Birth of Anthony George Banks
Birth of Anthony George Banks, later Genesis keyboard player and founding member.
Role range: 1950-
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tony Banks Biography and Timeline
Follow Tony Banks through 17 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Tony Banks, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1950–2022Years on this page
1950
1967
Genesis
Gabriel founds Genesis while a pupil at Charterhouse School with bandmates Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart
Genesis
Co-founds Genesis and becomes the band's longest-serving keyboard player and composer.
Role range: 1967-2022
Genesis
Founder Member of Genesis
1969
From Genesis to Revelation
Plays keyboards on From Genesis to Revelation as Genesis issue their first studio album.
Role range: 1967-2022
1972
Foxtrot
Plays keyboards on Foxtrot, one of Genesis's defining progressive rock albums.
Role range: 1967-2022
1973
Firth of Fifth
Composes much of Firth of Fifth, featuring one of his best-known keyboard introductions.
Role range: 1967-2022
1974
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Contributes keyboards and composition to the ambitious double album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
Role range: 1967-2022
1976
A Trick of the Tail
Contributes keyboards and composition to A Trick of the Tail during the first Collins-fronted era.
Role range: 1967-2022
1980
Duke
Plays keyboards on Duke as Genesis balances progressive writing with shorter songs.
Role range: 1967-2022
1981
Abacab
Uses streamlined keyboard textures on Abacab as Genesis moves away from dense progressive arrangements.
Role range: 1967-2022
1983
Mama
Contributes keyboard atmosphere to Mama, one of Genesis's darker 1980s singles.
Role range: 1967-2022
1986
Domino
Contributes keyboards and composition to Domino, the extended piece on Invisible Touch.
Role range: 1967-2022
1991
We Can't Dance
Plays keyboards on We Can't Dance, the last Genesis studio album with Phil Collins.
Role range: 1967-2022
1997
Calling All Stations
Continues Genesis with Mike Rutherford and Ray Wilson on Calling All Stations.
Role range: 1967-2022
2007
Turn It On Again Tour
Returns to large-scale touring with Genesis during the Turn It On Again reunion.
Role range: 1967-2022
2022
Final Concert
Plays Genesis's final concert at the O2 Arena in London.
Role range: 1967-2022
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.