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.
Filmography
all 64
Movies 61
self 57
TV Shows 3
Writer 1
Genesis:| Up Close and Personal (2007)
Genesis: Turning It On Again (2007)
Genesis: Total Rock Review (2006)
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975 (2005)
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980 (2004)
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary (2002)
Quicksilver (1986)
Genesis: From the Beginning (1986)
The Making of the MAMA Album (1984)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
The Shout (1978)
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway: Illustrated
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-03-27 (74 years old)
Birth NameAnthony George Banks
Birth PlaceEast Hoathly with Halland, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsGenesis, Anthony George Banks
AwardsFellow of the American Statistical Association
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