List of musicians in the band Boston
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The following list features musicians who have worked with the band Boston.
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[edit] Fran Cosmo
Fran Cosmo is a singer who worked with the group during the recording of Walk On, Greatest Hits (Boston) and Corporate America (album). He also sang and played guitar on the tours associated with these albums. He was also the lead singer of Orion The Hunter, a group founded by former Boston lead guitarist Barry Goudreau.
[edit] Anthony Cosmo
Anthony Cosmo is Fran Cosmo's son. He wrote and performed several songs on Boston's CD Corporate America giving the band a newer more contemporary sound. He was also on tour for this album.
[edit] Kimberley Dahme
Kimberley Dahme is the first girl in the band. Kimberley's forte is actually country music which she writes and records in Nashville where she lives. Tom Scholz was looking for a drummer and a bassist and happened to hear her perform in New England and asked her if she could play bass. Her response was that she could learn. And she did. She began performing with Boston at the 2002 Fiesta Bowl and toured for the Corporate America CD. Oddly enough she once performed in a Boston cover band. She has several country solo albums.
[edit] Bradley Delp
Bradley E. "Brad" Delp (born June 12, 1951) is the current lead vocalist of Boston. He also contributed backup vocals, guitar, and keyboards on several Boston albums. While on hiatus from the band, he plays in a Beatles tribute band called Beatlejuice. He cites The Beatles as his greatest musical influence. He was also lead vocalist for the band Return to Zero, a band created by former Boston member Barry Goudreau. Delp sings on all Boston recording except for Walk On and one selection from the band's bonus songs featured on the Greatest Hits album.
[edit] Barry Goudreau
Barry Goudreau (born November 29, 1951) is one of the original guitarists in Boston. Boston was formed from Barry's original band, "Mother's Milk".Barry left Boston in 1980.Since leaving, Goudreau has teamed up with several Boston members on various projects, including the band ,RTZ, tours and EP releases.
[edit] Sib Hashian
Sib Hashian was the drummer for Boston on the group's first two studio albums and also provided drums for a few tracks on Third Stage. Hashian left the band in the early 1980's; he was replaced by Jim Masdea.
[edit] Gary Pihl
Gary Pihl was the guitarist for Boston after the departure of Barry Goudreau. He remained with the group for two releases: Third Stage and Walk On, and continues to tour with the group. He was also heavily involved in Scholz Research & Development and the development of the Rockman (music) line of guitar amplifiers. Previous to Boston, he played with Sammy Hagar and with several other bands.
[edit] Tom Scholz
Donald Thomas "Tom" Scholz (born March 10, 1947) is the primary songwriter, musician and founding member of Boston. He is also a notable inventor, businessman, and social activist. Much of the recording equipment used by Boston had either been built or modified by Scholz himself. Scholz is known for taking his time to perfect Boston's releases; Boston's last three studio albums have been released in 8-year intervals. Scholz has been the only member of Boston to remain for the entire run.
[edit] Fran Sheehan
Fran Sheehan was the original bassist for the group. Sheehan left in the early 1980's, around the same time as Hashian.
