Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon is an actor, singer and songwriter who makes folk, rock, soul and country music with The Bacon Brothers and shares songs with fans online.
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Known for
Forty Below Records
Paramount PicturesOverview
- From
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Work
- Actor, singer and songwriter
- Band
- The Bacon Brothers, with Michael Bacon
- Breakout
- Footloose (1984)
- First album
- Forosoco (1997)
Mini bio
How it started.
Kevin grew up in Philadelphia in a family that encouraged making things, music included. He listened to his older siblings’ jug band rehearse and later played percussion himself. His feature film debut came in Animal House in 1978; Footloose made him a breakout star in 1984.
A band of brothers.
Kevin and Michael’s first Bacon Brothers show was a charity gig at Philadelphia’s Theatre of the Living Arts in 1995. Their debut album, Forosoco, followed in 1997. Its name combines folk, rock, soul and country, the four strands that still run through their music.
Songs and stories.
The brothers’ 2024 album Ballad of the Brothers moves between rock, soul and fingerpicked folk. In 2025, Kevin teamed up with Jennifer Nettles for The Bondsman: Hell And Back, writing from the perspective of their on-screen characters. Away from the stage, he founded SixDegrees.org and shares informal performances online, including songs played for his goats.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2025The Bondsman: Hell And BackSinger and songwriter with Jennifer Nettles
- 2024Ballad of the BrothersThe Bacon Brothers
- 2022EratoThe Bacon Brothers
- 1997ForosocoThe Bacon Brothers, debut album
Film & television
- 2025The BondsmanHub Halloran
- 1984FootlooseRen McCormack
Awards
Quotes
We’re a songwriting band. That’s the beginning and the end.Kevin Bacon, The Bacon Brothers official website
On why the brothers keep making records and returning to the stage.
Trivia
- His son Travis produced Take Off This Tattoo, giving a song that started with a country feel a rock and electronic direction.
- Old Bronco turns Kevin’s 1969 Bronco truck into a metaphor for getting older.
- His early band was called Chet Brown & Footloose, years before the movie.
- He has played acoustic covers for his goats, including Radiohead’s Creep.
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