Longtime Singer For Boston Dies At 60

Tommy DeCarlo, who improbably became the lead singer of classic rock staple Boston for nearly two decades after posting a tribute on Myspace, has died. He was 60.

DeCarlo’s children, Annie, Talia and Tommy Jr., announced his death in posts on his Facebook and Instagram pages. They said their father had been battling brain cancer for months and died Monday.

“He fought with incredible strength and courage right up until the very end,” they wrote.

DeCarlo’s path to the stage was the kind of rock-and-roll story you don’t see anymore. Boston’s original lead singer, Brad Delp, died in 2007. The band, founded in 1975, became a radio titan with hits like “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of Mind.”

Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer for the rock band Boston for nearly 20 years, has passed away after a battle with brain cancer. He was 60.

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After Delp’s death, DeCarlo was living in North Carolina and working at a Home Depot. He wrote, sang and recorded a tribute song to Delp, then uploaded it alongside a few Boston covers to his Myspace page. He sent the link to the band.

At first, it didn’t look like it would go anywhere. According to Rolling Stone, DeCarlo received a polite rejection. But Boston founder, guitarist and songwriter Tom Scholz heard something he couldn’t ignore, a voice with a striking resemblance to Delp’s, and invited DeCarlo to perform at a tribute concert for the late singer.

From there, Scholz asked him to join the band.

DeCarlo later downplayed any attempt to imitate Delp, saying his sound came from years of singing along to the records.

“It wasn’t like I was trying to sing like Brad,” DeCarlo said in a bio on the band’s website, “it was just that I loved to sing along with him.”

DeCarlo went on to tour with Boston for nearly 20 years and sang on the band’s 2013 album, “Life, Love and Hope.”

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