Tony Banks
Birthday: 1950-03-27
Place of Birth: East Hoathly, Sussex, England, UK
Biography: Anthony George Banks (born 27 March 1950) is an English musician, songwriter, and film composer primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is also a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that range through progressive rock, pop, and classical music. Banks co-founded Genesis in 1967 while studying at Charterhouse as their keyboardist and one of their principal songwriters and lyricists. He became a prolific user of the Hammond T-102 organ, Mellotron, ARP Pro Soloist, and Yamaha CP-70 piano. In the band's earliest years Banks would play acoustic guitar for some of the mellow and pastoral songs. In 2010, Banks was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis. In 2011, he was included on MusicRadar's list of the 27 greatest keyboard players of all time. In 2015, he was named "Prog God" at the Progressive Music Awards.
Movies
Genesis | The Last Domino?
Genesis – The Last Domino? follows Tony Banks, Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford and their crew as th...
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Genesis: When in Rome 2007
"When in Rome" is a live DVD by the legendary British rock band Genesis, capturing their performance...
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Genesis | Songbook
When Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford joined forces in the late sixties, their intentio...
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Genesis | Live in Poland
This DVD captures the band's performance in Poland in 1998 during the Calling All Stations tour. Liv...
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Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
Recorded live at Shepperton Studios, Borehamwood, UK, on October 30 & 31, 1973 The tracks: 1. Openin...
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Genesis Live - The Mama Tour is a 1985 home video featuring footage from a Genesis concert in Februa...
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Genesis: The Video Show
This Video Show DVD traces the band's history during the height of their popularity with Phil Collin...
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Genesis: In Concert
Genesis In Concert, filmed in 1976 during the band's tour supporting the album A Trick Of The Tail, ...
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Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
A live performances from the We Can't Dance tour filmed on 8 November, 1992 at the Earls Court Exhib...
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Genesis - Three Sides Live
Three Sides Live is a 1981 concert film of the Abacab tour by British rock band Genesis. It tied in ...
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Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
Genesis live at the "We can't dance" tour, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, UK, 2nd August 1992. Track...
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Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
On June 27th 2007, Genesis was playing a sold out show on their "Turn it on again"-Tour at Düsseldor...
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Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
Come Rain or Shine is an unusually frank and humorous music documentary about the band Genesis getti...
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Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
Invisible Touch Tour is a live video by the English rock band Genesis, released in 1988 on Virgin Mu...
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Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
A rare and welcome insight into Phil Collins' prodigious musical talent and the fascinating story of...
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Genesis: Total Rock Review
With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are one of the highest selling recordi...
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Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
The most riveting Peter Gabriel-era Genesis video comes from a year earlier. For one reason or anoth...
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Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
Genesis performed on The Midnight Special January 25, 1974...
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Three Dates with Genesis
Documentary covering three gigs during Genesis' 1978 'And Then There Were Three...' tour....
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
Genesis - Two Night Stand - First Night - 6th May 1980 - Lyceum Ballroom, London, England. Tracks a...
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Genesis in Liverpool
Granada Television (UK) documentary, following Genesis on their 1980 Duke tour....
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The Making of the MAMA Album
The production of Genesis's eponymous 1983 studio album is captured by Phil Collins on his video cam...
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Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
Two nights (May 6th and 7th, 1980) capturing the band with a foot between two worlds — their prog ro...
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Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
Recording of the first half of the Mama tour's setlist from a rehearsal tape. The location and perso...
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Genesis: Together and Apart
A feature-length documentary about one of the most successful British bands in rock music. The film ...
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Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
Highlights of a May 1987 set in Montreux, Switzerland....
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Genesis | Members Only DVD
Feature-length documentary that goes behind-the-scenes and into the front row with Genesis on their ...
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Genesis | Opening Night
Following Genesis in their preparation for the We Can't Dance tour, 1992....
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Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
Recorded live at the Bataclan Club in Paris on 10 January 1973...
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Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
Genesis plays at London's Wembley Stadium from on July 1 to 4, 1987 as part of their "Invisible Touc...
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Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
This penetrating independent film review draws on the media announcements of Steve Hackett, Phil Col...
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Genesis - Melody 74
Recorded at ORTF TV Studios, 12 February 1974 for Paris Melody Programme 1. I Know What I Like 2. ...
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Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
In the beginning, there was Gabriel. Music critics and musicians review the works of groundbreaking ...
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Genesis: Turning It on Again
This unique 3-DVD collection is the definitive critical overview of the work of Genesis. Taking the ...
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Genesis: A History
Documentary tracing the history of perhaps the most dominant progressive rock group of the '70s and ...
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Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
Spanning the years 1975 to 1980, this music-rich review traces a tumultuous but pivotal time for Gen...
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Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
A detailed profile of the life and career of musician Phil Collins....
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Prog Rock Britannia
Overview of Prog Rock history in the UK: Documentary about progressive music and the generation of ...
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Genesis: From the Beginning
MTV Sunday special about the history of the English rock band, Genesis....
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Prog Rock at the BBC
Compilation of some of the greatest names and British bands in what they still dare to call prog roc...
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Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
The fifth studio-album from English progressive-rock band Genesis....
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Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
In Genesis' incredible body of work, 'The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway' is a landmark record, and one ...
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Genesis: Visible Touch
A compilation of music videos from Genesis' thirteenth studio album "Invisible Touch"....
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