Fran Cosmo

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Fran Cosmo
Birth name Francis Cosmo Migliaccio
Genre(s) Rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar
Years active 1980-Present
Associated acts Boston, Orion the Hunter, Cosmo

Fran Cosmo is an American musician best known as a former lead singer of the band Boston.

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[edit] Music career

Cosmo was first featured on Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau's self titled solo album in 1980, a prelude to the formation of Orion the Hunter in 1983. Orion the Hunter released an album in 1984 on Columbia Records, which yielded a hit single "So You Ran", featuring the sky-high vocals which prompted Cosmo's entrance to Boston in 1991.

In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist on the Multi-Platinum Boston disc Walk On, which reached #7 on the Billboard Charts and produced three hit singles, including "I Need Your Love", which climbed to #4 Mainstream Rock Chart, in spite of the growing popularity of the Seattle-Driven grunge movement.

Upon Delp's return to Boston, the two shared vocals in concert, where Delp said Cosmo covered "the really tough high parts." [1]. In 1997, Cosmo was again featured on Boston's 'Greatest Hits' Album, and took an even larger role in the 2002 album Corporate America, with the addition of co-production to his credits as vocalist.

Cosmo performed in Boston tours from 1994 to 2004, and currently performs in the band Cosmo with original Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau, his son Anthony (also a former member of Boston), Bill Carman, Gary Johnson and Tom Moonan.

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Barry Goudreau solo

  • Barry Goudreau (1980)

[edit] With Orion the Hunter

[edit] With Boston

[edit] With Cosmo

  • Alien (2006)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (June 10, 1995). In performance: Rock. New York Times

[edit] External links

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