Fran Cosmo

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Fran Cosmo

Cosmo performing at the Cannery Casino Las Vegas
Background information
Birth name Francis Cosmo Migliaccio
Born (1956-10-17) October 17, 1956
Genres Rock
Occupations Musician
Instruments Lead Vocals, Guitar,
Years active 1980-Present
Labels Epic Records, MCA Records, Artemis Records, Frontiers Records
Associated acts Boston, Orion the Hunter, Cosmo
Website www.francosmo.net
Notable instruments
Custom built Ibanez Italian Flag Guitar

Fran Cosmo (born Francis Cosmo Migliaccio; October 17, 1956) is an American musician best known as a former lead singer of the band Boston.

Music career

Cosmo was first featured on 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."

In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist on the platinum Boston album Walk On, which reached #7 on the Billboard Charts and produced three hit singles, including "I Need Your Love", which climbed to #4 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

Upon Brad Delp's return to Boston for the concert tour (Delp never missed a Boston tour until his death in 2007), the two shared vocals in concert, where Delp said Cosmo covered "the really tough high parts.".[1] In 1997, Cosmo was again featured on 2 of the songs 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 his son, Anton Cosmo (also a former member of Boston), Bernie Garzio, Rusty Foulke, Mick Brooks, and Tom Moonan.

He also sings in the World Classic Rockers.

According to his website and Myspace, Cosmo is currently working on his first solo album.

Discography

With Barry Goudreau solo

With Orion the Hunter

With Boston

With Cosmo

  • Alien (2006)

References

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

External links

Boston
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
Other songs
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