Tommy DeCarlo, is an American singer / keyboardist and is the current lead singer of Boston.
Biography
Tommy DeCarlo was born in Utica, New York, located 55 miles east of Syracuse, New York. DeCarlo discovered and became a fan of the band Boston at age 12. Years later he began recording covers of him singing his favorite Boston songs. He posted these recordings on his daughter's MySpace page. Fast forward to March 2007. Original Boston lead singer Brad Delp unexpectedly died at the age of 55. To honor Delp, DeCarlo wrote and recorded an emotional song about his favorite vocalist. His daughter suggested that he post that song as well, on her Myspace page. Another Boston fan heard DeCarlo's work and suggested that he send his Myspace page link to Boston management. DeCarlo sent the link, and was approached by Boston founder Tom Scholz not long after. At the time, DeCarlo was working at a Charlotte area Home Depot as a Credit Manager. Scholz invited DeCarlo to perform at the Brad Delp Tribute Concert, which was happening soon at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston, MA. Later in 2007 DeCarlo was hired by Scholz as the lead vocalist of Boston. Tommy DeCarlo currently resides near Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Annie. He is also the front man for his second band named “DECARLO.” The band features his son Tommy DeCarlo Jr. on lead guitar, keyboards, and vocals; Christian Sturt on drums; and Payton Velligan on keyboards/guitar/bass/vocals. The band officially formed in 2013. “DECARLO” signed a deal with Frontier Records Srl in October 2018 and is due to release their first album on January 24, 2020 called “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE." The lead-off single "Lightning Strikes Twice" was released on October 28, 2019, the second single "There She Goes" was released on November 21, 2019 and the third and final single "A Better Day" was released on January 8, 2020. Tommy DeCarlo is the only current member of Boston that has a record deal outside of the band and that is touring extensively. DECARLO heads out in January 2020 for the “2020 LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE North American Tour.”
