Brad Delp Rock star, vocalist of the band Boston Date of Birth: 12.06.1951 Country: USA

Biography of Brad Delp

Brad Delp, the rock star and lead vocalist of the band "Boston," was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to a family of Canadian immigrants. On March 9, 2007, at one-thirty in the afternoon, a call rang out in the police station of Atkinson, an American city. Responding to the alarming news, the police were on the scene within ten minutes. After a thorough inspection of the house, the police lieutenant had to conclude that there were no signs of a violent death. The police's unequivocal conclusion was suicide. Thus ended the life of the legendary Brad Delp, the frontman of the supergroup "Boston." He was only 55 years old. The following night, the official website of the band "Boston" ceased its operations, putting up an announcement: "We have just lost one of the best guys in rock and roll." Brad Delp was born in Danvers, Massachusetts to a family of Canadian immigrants. From childhood, his parents instilled in him a love for music. In 1964, his father would play the violin every evening at home. And thirteen-year-old Brad had already heard the music of the Beatles. He heard it and was conquered by rock and roll once and for all. The boy starts learning to play the guitar. Persistently and inspired, Brad gradually learns new musical techniques and timidly starts singing. Brad simply adored rock and roll. After five years, in 1969, Brad Delp's dream begins to come true: he joins Tom Scholz's band "Mother's Milk." For six long years, the young musicians knock on the doors of recording studios, achieving no results. And finally, in 1975, success arrives: the prestigious and classy label "Epic" agrees to sign a contract with the still unknown musicians. The triumph came suddenly and was simply overwhelming. The polished, meticulously played, and impeccably recorded debut album of the new band "Boston" with the same name becomes a sensation. The five-times platinum record sold over 17 million copies. Two years later, riding on the success of their first album, "Boston" releases their next album titled "Don't Look Back," which is also enthusiastically received by the global music audience. World tours and performances begin, and exhausted from them, the musicians take a creative pause for five long years, after which the band's lineup undergoes significant changes. Only Brad Delp and the "Boston" leader Tom Scholz remain from the "old guard." Is it surprising that the third album, "Third Stage," released in 1986, is radically different from the previous two? Disappointed, Brad Delp leaves the band in 1990, joining his old friend Barry Goudreau's group, RTZ (Return To Zero). In 1994, "Boston" unexpectedly comes back to life and releases a new album titled "Walk On," without Delp. Here is where the miracle happens that everyone who has ever decided to dedicate themselves to music probably awaits. The fans of the band refuse to accept the new vocalist of "Boston." They demand Delp, and only Delp! They force Brad to join the band during their tour in support of the album, and from that moment on, he never leaves the group. However, the band's activity decreases, and they gather less frequently, while Brad creates the band "Beatlejuice" for his own pleasure, performing exclusively Beatles songs. The new group toured all over New England, where they were greatly loved. Was Brad Delp happy? Did worldwide fame bring him satisfaction? Did twice-married Brad Delp find his own family happiness, having two children? We will never know. On March 9, 2007, he took his own life, leaving in the hearts of millions the words of a piercingly sad song: "She said I know what it's like to be dead, I know what it is to be sad, and she's making me feel like I've never been born..."