Michael Bacon (musician)
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| Michael Bacon | |
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| Born | 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genre(s) | Country, Rock, Folk, Soul, Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Cello, Banjo, Drums, Violin |
| Associated acts | The Bacon Brothers |
| Website | http://www.michaelbaconmusic.com/ |
Michael Bacon (born 1949) is a Emmy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, musician and film score composer. He is the brother of actor Kevin Bacon.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life & career
Bacon, the eldest of six children, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in a close-knit family in Philadelphia. A former Park Avenue debutante, his mother, Ruth Hilda (née Holmes), taught elementary school and was a liberal activist, while his father, Edmund Bacon, was a well-respected urban planner. In characterizing their parents' approach to raising children, Bacon's older sister Karin explained in Premiere: "We were all given the sense that we should be independent, that we were never to feel needy."[cite this quote]
[edit] Music
In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, Bacon performed with his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated brother, Kevin, in a duo ensemble, called The Bacon Brothers, which he formed. With three albums to their credit by 2001. Bacon's tour schedule included eight concerts for the summer of that year, at venues from New York City, down the East Coast, and into the Midwest to Peru, Illinois and Missouri.
In 2008, Michael composed the soundtrack for the PBS mini series The Jewish Americans.
[edit] Film & television
Bacon has composed over hundreds of songs for television shows and motion pictures.
In January 2006, the Michael appeared on an episode of Queer Eye with his brother Kevin. The episode featured him as the episode's "straight guy" and makeover recipient, and ended with both Bacon Brothers performing.
[edit] Personal life
Bacon has been married to Betsy Maguire since 1972; they have one child, Neil Bacon. He earned a degree in music from Lehman College; he studied composition and orchestration with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Kevin Bacon as the Bacon Brothers
- 1997: Forosoco
- 1999: Getting There
- 2001: Can't Complain
- 2005: White Knuckles
