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Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer
of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60
[March 10, 2026]
By ANDREW DALTON
Tommy
DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly
20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band's original singer, has
died.
DeCarlo's children, Annie, Talia and Tommy Jr., said in posts on his
Facebook and Instagram pages that their father, who had been struggling
for months with brain cancer, died Monday. They said, “He fought with
incredible strength and courage right up until the very end.” He was 60. |
Tommy DeCarlo, lead singer of the group Boston, right, performs at the
Boston Strong Concert: An Evening of Support and Celebration at the TD
Garden, Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Boston. (Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Invision/AP,
File) |
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Brad Delp, the original singer of the band that was founded in
1975 and had hits including “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of
Mind,” died in 2007.
DeCarlo, then a 43-year-old working at a Home Depot in North
Carolina, wrote, sang and recorded a tribute song to Delp. He
posted that song along with a few Boston covers to his Myspace
page and sent the link to the band.
DeCarlo initially got a polite rejection, according to Rolling
Stone. But founding guitarist and songwriter Tom Scholz, struck
by his voice's resemblance to Delp, invited DeCarlo to perform
at a tribute concert for the late singer. Scholz then asked him
to join the band.
“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 toured with Boston for nearly 20 years and sang on their
2013 album, “Life, Love and Hope.”
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