Tommy Decarlo, Boston Fan Who Became The Band's Lead Singer, Dies At 60

Tommy DeCarlo, a longtime instrumentality of Boston who became nan classical stone band’s lead vocalist successful nan precocious 2000s, has died. He was 60.

DeCarlo died Monday pursuing a conflict pinch encephalon cancer, his family announced connected Facebook.

“[H]e fought pinch unthinkable spot and courageousness correct up until nan very end,” nan family’s connection said. “During this difficult time, we kindly inquire that friends and fans respect our family’s privateness arsenic we grieve and support 1 another.”

Born April 23, 1965, successful Utica, N.Y., DeCarlo said he first started listening to Boston — nan 1970s stone set known for its instrumental overtures and hits including “More Than a Feeling,” “Don’t Look Back” and “Peace of Mind” — arsenic a young teenager, according to nan group’s website. The vocalist credited his emotion for Boston’s original frontman Brad Delp and his desire to singing on pinch him connected nan power for helping to create his ain singing voice.

After Delp’s death successful 2007, DeCarlo, past a head astatine a Home Depot, sent a nexus to his MySpace page filled pinch Boston covers arsenic good arsenic an original opus successful tribute to Delp to nan Boston camp, hoping for a chance to participate successful a tribute show for nan singer. They kindly turned down his offer.

But eventually, Boston laminitis and lead songwriter Tom Scholz heard DeCarlo’s screen of “Don’t Look Back” and invited nan vocalist to execute a fewer songs pinch nan set astatine nan tribute. That tribute show would beryllium DeCarlo’s first clip ever performing pinch immoderate set successful beforehand of a crowd, but it wouldn’t beryllium his last. He continued to execute pinch nan set astatine unrecorded shows for years, and moreover joined them connected immoderate tracks for their 2013 album, “Life, Love & Hope.”

DeCarlo besides formed nan set Decarlo pinch his son, guitarist Tommy DeCarlo Jr. In October, nan vocalist announced he was stepping distant from performing owed to “unexpected wellness issues.”

“[P]erforming and sharing euphony pinch each of you astir nan world has been 1 of nan top joys of my life,” DeCarlo wrote successful his Facebook post. “I can’t convey you each capable for nan unthinkable love, support, and knowing you’ve shown maine and my family during this time. It genuinely intends nan world to us.”