big Band spinoff featuring former members
Tony Banks
Michael Rutherford
Peter Gabriel
Anthony P. Allen
Chris Stewart
Silver John
Mayhew John
Phil Collins
Mick Barnard
Hackett, Steve
Ray Wilson
the genesis-music.com website
English rock group Genesis was founded in 1967 at Godalming, Surrey’s Charterhouse School. Keyboardist Tony was a member of the group’s longest-standing and most financially successful lineup.
Phil Collins, the drummer and singer, Mike Rutherford, and bassist/guitarist Banks. Progressive rock was first popularized by Genesis in the 1970s, when the band also featured guitarist Steve Hackett and singer Peter Gabriel.
For the most of his career, Gabriel has been an advocate for global music. In 1982, he helped create the WOMAD festival.[3] He has persisted in concentrating on creating and disseminating global music under the Real global Records banner. He was a pioneer in the field of digital music distribution, having co-founded one of the earliest online music download businesses, OD2.[4] Gabriel has additionally taken part in a number of charitable initiatives. He published the anti-apartheid single “Biko” in 1980.[3] He has taken part in other benefit performances for human rights, like as
took part in a number of human rights benefit performances, such as the 1988 Human Rights Now! tour organized by Amnesty International, and co-founded the human rights organization Witness in 1992.[3] Nelson Mandela introduced The Elders, which Gabriel and Richard Branson established, in 2007.[5]