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Boston
American rock band
Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, by chief songwriter and composer Tom Scholz. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist Scholz and lead vocalist Brad Delp, who remained the only constant members from 1975 to 1990, and from 1994 until Delp's suicide in 2007.
Other musicians and members of the band varied largely across the group's lineup history.
File card: Boston
members: Brad Delp, David Victor, Anton Cosmo
formed in: Boston
labels: Epic Records
genres: hard rock
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Early years (1969–1975)
Tom Scholz first started writing music in 1969 while he was attending Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he wrote an instrumental song, "Foreplay". While attending MIT, Scholz joined the band Freehold, where he met guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Jim Masdea, who would later become members of Boston. Vocalist Brad Delp was added to the collective in 1970. After graduating with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from MIT, Scholz worked for Polaroid, using his salary to build a recording studio in his basement, and to finance demonstration tapes recorded in professional recording studios. These early demo tapes were recorded with (at various times) Delp on vocals, Goudreau on guitar, Masdea on drums, and Scholz...
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Innovation and style
Boston's genre is mostly described as hard rock and arena rock. The band has also incorporated elements of progressive rock into its music.
Hard / arena rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, USA, formed in 1976.
Current members:
● Tom Scholz – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (1976–present)
● Gary Pihl – rhythm and lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1985–present)
● Curly Smith – drums, percussion, harmonica, backing vocals (1994–1997, 2012–present)
● Jeff Neal – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2002–present)
● Tommy DeCarlo – lead vocals, keyboards, percussion (2008–2026 (died 2026))
● Tracy Ferrie – bass guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
● Beth Cohen – keyboards, guitar and vocals (2002, 2012, 2015–present)
Former members:
● Brad Delp – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion (1976–1989, 1994–2007; his death)
● Jim Masdea – drums, percussion, keyboards (1976, 1983–1988)
● Fran Sheehan – bass (1976–1983)
● Sib Hashian – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1976–1983; died 2017)
● Barry Goudreau – guitars, backing vocals (1976–1981)
● David Sikes – vocals, bass, keyboards (1987–1999)
● Doug Huffman – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals (1987–1994)
● Fran Cosmo – lead vocals, guitar (1993–2006)
● Anthony Cosmo (also known as Anton Cosmo) – gui
Also known as: Boston '87, ボストン, 波士頓合唱團, 보스톤
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