Michael Bacon | |
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 Bacon in April 2010 | |
| Born | December 22, 1949 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, composer |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Country, rock, folk, soul, film score |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, cello, banjo, drums, violin |
| Member of | The Bacon Brothers |
| Website | michaelbaconmusic |
Michael Bacon (born December 22, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and film score composer. He is the older brother of actor Kevin Bacon. He is a faculty member in music at Lehman College.
Bacon, one of six children, was born in Philadelphia and raised there in a close-knit family. 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 and author of the canonical urban planning book, Design of Cities. Michael attended and graduated from the prestigious Central High School (Philadelphia), June 1965, 224th class.[1] Years later, he entered Lehman College and graduated in 1995.
Bacon is an accomplished guitarist, keyboardist and cellist. In the late 1990s and into the 2000s, Bacon performed with his Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning 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. The duo have written and performed songs together for several decades, including several commercial numbers and maintain that they will continue to work together and perform. The Bacon Brothers were featured on the July–August 2006 cover of Making Music Magazine.
In January 2006, Bacon 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.
Bacon has composed hundreds of songs for television shows and motion pictures. In 2008, Bacon composed the soundtrack for the PBS mini series The Jewish Americans.
Bacon earned his BS from Lehman College in 1995. From 2010 to 2016 he served as Distinguished Lecturer and currently is an Associate Professor of Music.[2]
Bacon has been married to Betsy Maguire-Bacon since 1972 and they have one child, Neil Bacon (born April 29, 1982). He earned a degree in music from Lehman College, studying composition and orchestration with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano.
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