Boston Needed Lead Singer, Found One Online
Plucked From Obscurity, Man Joins Favorite Band After Karaoke Wows Founder
By DESIREE ADIB and STEPHANIE DAHLE
Tommy DeCarlo of Charlotte, N.C., dreamed of becoming a rock star, listening to his favorite band's albums and memorizing their songs.
"A Boston song would come on and I'd get fired up and I'd start singing it," said DeCarlo, 43, a father of two kids -- Talia, 19, and Tommy Jr., 17.
But dreams didn't pay the bills, so DeCarlo worked as a credit manager at a Home Depot store in Charlotte to support his [family?].
Still, he never gave up singing along to his Boston CDs, and his daughter Talia took notice. She posted a MySpace page of DeCarlo singing karaoke to Boston songs after the band's lead singer, Brad Delp, committed suicide in March 2007. And, in an instant, DeCarlo's whole world turned upside down.
"I wanted to share [the karaoke] with ... other Boston fans," he said.
DeCarlo had to sing with the karaoke track because he had sold his keyboard in 2006, using the extra cash to buy Christmas presents for his children.
Meanwhile, up in Boston, members of the real band were struggling to continue playing as they coped with Delp's suicide.
"My wife was at her computer playing our tunes, and I asked whether it was us playing live," Boston founder Tom Scholz told USA Today. "She said, 'It's some guy in North Carolina singing your songs.' I said, 'I know Brad's voice, and that's Brad.'"
Still, a skeptical Scholz was intrigued.
"In order to believe it, I had to plug the computer into the big speakers so I could listen to the background music and see if it was the band," Scholz told ABC News. "And I realized it wasn't the band, it was a karaoke track. Somebody was singing to it, and it wasn't Brad."
So the band decided to give DeCarlo a shot -- as their new lead singer.
"I was like, 'Wow!'" DeCarlo told "Good Morning America." "I remember calling my wife and kids in the bedroom and I said, 'Look at this e-mail!' I couldn't believe it."
"I was like, 'Oh my goodness, I can't believe this is happening," said Talia DeCarlo. "It was crazy."
DeCarlo made his debut onstage at a tribute concert to Brad Delp last August. It was the first time he sang with a band in his entire life.
Source - ABC News, GMA
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I know you may not feel this to be the same as Brad, but if Tom gives it a thumbs up, it has to be good. Not many others could know any better. I think it's a good sign for the band. We enjoy the music, and while it would be great to see Brad again, allowing the opportunity for the rest of the band to continue their legacy is a great thing. I hope they do well with Mr. DeCarlo.
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It would be unfair of anyone to expect Boston to stop playing their music.
Mr. DeCarlo's voice is quite beautiful, actually. Now he can live his dream.
The most Beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and science.
~ Albert E.
amazing story, way to keep it moving.
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Especially amazing (to me, at least) is the fact that Tom thought it was Brad when he heard him...
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I want a journey and boston concert with thier new lead singers in tow.
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Journey has a new lead singer?Originally Posted by Feather
And Boston IS touring-
http://www.bandboston.com/flashsite407.html
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It is the source of all true art and science.
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JOURNEY--Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums) and Arnel Pineda (vocals)
The new Journey album, REVELATION, comes out TODAY (so does the new Disturbed album, Indestructible, btw).
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Thanks for the info!
I take it you will be looking to buy this today. Happy jammin'!
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ahh you beat me to the info
yeah that is it I want to see them tour together
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In all seriousness, I'm glad I am not the only Boston lover at ZP.
All the cool peoples!
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