Tommy DeCarlo

Tommy DeCarlo (born April 23, 1965) is an American singer and keyboardist who is the current lead vocalist for the rock band Boston.

Tommy DeCarlo
DeCarlo performing with Boston at Epcot 2022
Background information
Born (1965-04-23) April 23, 1965
Rome, New York, U.S.
GenresRock, hard rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, percussion
Years active1986–present
Associated actsBoston, DECARLO

Biography

DeCarlo was born in Rome, New York. He discovered and became a fan of Boston at age 12. Years later, he began writing his own music in the 1990s and recording covers of himself singing his favorite Boston songs. He posted these recordings on his daughter's MySpace page.

In March 2007, original Boston lead singer Brad Delp unexpectedly died at the age of 55. To honor Delp, DeCarlo wrote and recorded an original song about his favorite vocalist as well as a couple of Boston covers. His daughter suggested he post the songs on a Myspace page she helped him set up. He then decided to send his Myspace page link to Boston management. Not long after he was contacted by Boston founding member Tom Scholz. 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.[1] Later in 2007 DeCarlo was hired by Scholz as the vocalist of Boston. He has toured with the band on all tours since 2008.

Tommy DeCarlo currently resides near Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Annie.

Recently, Tommy recorded and released an audiobook of his life events from birth through becoming a singer for Boston. The recording of the book occurred throughout 2020 and 2021. It is currently available on audible.

Decarlo (band)

Tommy DeCarlo formed the band Decarlo (stylized DECARLO) with his son Tommy DeCarlo Jr. in 2012.[2][3]

The band signed a deal with Frontier Records Srl in October 2018 and released 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.

As of 2020, the band is performing in Charlotte, North Carolina and along the east coast.[4][5]

Discography

Studio albums
with Boston
  • Life, Love & Hope (2013) (DeCarlo provides lead vocals on "Life Love and Hope", "Someday", "You Gave Up on Love (2.0)", "The Way You Look Tonight")
with DeCarlo
  • Lightning Strikes Twice (2020)

Singles
  • "Lightning Strikes Twice" (2019)
  • "There She Goes" (2019)
  • "A Better Day" (2020)

References
  1. From Myspace to becoming the lead singer of BOSTON – The Big Idea Blog – MSNBC.com
  2. "Tommy DeCarlo of Boston Starts Anew with a Familial Project". Queen City Nerve. August 21, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. DeGuzman, A. Colleen (January 16, 2020). "From Boston to the RGV: Tommy DeCarlo bringing his band to McAllen". The Monitor. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. http://www.decarlorocks.com
  5. https://www.facebook.com/pg/DECARLOROCKS/about/?ref=page_internal

Tommy Decarlo's – Unlikely Rockstar – The Tommy DeCarlo Story on Audible


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