Paul Rutherford (born 8 December 1959, Liverpool, England) is the former backing vocalist, dancer and occasional keyboardist with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH), one of the group's two gay singers. and provided some keyboard parts to the band's output.
He emerged from the 1970s punk scene on Merseyside founding initial fame with St.Helen's band The Spitfire Boys.The Spitfire Boys released a single "British Refugees/Mein Kampf".
He later teamed up with Johnson in a new band which went on to dominate the UK Singles Chart in 1984. He frequented and performed at the Seven Dials Jazz Club in London.
The band ended three years later and Rutherford attempted a solo career which was short-lived. In 1989, three singles and the album
Oh World were released. Two of the album tracks were produced by ABC. In late 2010, he released the album "The Cowboy Years" under the name "Paul Rutherford/Butt Cowboys".
2011 saw the reissue of the album
Oh World and a collaboration with Claudia Brücken, the ex-Propaganda lead singer, on her latest album "Combined"