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Boston (formed in 1971) is a notoriously popular classic and arena rock band in the ‘70s and ‘80s, that have produced some of the fastest-selling records in history, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

At the same time as studying towards a master’s degree as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, guitarist and songwriter Tom Scholz met guitarist Barry Goudreau, and drummer Jim Masdea. After graduating Scholz built a recording studio in his home, recorded a number of demos with the help of Goudreau, Masdea, and vocalist Brad Delp, and by 1975 had recorded demoes for the songs “More Than a Feeling”, “Peace of Mind” and “Somethings About You”.

It wasn’t long before the band, still unnamed, started getting interest from promoters and labels, and after an audition with record company executives, signed with Epic Records. Masdea left the band around this time, however played drums on the re-recording of the track “Rock and Roll Band”. The band’s debut album, recorded mainly in Scholz’s home studio, was produced in Los Angeles by John Boylan, who suggested the group call themselves Boston.

The self-titled debut album “Boston” was released in 1976 and is one of the best-selling debut albums in U.S. history, with over 17 million records sold. The release showcased singer Brad Delp’s vocal delivery and mastermind Tom Scholz’s musical influences, and led to Boston opening for the likes of Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, and Foghart. The release shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the charting hits “More Than a Feeling”, “Long Time” and “Peace of Mind”.

Under pressure from label executives, Scholz reluctantly signed off on Boston’s sophomore full-length “Don’t Look Back” in 1978. The album shot to No. 1 once again, however unhappy with the rushed results, Scholz promised never to rush a record again. “Don’t Look Back” spawned the singles “A Man I’ll Never Be” and “Feeling Satisfied” and was supported by another extensive arena tour.

After lengthy court battles with both Epic Records and former co-manager Paul Ahern that delayed progress on Boston’s third album, the song “Amanda” was leaked in 1984. The track later became the lead single from the album “Third Stage”, which, like its predecessors found the top of the U.S. pop charts in 1986. Subsequent singles included “We’re Ready” and “Can’tcha Say”, which the band promoted on tour in 1987 and 1988. Eights years later after members had pursued solo projects, Boston reemerged with the album “Walk On” in 1994. It became the first album of the band’s not to chart within the Top Five, however the single “I Need Your Love” became a staple on U.S. rock radio stations.

The single “Corporate America” was released on mp3.com in 2002, and became the site’s most downloaded song. The single became the band’s title track for their fifth studio album, which was a vehicle for Schulz to express his disdain for the current corporate climate. A national tour ensued throughout 2003 and 2004, and in 2006 Boston released remastered versions of their first two albums. Eleven years later in 2013 Boston released the full-length album “Live, Love & Hope”, which charted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200.

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Greek.. 07/14/2016

Band was great. Music in the Greek, unfortunately loses some of its power due to noise level restrictions. Not the best place to see them, but thoroughly enjoyed. Dennis Deyoung and his band opened up and sounded great. The venue is more suited to them. Definitely not Tommy Shaw/JY talent, but adequate.

Boston started the show as they usually do with "Rock and Roll Band" and then went though a few classics. When Gary Pihl was asking the audience if they wanted to hear new stuff or the classics, you can guess what the response was? 1 hour of great fun, dancing, singing along "COOL THE ENGINES". Then... Tom screwed it up. He always does a solo, but this time, appx 45 minutes. Even I, as a musician, got bored. He knows better. Looking around and standing in the middle of the venue, I could hear people talking among each other rather than listening to the music. After 20 minutes, many people left. Too bad. Why leave when you have this tremendous talent on stage who you get to see work maybe a handful of times in your life? Well, It is Los Angeles. People do have other things to do??? Idiots. When it was a little slow, go get a beer. Great finish. Tom Sholtz was flawless as usual. The new female singer, Beth Cohen, while talented, was less than impressive. Overall a good night.

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Boston takes Cleveland by storm! The first 8 track I had was Boston's Boston and the second was Don't Look back. I would not be surprised if most people in the audience first heard Boston on 8 track, but I was presently surprised at how many younger fans were in the audience. Clearly products of their parents' music endeavors or at least their back seat endeavors.

No one, however, was disappointed on Tuesday night when Boston took Cleveland by storm, as the wicked storm off the lack also approached. The rains came and didn't subside, nor did the band. They rocked through 21+ songs with the audience on their feet most of the show.

I go to 70+ concerts a year, and would be hard pressed to find one that was as fun as this show. The audience was wild for Boston, and they over-delivered. Whether you came from an age with this music in the late 70's or discovered the band much later, this is a great show with really enthusiastic performances by everyone on stage. "Its been such a long time", but well worth the wait! Thank you Boston for a great show and certainly not letting the weather impact a second of your performance.

Fantastic show. Band sounded great and it was overall a really good set list. Always a joy to see Tom Scholz and he still sounds brilliant on guitar and keys. Everyone in his band delivered.

My only suggestion would have been to alternate more classics near the last quarter of the set. They were classics heavy in the beginning of the set, but near the end there were several songs in a row from the more recent albums, and for most of the audience these were essentially unknown tunes. Not saying they shouldn't play them, but just alternate one newer tune with a classic.

The other bands - Rick Derringer and Don Felder sounded fantastic as well. The principal band members (Tom Scholz, Felder, Derringer) are all in their mid to late 60s and they're holding up really well. The Felder set was essentially an Eagles set, with just one non Eagles tune (SRV's Pride & Joy). Felder's band is a few decades younger than him and they all nailed their parts. It was cool to see Brian Tichy on drums. We knew him from BIlly Idol's band, and he cowrote most of my favorite Billy Idol album, "Devil's Playground."

Boston was awesome live. It's definitely been a while since their hits have come out, but they still rock. Hits from their three major albums, 1) Boston, 2) Don’t Look Back, and 3) The Third Stage color their set with melodious, comforting, and nostalgic tunes. While I didn’t grow up with this music, I felt like I was back in the seventies, rocking out to the hits of the day. I would also say that I’m not a huge classic rock fan, but there was something about Boston and the band’s current make up that added an extra bit of flair to the old hits. And the current drummer, Jeff Neal, is phenomenal. Worth the price of admission just to see him thrash. While the jettison from Boston (1989) and subsequent death of Brad Delp (2007), the former lead singer and voice of Boston, caused a major shift in what the band represents, I would say their sound is still comparable to what we've come to know and love from them. So if you're looking for new stuff, I'd say you should pass on seeing a band like this. But if you like the oldies but goodies scene, this is a concert for you.

Massachusetts rock outfit Boston, named after their place of origin achieved huge success in the 70's and 80's in both the States and the UK. Having formed nearly 40 years ago, the veteran rockers still delight audience with shows made up heavily of material from their first three successful albums.

Starting with a blazing rendition of 'Rock & Roll Band',

'Smokin'', 'Feelin' Satisfied' and 'Last Day of School' in an almost back to back fashion, the crowd cheers loudly when they are finally allowed time to be heard. Lead singer Tom Scholz thanks the audience and explains it is their dedication that keeps the band touring globally and playing their classic music. A great introduction before fan favourite 'Life, Love & Hope'.

A combination of brilliant instrumentals and infectious stage persona makes Boston an even greater appreciated live act as they command a stage with ease. Big cheers come for hits such as 'Amanda' and 'Don't Look Back', yet the veteran rockers keeps the audience enthusiastic throughout the entirety of their career spanning show.

Boston is one of my all-time favorite bands so getting to see them in concert was a dream come through for me. They did not disappoint! Their performance was amazing: the lead singer is excellent, their sound was almost identical to the albums, and their instrumentals were incredible. I wasn't sure how I'd like the new band members, but they were excellent.

The show started out great! Joan Jett was amazing! Boston started out with a bang until they started playing a lot of slow songs in the middle. Their show was slightly under-tempo for me. The encore was good, though. That got everyone back on their feet and singing. Ive seen worse, but ive seen better.

The show was amazing. These guys make it look effortless even down some original members. I highly recommend their tour to small and big fans alike. The set list will be a walk down memory lane and demonstrate the continued staying power of their music for more tham 30 years.

Boston was as crisp as ever. Awesome concert, played a mixture of new and old. The lead singer, Tommy Decarlo is every bit as good as Brad Delp, and I am a real critic when it comes to changing lead singers. They sound as good as their studio CD's. Great job by all!

What a great concert.. What incredible musical talent... And the leads voice is exactly the same... Good rock and roll that takes you right back to the 70' and 80's.. Traveled to Atlanta for this concert... Totally worth it... And they are still all totally Hot!!

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In the basement of his apartment in Watertown, MA, he had constructed a studio (spending everything he made over the course of 6 years), and was recording a demo tape that would go down in the history books. Working with Jim Masdea, a drummer that he met when he answered an ad in the paper for a keyboardist in Barry Goudreau’s band, Tom, created the tunes that would eventually land a contract with Epic. Ironically, Tom never picked up a guitar until he was 21, but when he did, he was self-taught, was a very quick study, and mastered his craft by listening to his idols, Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Page and Ray Davies. Todd Rundgren was the first musician that Tom heard that utilized lead guitars in harmony, and was the spark that compelled Scholz to create his trademark harmony guitar solos.

From 1973 to 1976, he recorded demos of songs written by himself and Brad Delp. He worked exclusively with Jim Masdea to arrange and record the drum tracks, then Tom would overdub every instrument, experimenting and agonizing over each note, one track at a time, until the symphony he envisioned sprang to life. Brad then followed, similarly overdubbing every lead and harmony vocal, one track at a time. Tom continued to finance this hobby by working at Polaroid, where he also admits, “I wrote some of my best music working there.” After years of solid rejections and money running out, this formula finally paid off with a CBS recording contract offer for Tom and Brad in 1976. Scholz continued to work at Polaroid after the completion of the BOSTON debut album. Many drafting and engineering areas there allowed music from portable radios which secretly irritated Tom…they interfered with his mental song arrangement while doing his design work. He left Polaroid when the radios began playing, “More Than a Feeling.”

BOSTON’s newest drummer, Jeff Neal has this to say, “His long list of accomplishments, sheer talent and record of generosity towards others over the years speaks for itself. From the beginning, it has always been about the music. BOSTON’s success has been built on it’s sound, not its image, and Tom is responsible for this. It is one of the most identifiable and unique sounds out there, and it has stood the test of time when so many other fads and trends have come and gone. Tom is a tone master, he has incredibly discriminating ears. It really is a thing to behold to see him at work. I ‘ d like to think the experience has made me better at focusing and improving my own tone and sound.” He adds, “One of Tom’s most admirable traits is his ability to envision the entire ‘BOSTON’ experience in his head and work tirelessly and relentlessly to see that vision become a reality. In stark contrast, I only need to focus on one single element during a performance, but Tom hears and sees the entire production, right down to the smallest detail. That’s why at the end of the night when Brad says, “there would be no BOSTON without Tom Scholz,” it is totally appropriate and deserving. If it weren’t for Tom, none of this would exist… period.”

Gary spent four years in a band called Crossfire. He recalls, “Mitchell Froom was our organist. He’s gone on to be a great producer (Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Los Lobos, Crowded House, Suzanne Vega, Sheryl Crow, etc.). We were opening some shows for Norman Greenbaum (Spirit in the Sky) when he was performing as a singer/songwriter on acoustic guitar. We had done our set and left the stage to Norman. He was halfway through his set when we noticed the audience was getting restless and wanted him to rock out. In the middle of one of Norman’s songs, our drummer, Steve Jones, got back on stage and started playing! Norman turned around in shock. Then he looked at the rest of us on the side of the stage and waved us up. We’d seen him about a half dozen times so we sort of knew his songs. Mitchell and his brother David (our pianist) have perfect pitch and were telling me and our bassist what the chords were as we went along. The crowd seemed to dig it and we ended the show with a rocked out version of Spirit in the Sky.”

Gary quickly became indispensable to Tom’s BOSTON efforts. This quintessential multi-tasker has been Scholz’s right-hand man for over 20 years, serving as Vice President of Scholz Research and Development, assisting in building Tom’s Hideaway Studio II, and is a crucial part of the massive technical undertaking of managing the stage equipment on a BOSTON tour, including all of the back line and audio equipment. He also manages tech people, teaches band performers their parts, organizes rehearsals, integrates the “front of house” sound company system and personnel. Scholz wouldn’t tour without Pihl, saying, “I’d be lost without him. Gary’s the only other person on tour that has a thorough understanding of the complex audio productions systems that turn the efforts of 7 musicians and singers into the perfectly mixed stereo sound coming out the the sound system. That includes everyone, the road crew and the sound reinforcement technicians.” As Kimberley Dahme puts it, “In my opinion, he is the glue that holds BOSTON together. He works with us individually for hours on end, and assists Tom solving all of the problems that come up. He cares. I am so thankful to him, he is amazing. I don’t have enough good things to say about Gary.” Pihl is an expert professional photo editor, and did all of the editing for the graphics that were required for Corporate America as well as the remastered Boston and Don’t Look Back CD’s.

In addition to his BOSTON ventures, he still finds time to let his creative energy fly. He says, “I’ve enjoyed working with some friends on a “project band” called Alliance. It’s Dave Lauser from Sammy Hagar’s band, Alan Fitzgerald from Night Ranger, and Robert Berry from 3. It’s a mix of all our favorite styles from Blues to Prog rock.” Alliance has released six albums to date. “Robert Berry and I are also in a band called  December People . We do traditional holiday songs but in the style of different rock bands. We do Joy to the World as if the Who were playing it, Santa Claus is Coming to Town like ZZ Top might play it. You get the idea. It’s a lot of fun and every show we do is a benefit for a local charity, usually a food bank.” Gary’s latest venture is an album he co-wrote with singer Mick Devine. The band name is The Roads and the album is titled Simple Man. It’s received some very nice reviews and two songs have been turned into videos. A long-time vegetarian like Brad and Tom, Gary resides in a suburb of Boston with his wife and two sons.

Tommy DeCarlo

Tommy started playing piano when he was about 14 years old. Self-taught, one could usually find him picking out chords on an old upright when he wasn’t playing sports. As far as singing goes, DeCarlo explains, “Well … I truly have to thank Brad Delp for helping me develop that gift. When I first began to listen to BOSTON as a young teenager, I absolutely loved Brad’s voice and how he would sing those classic hits whenever there was a BOSTON song on the radio. It wasn’t like I was trying to sing like Brad, it was just that I loved to sing along with him.”

He posted his BOSTON covers and other music on his myspace page, and even wrote a song in honor of Delp. Hearing of a tribute being planned, a friend encouraged DeCarlo to take action. He remembers, “I sent my myspace page link to the BOSTON camp, and I also offered to sing my song at the tribute show, never thinking I’d get a reply. I did end up getting one about two weeks later thanking me for the offer, but at this point there were not going to be any additions to the line up. It was a very nice reply, and I was just thrilled that I got a response.”

Several weeks later, Tom Scholz happened to hear Tommy’s cover of “Don’t Look Back,” and was shocked. Knowing every nuance of Brad’s voice, he could not believe that this was not Brad singing, exclaiming, “I haven’t heard anyone else sing like that in 35 years.” Scholz contacted Tommy and invited him to come and sing a few songs at the tribute. DeCarlo’s reaction was, “I would have never believed this could happen in a million years. The next thing I knew I was on my way to Boston to sing with BOSTON … are you kidding me?”

Prior to that, the largest crowd that Tommy had sung in front of was several dozen people, performing karaoke in a bowling alley. DeCarlo confesses, “I must admit, most of those 30 or 40 were bowling.” His next gig was in front of over 5,000 people, although that wasn’t the most daunting part of his trip. He says, “The most scary time for me was when I walked into rehearsal and met them all for the first time. As I walked into the building where rehearsal was taking place … I could hear the sound of a kick drum off in the distance … I walked through the doors and could not believe it … there was BOSTON rehearsing ‘Don’t Look Back.’ Wow!”

At the Bank Of America Pavilion for a sound check the next morning, he got his first look at the size of the audience he would be singing for. Tommy laughs, “It was nothing like the bowing alley, I’ll tell you that.” Due to time constraints, DeCarlo never even got a sound check, but it simply didn’t matter, that night he stunned the crowd with his performance of Smokin’ and “Party.”

When not on tour with BOSTON, Jeff’s “other” job is teaching U.S. and World History at a local high school in his native Maine, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He also coaches soccer at the collegiate level, and is an avid player himself. However, music is his first passion, and he has played drums in local clubs since his late teens, where an audience of 175 would constitute a “huge night.” How did he make the shift from playing bars to full-blown concerts? In his words, “The way I handle it, is I do as much preparation as possible, mentally and physically, just focusing on the task at hand, without thinking about the enormity of what I’m doing. You can start to kind of wig out on that. One can easily get overwhelmed if you worry about the extraneous things. I try to stay focused on playing my parts to the best of my ability, and that allows me to make the transition. The preparation is key. It is kind of an awe-inspiring thing, now to share the stage with idols of mine. From the beginning, everyone in the band was great, making me feel at ease. It’s a huge plus to have people realize what you might be going through, and say the right things to pick you up. It relieves a lot of pressure, and you can focus on doing what you need to do.” He adds, “The reality is that people are coming to see you whether it’s 25 or 25,000, and it’s important to give a good performance regardless.”

Tracy Ferrie

After graduating high school, Tracy attended the Berklee School of Music for several years, during which he started playing with local bands in clubs, as well as doing a fair share of session work. Moving west to further his studies in LA, He attended The Music Institute of Technology. Making the rounds in the Hollywood circuit playing in various bar bands, Ferrie landed his first pro gig, touring with the Young American Showcase. That was just the beginning of a musical career that has taken him to over 25 countries to date, playing with artists such as Whitecross, Guardian, and Stryper. Reflecting on his travels over the years, Ferrie says, “I get a kick out of how small a world it is. To be asked for an autograph in a foreign country by a fan that is holding a product that you worked on is both humbling and inspiring.”

Tracy also teaches bass, something he finds very rewarding. “I know the positive and life-changing influence of a mentor, and I feel very grateful to be able to share what I’ve learned.” He lives on Cape Cod with his wife and their four children.

Performing at various venues, Beth sang rock, R & B and Latin material, and began incorporating Spanish into her music.  Her talents caught the attention of Jon Secada, and soon after, she toured as one of his background vocalists.  In addition to being a successful writer, she has traveled the world doing what she loves, and has worked with artists such as Julio Iglesias, Barbra Streisand, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Pink, and most recently, Barry Gibb, where she was also featured as a solo vocalist on his tour.

 Curly Smith

Born in the Big Sky country of Montana, but raised in Arkansas, Curly Smith had rhythm spoon-fed into his being from living next to railroad tracks. The thundering trains mesmerized the young boy, who started beating on pots and pans to accompany the sound of the railroad cars lumbering by. Whenever he had the opportunity, Curly would cross the tracks and soak in the sounds of the gospel music emitted from the church nearby. This laid the foundation for his quest for a musical career.

12 June 1951 – 9 March 2007

Growing up in Danvers, Massachusetts on Boston’s north shore, Brad was bitten by the music bug at the tender age of 13, after seeing The Beatles on  The Ed Sullivan Show .  That fateful experience would lead to a long love affair with the British band that would always be a part of his life.  He immediately ran out to buy his first guitar, and went to work at learning to play.  Shortly thereafter, he joined his first band, The Iguanas, a short-lived endeavor that soon morphed into The Monks, a band that Brad played in throughout his high school years.

Upon graduating, Brad honed his unique singing style by performing in various clubs regularly in the early ’70’s, a welcome respite from his day job, where he worked in a factory making heating coils.  Barry Goudreau, another north shore musician, brought Brad to the attention of Tom Scholz who was recording demo tapes in his basement studio at the time.  It would prove to be one of those serendipitous chance encounters that inevitably changes the course of history.  Tom recalls, “I met Brad, soft spoken and unassuming, when he auditioned in a recording studio outside of Boston one night to sing several songs I had written.  He didn’t warm up; he just listened to the prerecorded instrument track once. Then he started to sing. I don’t know if it took two seconds or three, but before he finished singing the first line I knew that some guardian angel had just delivered to me one of the best vocalists ever to step up to a microphone!”  He continues, “Then he kept going and I realized he wasn’t just one of the best, he was amazing!  High notes I hadn’t heard before followed by harmonies, and overdubbed exact duplicate layered tracks, all with ease, all with emotion, and yet all technically precise.  Before we left that night he had rewritten the lyrics and the melody, sung all the vocal parts, and with the magic of his voice turned my stark guitar riff into a song! From that moment on, I only hoped I could write and record music worthy of his attention and interpretation.”

Not only did he possess one of the most recognizable voices in the history of rock music, but Brad Delp also played guitar, keyboards, and harp (harmonica).  In addition to being blessed with those golden vocal chords, he was also a talented songwriter, and wrote or co-wrote with Tom several songs on the first two BOSTON albums, as well as on their fourth effort,  Walk On .  Singing lead and all the harmony tracks (4-6 depending on the song) on the first 3 BOSTON albums, Brad’s voice became an international treasure, heard around the world on a daily basis.  He also joined in BOSTON’s studio efforts for the  Greatest Hits  and  Corporate America  releases.

Creating the ethereal vocal masterpieces seemed second nature to Brad.  Tom recollects, “There were soulful notes that pulled you into the song, stratospheric screams and angelic high notes, and after hitting these record breaking notes he’d go back and sing a harmony part above it! He didn’t rehearse any of these parts, he could jump back and forth between harmony parts, double tracking parts, and then go back and do it again exactly the same with one tiny change, adjusting all the other singing parts to fit with bionic accuracy.”  The 35 year relationship between the duo grew into one that oftentimes needed no words for communication.  Brad once noted, “Tom and I know each other so well. When we go in the studio there is a little bit of ESP.”  For anyone that’s ever listened to Brad in rehearsals, watching him tweak the harmony parts with his band mates was a special treat, he was a true master at his craft.  BOSTON guitarist Gary Pihl says, “Over the thirty years that I knew Brad, he seemed happiest when he was making music.  His enthusiasm for working on our songs never waned.”

Brad shared his incredible gift with millions, touring with BOSTON seven times over the course of his career.  He was well known for his innate ability to make everyone that he encountered feel special, as if there were no one else in the room.  His fans rave about what a personable and unpretentious man he was, as do his band mates.  Tom states, “You’d think anyone with this super human talent would be an insufferable egomaniac.  But Brad was just the opposite, and amazingly he remained honestly humble in spite of the incredible star pressure that followed BOSTON’s success.”  Drummer Jeff Neal says, “There’s not much more that can be said about him that hasn’t already been said a million times.  One of the most distinguishable voices in all of popular music, and also one of the nicest, most down to earth guys you’ll ever have the pleasure of meeting.  I have never seen anyone who seemed so effortless at what he did, whether it was singing those classic lines from the first album or working a room at a meet-and-greet.”  Gary Pihl adds, “I’ve been in other bands where we avoided talking to fans. Brad went out of his way to make sure he met everybody, signed all the autographs they wanted and took pictures with any fan who has a camera!  He’d be the last guy to get on the bus at the end of the night because he’d be talking and signing autographs for fans who had waited at the back gate.”

Jeff says, “If there were such a thing as a rock & roll university, Brad would have been my first choice for teaching ‘How to be a Rock Icon 101.’   He was self-effacing, kind-hearted and always willing to share the attention.  He also had one of the quickest wits around.”   Kimberley Dahme, BOSTON’s bassist agrees, saying, “I’ll never forget the first singing lesson I got from Brad.  I’d just joined the band, and Brad told me to sing my harmony parts like this, ‘Be a girl, sounding like a boy, trying to sound like a girl.’”  Like his angelic voice that was always there, so was his great sense of humor.  Tom says, “Although I rarely remember seeing him in the throws of a good belly laugh, he could keep the people around him in stitches effortlessly, and did so on a daily basis.”  Former BOSTON bass player David Sikes recalls some of the fun he had with Brad on the road, “Fielding Mellish was Brad’s registered hotel name on tour. Mine was Stiffle Hawks.  I was also Moe Howard for a while.  Brad and I especially had a lot of fun with these names, we were like two sneaky kids getting away with something.  Brad was a huge movie fan … he could tell you who directed and starred in tons of movies, Woody characters were some of his favorites.”

After a hiatus from BOSTON in the early ’90’s, Brad returned to Scholz’s studio to lay some tracks for  Corporate America .  Over the years, he lent his songwriting and vocal talents to several projects including the solo album by Barry Goudreau, Orion the Hunter, and RTZ.  Most recently, in 2003 Brad and Barry released their collective effort,  Delp and Goudreau .  When not touring with BOSTON, Brad was involved with a Beatles tribute band called Beatlejuice.  Tom claims, “They sounded more like the Beatles than the Beatles did!”  Delp cited the Fab Four as his greatest influence, and had been a huge fan since he first heard them over the airwaves.

Regardless of which band he was performing with, Brad always gave his all to the fans that unquestionably adored him.  He once said, “I never get tired of playing because every show is different.  Wherever you do the show, there’s a certain amount of pride because you don’t want people to go away disappointed.”  Anyone observing the audience’s reaction at any given show would see that they never tired of seeing him perform, either.  A few years back, Brad was explaining what it felt like to perform the Beatles songs that he loved so much, stating, “I tell people that it is the only thing that I can do that makes me feel 15 again; it really does.  The BOSTON thing is the only thing I can do that makes me feel 25 again.  At 52, 25 is not that bad an age to be.”  To all the fans that Brad left behind, his legendary voice will always be timeless.

A vegetarian for 38 years, Brad was a compassionate soul who dedicated time and money for various charitable causes that were dear to his heart.  Until the time of his death, he lived in New Hampshire’s Merrimac Valley with his fiancée Pamela, who shared his life with him for 7 years.  He is survived by his daughter Jenna, his son John-Michael, numerous family members and close friends, and millions of people who will miss him dearly.