Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his high range.
Delp was born on June 12, 1951 in Danvers, Massachusetts to French Canadian immigrants. While his father played fiddle at home, Delp was inspired after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and he started to learn guitar. He saw The Beatles live at Suffolk Downs ...
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Bradley E. Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his high range.
Delp was born on June 12, 1951 in Danvers, Massachusetts to French Canadian immigrants. While his father played fiddle at home, Delp was inspired after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 and he started to learn guitar. He saw The Beatles live at Suffolk Downs in East Boston on August 18, 1966. In 1970, he was making heating elements for Mr. Coffee machines at Danvers company Hot-Watt when he met Boston founding members Tom Scholz, Barry Goudreau and Jim Masdea.
In 1969, Delp began performing in Tom Scholz' band Mother's Milk. Delp had been introduced to Scholz through fellow Mother's Milk band member Barry Goudreau. Scholz was looking for a singer to complete some demo recordings he had been working on. After much toiling and re-tweaking of tracks, these demos were 'shopped' and Epic Records would...
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