Stephen Richard Kellogg (born November 28, 1976) is an American

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and founder and former frontman of

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Career

Kellogg founded his band

in 2003. The band has been on hiatus since 2012. Kellogg has consistently toured since then, billed simply as “Stephen Kellogg." Past members of the Sixers have joined him on stage occasionally. In 2013, Kellogg gave a

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about job satisfaction. Its YouTube video has gained over 200,00 views. On February 12, 2016, Kellogg released the album ''South, West, North, East.'' The premise of ''the album'' was to record each section in a different region of the USA, with different co-producers and groups of musicians. On March 23, 2018, Kellogg performed at

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's Concert for Dreams at The Beacon Theatre in

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. Kellogg released the album ''Objects In The Mirror'' on November 23, 2018.

Charity work

Each year during Christmas, Kellogg donates handwritten lyrics to raise money for St Jude's Children's Hospital and other charities. In 2015, Kellogg was part of the Bedstock lineup, the world’s first in-bed music festival, to raise awareness and funds for MyMusicRx, a program of the Children’s Cancer Association.

Performing for the Troops

Kellogg habitually of visits military bases to perform musical numbers for service men and women serving both domestically and overseas. The Sixers toured with Armed Forces Entertainment in 2009 and 2010 to bring “home” to the troops in places like

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and Ramstein Hospital in

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. In 2010, Kellogg & the Sixers were named the "Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year". During the summer of 2014, they traveled to

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and again, to the

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to play for troops.

Personal life

Kellogg grew up in southern

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. In 1997, he began his musical career in

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, Massachusetts while interning for a local club. A few years later, he married his high school sweetheart and began a well-publicized affection for his role as husband and later, father to their four daughters.

Discography

* ''Invest in Us'' – 1994 * ''Rain Summer'' – The Stephen Kellogg Band – 1995 * ''Buffalo'' – Stephen Kellogg and the Root Cellar Band – 1997 * ''South of Stephen'' – 2000 * ''Muskrats, Mullets & Mesh Caps'' – 2001 * ''The Early Hits (1992–1997)'' – 2002 * ''Lucky 11'' – 2002 * ''Bulletproof Heart'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2004 * ''Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2005 * ''The First Waltz'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2006 – CD/DVD set * ''Glassjaw Boxer'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2007 * ''The Bear'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2009 * ''Live from the Heart: 1000th Show, Irving Plaza, NYC'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2010 * ''Gift Horse'' – The Stephen and The Sixers – 2011 * ''Blunderstone Rookery'' – 2013 * ''South West North East'' – 2016 *''Tour De Forty: Greatest Hits (So Far) Live'' – 2017 *''Objects in the Mirror'' – 2018 *''Keep It Up, Kid'' – 2022 *''To You, Old Friend'' — 2025

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellogg, Stephen 1976 births Living people American country singer-songwriters American country rock singers Singer-songwriters from Massachusetts American alternative country singers American folk rock musicians 21st-century American singer-songwriters Country musicians from Massachusetts