Brad Delp, the mightily piped lead singer of Boston, was found dead yesterday in his Atkinson, N.H. home; he was 55 years old. The Associated Press reports that the cause of death is unknown, but that foul play isn't suspected. From the New York
Times obit:
Mr. Delp's stacked vocal tracks, from earnest tenor to wailing falsetto, were so central to the music that in Boston's first management and recording contracts, [Tom] Scholz and Mr. Delp were the only official members of the band; Barry Goudreau on guitar, Fran Sheehan on bass and Sib Hashian on drums were soon added. Mr. Scholz wrote all the songs on Boston's debut except "Smokin'," written with Mr. Delp, and "Let Me Take You Home Tonight," credited to Mr. Delp alone.
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Looks like one singer won't be enough for the upcoming Boston tour, their first since the death of original vocalist Brad Delp. We've already told you that ex-Stryper Michael Sweet would be on board, but Tom Scholz (who is Boston, for all intents and purposes), will also bring along Tommy DeCarlo, a fortysomething Home Depot credit manager and father of two. DeCarlo posted a tribute to Delp, " A Man He'll Always Be," on his MySpace page, along with several Boston covers. And Scholz heard.
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Boston's Tom Scholz is as 
