Tony Banks
East Hoathly, Sussex, England, UK
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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.
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Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
Genesis | Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
