Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists. Boston's best-known works include the songs "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Don't Look Back" and "Amanda". They have sold over 50 m...
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Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists. Boston's best-known works include the songs "More Than a Feeling", "Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", "Smokin'", "Don't Look Back" and "Amanda". They have sold over 50 million albums worldwide, including 31 million albums in the United States.
Tom Scholz first started writing music in 1969 while he was attending MIT, where he wrote an instrumental, entitled "Foreplay". While attending MIT, Scholz joined the band "Freehold," where he met guitarist, Barry Goudreau and drummer, Jim Masdea, who would later become members of Boston. After graduation with a master's degree in mechanical engineering, Scholz worked for Polaroid, where he used his salary to buy a recording studio in his basement, and to finance demo...
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