"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."
"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.""
Tommy DeCarlo, the lead singer of Boston for nearly 20 years, passed away Monday after battling brain cancer. His children announced his death on his social media pages, noting he fought with strength and courage. DeCarlo's journey with Boston began when he, then 43 and working at Home Depot in North Carolina, created a tribute song to original singer Brad Delp and posted it to MySpace. Founding guitarist Tom Scholz was impressed by DeCarlo's vocal resemblance to Delp and invited him to perform at a tribute concert, eventually asking him to join the band. DeCarlo toured with Boston and contributed to their 2013 album.
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