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Boston frontman Tommy DeCarlo dies aged 60

The singer joined the band in 2007, touring with them and providing lead vocals on their last album, Life, Love & Hope

The Guardian - UK

Tommy DeCarlo Cause of Death: Inside the Illness That Ended the Boston Singer's Remarkable 'Fan-to-Frontman' Journey

Discover Tommy DeCarlo's legacy, battle with brain cancer, and the lasting impact he left on rock music and fans worldwide

International Business Times UK

Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, 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 60

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Tommy DeCarlo, the childhood Boston fan who became the band's frontman, dead at 60

Boston vocalist Tommy DeCarlo died today (March 9) from brain cancer

Louder

"I was on top of the world... and then I'm back where I started, on the ground": The man who became Boston's singer but wasn't allowed to tell anyone has finally broken his silence

With singer Brad Delp's future in Boston uncertain, Tom Scholz hired a secret replacement. Four decades on, he's finally telling his story

Louder

"I knew that if it failed then I would have no one to blame but myself": How Boston were almost pulled apart by turmoil and tragedy

Boston, created by reclusive genius Tom Scholz, flew high but fell so far

Louder

“CBS ran an ad that said, ‘6 million people have heard the sound of his guitar. Let us introduce you to him…’ That made a huge rift”: Barry Goudreau was there from the beginning of Boston –but has regrets about how things ended with Tom Scholz

Gibson wielder, who always preferred Marshall to Scholz’s Rockman brand, recalls being edged out but not caring at first, until it led to an angry split and legal repercussions

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“Tom thought I was trying to make myself look like the guy who was behind Boston. After that, he said he wasn’t going to work with me anymore”: Barry Goudreau opens up on his bitter parting with Tom Scholz

A CBS promotional campaign for Goudreau's 1980 solo album caused an irreparable rift with his Boston bandmate

Guitar World

“The X100 is very good at what it does – some might say even too good”: MXR Rockman X100 Analog Tone Processor Pedal review

The legendary Tom Scholz headphone amp and signal processor gets reborn in pedal form

Guitar World

“Perfect for anyone seeking that specific '80s arena-rock vibe”: MXR Rockman X100 pedal

MXR revives Tom Scholz’s fabled '80s guitar headphone-amp tone in its latest pedal. Mass Hysteria ensues...

MusicRadar

“The secret weapon that defined the sound of 1980s arena rock”: MXR officially revives the Rockman – the revolutionary headphone amp used by Joe Satriani, Phil Collen and Boston

The device – considered to be a forerunner to today's multi-effects pedals – revolutionized guitar recording, and can be heard on thousands of hits

Guitar World

“The sound of a thousand hits”: The Rockman amp shaped the sound of 1980s rock – now MXR is bringing it back in a new pedal form

The original Rockman revolutionized guitar recording and is widely considered to be the forerunner to today's multi-effects pedals

Guitar World

“The music business attracts the lowest form of life!”: How the leader of a multi-million selling rock band took on the industry and won!

If ever an artist stuck it to The Man, it was Boston’s leader Tom Scholz

MusicRadar

“I had enough money for one last demo and sent it off to 24 companies, then figured I’d sit back and wait for the rejection letters": How Tom Scholz's years of dogged determination and intricate guitar tracking paid off for Boston and More Than A Feeling

“Epic flat-out rejected it and sent me an insulting letter!”

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“I was young, I had never been in the studio, and I had no idea what to expect…I took a lot of inspiration from Tom Scholz’s ’board”: Grand Funk Railroad’s new guitarist Mark Chatfield goes way back with the band

His recently resurrected school band The Godz was produced by Don Brewer, before Chatfield fell in and out with Bob Seger, rejected then embraced Mesa/Boogie, and finally became Brewer’s bandmate in Grand Funk, replacing Bruce Kulick

Louder

"I've spent six months making a recording of a song that I've thrown out" - Tom Sholz on the secrets of Boston's first album

Driven on by one man’s perfectionism, Boston’s debut took seven painstaking years to complete, yet its creation was inspired by just 20 seconds of music

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