"Genesis" is a progressive rock group that was formed in the late 1960s and enjoyed considerable success in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

Personnel:

Peter Gabriel (lead vocals, flute, percussion)

Tony Banks (keyboards, 12-string guitar, backing vocals)

Mike Rutherford (bass, guitars, backing vocals)

Anthony Phillips (guitars, backing vocals)

Johnathan Silver (drums)

Johnathan Mayhew (drums, percussion, backing vocals)

Phil Collins (drums, lead vocals, backing vocals)

Steve Hackett (guitars)

Ray Wilson (vocals)

Concert musicians:

Bill Bruford (drums)

Chester Thompson (drums)

Daryl Steurmer (guitars)

Anthony Phillips left the band in 1968 over disagreements about a change in the direction of Genesis' music, which would become evident with the release of ''Trespass''. Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975.

After considering various replacement lead singers, they settled on using their drummer, Phil Collins, thus changing from a 5-piece group to a 4-piece and yet again changing Genesis' musical direction. When Steve Hackett left in 1977, Mike Rutherford took over his guitar duties, making the group a 3-piece (Collins, Banks, Rutherford). This remained the line-up until Collins left in 1996, to be replaced by Ray Wilson, who was not readily accepted by fans and remained for only a single album. The group still nominally exists with the long-standing Collins, Banks, Rutherford line-up, but is "resting" and has not produced any new music