Tommy DeCarlo, the longtime lead singer of Boston, dies at age 60 after a months-long battle with brain cancer, the family says on Facebook and Instagram.His wife Annie DeCarlo and his children Talia DeCarlo and Tommy DeCarlo Jr. say he was diagnosed last September, that he fought with incredible strength and courage, and that they ask for privacy while they grieve.DeCarlo rises from fan to frontman after recording a tribute to Brad Delp on Myspace while working at a Home Depot, and Tom Scholz invites him to sing at a tribute concert before asking him to join Boston.During nearly 20 years with
Boston Tommy DeCarlo sings on the 2013 album
Life, Love and Hope, tours with the band and starts his own group,
DeCarlo, with his son, releasing albums in 2020 and 2022.