R.I.P. Brad Delp

Boston
"Don't Look Back"

Brad Delp was an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. He died at home on March 9, 2007. At this point the cause of death is unknown, but police have said that there were no signs of foul play.

Born in Danvers, Massachusetts, Delp's interest in music began at age thirteen, when he bought a guitar after seeing the Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. In 1970, he was making heating elements for Mr. Coffee machines at Danvers company Hot-Watt when he met Boston founder Tom Scholz, guitarist Barry Goudreau and drummer Jim Masdea.

Delp had been a vegetarian for over thirty years and had contributed to a number of charitable causes. He was all set to marry longtime girlfriend Pamela Sullivan during a two day break in Boston's 2007 summer tour. Boston's official website was taken down yesterday and replaced with this simple, yet poignant statement: "We've just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."