Tommy DeCarlo, longtime singer of Boston, dies at 60

Tommy DeCarlo, veteran Boston singer, dies at 60 Tommy DeCarlo, who sang with the band Boston for nearly 20 years after posting a Myspace tribute to the band's original singer, has died at age 60. Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of the Boston classic rockers 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 their Facebook and Instagram pages that their father, who had been battling brain cancer for months, died Monday. They said: "He fought with incredible strength and courage until the end." He was 60 years old. Brad Delp, the original singer of the band founded in 1975 and with hits like “More Than a Feeling” and “Peace of Mind,” died in 2007. DeCarlo, then 43 years old and working at Home Depot in North Carolina, wrote, sang and recorded a tribute song to Delp. He posted that song along with some Boston covers on 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, impressed by the resemblance of his voice 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 biography on the band's website, "it was just that I loved singing with him." DeCarlo toured with Boston for nearly 20 years and sang on their 2013 album, “Life, Love and Hope.”