Michael Bacon (composer)

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Michael Bacon
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Bacon in April 2010
Born (1949-12-22) December 22, 1949 (age 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Spouse
Betsy Maguire
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(m. 1972)​
Parent(s) Edmund Bacon
Ruth Bacon (née Holmes)
Relatives
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.com

Michael Comly Bacon [1] (born December 22, 1949) is an American musician and film score composer. He is the older brother of actor Kevin Bacon. He is a faculty member in music at Lehman College.

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Early life

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. [2] Years later, he entered Lehman College and graduated in 1995.

Career

Music

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The Bacon Brothers, Michael (right) and Kevin Bacon, NYC

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. The Bacon Brothers were featured on the July–August 2006 cover of Making Music Magazine.

Film and television

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 .

Academia

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. [3]

Personal life

Bacon has been married to Betsy Maguire-Bacon since 1972 and they have one child, Neil Bacon (b. April 29, 1982). He earned a degree in music from Lehman College, studying composition and orchestration with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano.

Discography

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Bacon at a concert of the Bacon Brothers in 2006

Solo

“Good News" Columbia

“Bringin’ it Home" Monument/CBS

“Love Song Believer" Monument/

With Kevin Bacon as the Bacon Brothers

Film and television scores

References

  1. ↑ "IN MEMORY OF WHEN I CARED". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Michael Bacon | Lehman College". www.lehman.edu. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ Carl Colby (director) (September 2011). The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (Motion picture). New York City: Act 4 Entertainment.
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