For almost 30 days, folk-rock band Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers toured overseas, performing for members of the U.S. armed forces in a total of nine countries.
Though the three-piece group from Massachusetts has spent the last five years playing to various audiences within the country’s borders, The Sixers felt that the tour of Europe and the Middle East was important regardless of their stance politically. Commenting on the dates in Bahrain and Kuwait, the band’s front man, Stephen Kellogg said that, “It was particularly rewarding to be in a place of the world where there’s so much going on, and to play for people who really need it.”
Later on in our conversation, Kellogg described some other charitable work that he’s done with the band. In 2007, The Sixers performed at the first teen prom for patients at the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Photos from the prom can be viewed here. In addition to playing the prom, The Sixers sold handwritten song lyrics along with their regular merch and donated the proceeds to the St. Jude Research Hospital. Kellogg described the donations as “Something we all [the band] agree is important.”
The Sixers’ military tour was made possible by Armed Forces Entertainment, the official Department of Defense agency responsible for over 12,000 shows worldwide. Four episodes of The Sixers Armed Forces Tour video blog are available below:
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Episodes of Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers' Armed Forces Entertainment Tour:
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers on iLike - Get updates inside iTunes
Listen to Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers at www.myspace.com/sk6ers orwww.stephenkellogg.com
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