Boston singer Tommy DeCarlo has passed away

Today it was announced that Tommy DeCarlo, who had been the lead singer of the American rock band Boston since 2007, has passed away due to brain cancer. In addition to touring with Boston, he also released a solo album and an album under the name DeCarlo.

He discovered the band Boston and its vocalist, Brad Delp, at the age of twelve and became a fan of the band. Later, he recorded some covers of Boston. After Delp died in 2007, DeCarlo wrote a song about his favourite singer and, listening to his daughter, posted it online. He also sent this, together with some Boston covers, to the management. He received a message from Boston leader Tom Scholz, upon which he was appointed as the new singer of the band.

With Boston, he released an album in 2013, “Life, Love & Hope”. On this album, he only performs lead vocals on three tracks. There are also posthumous tracks with Delp. Furthermore, he released an album in 2020 under the name “DeCarlo” and two years later another solo album as Tommy DeCarlo. He remained mainly active as a touring member of Boston.

In September last year, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Tommy DeCarlo was 60 years old.