Genesis is a band that started playing progressive rock at the 70's, with Peter Gabriel as their singer, Mike Rutherford on guitar and bass, Steve Hackett on guitar, Tony Banks on keyboards and Phil Collins on drums.
When Peter Gabriel left Genesis after their famous "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" record in 1974, they had to find a new singer, and after some auditions, the decide that they liked Phil Collins voice so why keep looking for a singer when they already had one on the band, behind the drums. Peter Gabriel started a very successful career as a solo singer.
So, we have the first branch (Peter Gabriel) from the tree (Genesis)
With Phil Collins on vocals and having more importance in the compositions, the band changes his style, and Steve Hackett leaves the band in 1977 starting a solo career, the second branch of our tree.
In the 80's, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford decide to start an alternative career to the main group, Genesis, so Phil Collins starts to release records under his name having great success, and Mike Rutherford starts a new band that also gets very well known, "Mike And The Mechanics"
Mike And The Mechanics has also its own branch as one of his members, Paul Carrack, who played previously in "Squeeze", starts a solo career
Genesis official members right now are Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, and Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett still play and record as solo artists, while Mike And The Mechanics and also Paul Carrack still record and tour.
Our first Rock and Roll Tree, GENESIS, has 4 branches, PETER GABRIEL, STEVE HACKETT, PHIL COLLINS and MIKE AND THE MECHANICS, and this last, have his own branch in PAUL CARRACK.
