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