Tony Banks

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Banks
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Mar 27, 1950(1950-03-27)
Age	74
Birthplace	England
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Aries

Tony Banks Biography

Tony Banks is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on March 27, 1950 in England, England, United Kingdom. Versatile musician who played keyboard for the influential progressive rock group Genesis, a group he helped to establish. He and Genesis were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

He struggled with his solo career, unlike fellow bandmates Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel.

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.

At seven, Banks began six years of study at Boarzell Preparatory School, a boarding school in Hurst Green. In September 1963, Banks began study at Charterhouse School, a private school in Godalming, Surrey. He studied classical piano as an extracurricular subject. Shortly after his arrival he befriended fellow pupil and future Genesis bandmate Peter Gabriel, initially over their general distaste for the school’s environment. They went on to play in Garden Wall, a school band with drummer Chris Stewart. In early 1967, they merged with guitarists Mike Rutherford and Anthony Phillips, two members of Anon, another school band, to record a series of demos which led to the formation of their new band Genesis.

He married Margaret in July 1972 with whom he fathered two children, Ben and Emily. He was a self-taught guitarist.

Tony Banks Net Worth

Tony Banks is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Banks 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was classically trained in piano and guitar as a child. His film scores included “The Shout” from 1978, “The Wicked Lady” from 1983, “Starship” from 1985, and “Quicksilver” from 1986.

He released his eighth solo studio album “Six Pieces for Orchestra” in 2012.

Anthony George Banks was born on 27 March 1950 in East Hoathly with Halland, East Sussex as the youngest of five children. He cites his mother, a pianist, as being particularly into music, and first listened to classical music albums that she owned from around six before he moved to musical theatre compositions by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Banks’s elder brother introduced him to a wider variety, naming “Sixteen Tons” sung by Frankie Laine as one of the songs, and said, “By 1961, and for the next five to six years, I was music mad!” Banks started piano lessons at school at eight with the headmaster’s wife, but did not enjoy tuition at first because he was “quite forced into it” by his parents until he grew to enjoy it. He considered himself an average piano player, and learned to recite pieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff and Maurice Ravel, his two favourite piano composers, by ear. At 13, he began lessons with an unsuitable teacher who made him lose interest in classical music, but he then started to recite songs by ear that he heard on the radio. Months later, he acquired a new piano teacher who sparked his interest in classical compositions once more, which became a deciding factor for Banks’s decision to pursue a career in music. In addition to the piano, Banks taught himself to play the guitar.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tony Banks height 6 feet 4 inches Tony weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tony Banks Dating?

According to our records, Tony Banks married to Margaret Mcbain. As of December 1, 2023, Tony Banks’s is not dating anyone.

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Banks’s earliest setup included a Hammond L-100 organ, a Hohner Pianet N and a Mellotron MkII, all of which (as well as grand piano) are first heard on the Trespass album. Banks used the Pianet as both a substitute for a grand piano, and also as a lead instrument, with the use of a fuzz box (also homemade, similar to the Fender Blender). He would often duel with Hackett’s guitar, as heard on tracks like “The Musical Box”, “The Return of the Giant Hogweed”, and “Supper’s Ready”. Banks in 1974 switched from his Pianet to an RMI 368x Electra Piano and Harpsichord, which was soon integrated into the sound of Genesis, as first heard at various points on The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) album. It was often effected with the homemade fuzz box and an MXR Phase 100 – later these pedals were inserted in the panel of the Electra Piano. In 1978, the RMI was replaced with the Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tony Banks celebrates birthday on March 27 of every year.

In 1978, Banks and Rutherford were asked by musician and producer Rupert Hine to write music for the horror film The Shout (1978), after David Bowie was originally booked but failed to attend sessions. Hine recommended Genesis, and organised recording in a church without Collins as he was unavailable at short notice. The main theme that they developed was later featured on “From the Undertow” on Banks’s solo album A Curious Feeling.

What is Tony Banks doing now?

Greenhill announced Monday that it has hired former NFL quarterback Tony Banks as its new football coach. Banks was an assistant coach at Greenhill last season and replaces Casey Selfridge, who is now in a new position at the school after spending the last three seasons as the head football coach.

What songs did Tony Banks write?

TitleWritten byOriginal date
Mama| Phil Collins, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford| August 1983
Many Too Many| Tony Banks| April 1978
Me and Sarah Jane| Tony Banks| 1981
More Fool Me| Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford| September 1973

When did Tony Banks leave Genesis?

Their next five albums – Duke (1980), Abacab (1981), Genesis ( 1983 ), Invisible Touch (1986) and We Can’t Dance (1991) – were also successful. Collins left Genesis in 1996, and Banks and Rutherford replaced him with Ray Wilson, who appeared on their final album Calling All Stations (1997).

What bands did Tony Banks play in?

Music groups

What is Gabriel's net worth?

Net Worth: $95 Million
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.791 m)