Delp had recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend. He is going to be sorely missed in this city and the music-loving world." "He had one incredible, amazing set of pipes. "The few times I did meet him, he was very down-to-earth and seemed like a great guy, without any of the ego baggage," Perry said. He was "one of the most congenial guys I ever met."Īerosmith guitarist Joe Perry agreed in a statement last night. "I think everyone who hears this news today, the first thing they think is, 'Oh my God, he was such a nice guy.' " Westover said. He planned to have a tribute to him at the venue last night. "Not only was the band really sharp, but Brad had this uncanny way of becoming John Lennon, and Paul McCartney and Harrison too," said Westover, who called Mr. Delp's Boston fame, they came back for the group's ebullient performances, in which he always dedicated "All You Need Is Love" to the lovers in the audience. Though some fans were initially drawn by Mr. Each of its more than 50 appearances were sold out, Westover said. "We're really kind of walking around in a daze," the club's booking agent, Dana Westover, said last night.īeatlejuice had been performing at Johnny D's since 1996. Delp found new fans while fronting Beatlejuice, his popular Beatles cover band, which was scheduled to play Johnny D's in Somerville this weekend. In all ways someone could nonverbally communicate with the audience, he did." "He croaked out a couple of words with a smile. "He could have stayed away, pouted, not shown up, but he was there," said Simon. He recalled a two-night charity event the band did in the mid-1990s at the House of Blues in Cambridge, when Mr. Delp as the "go-to guy," making himself available for everything from autographs to interviews to charity appearances. Steve Simon, who was in charge of the band's business and legal affairs from 1983 to 2003, last night remembered Mr. He rejoined Boston in time for the tour in support of the band's 1994 release "Walk On." Delp spent time in a band called RTZ, which released albums in 19. "It's good to be home."īoston kept a low profile after that, and Mr. "This is the best audience around," he added. Delp shouted from the stage at one point. "It took us a long time to get here - and we're going to stick around a while!" the curly-haired Mr. In 1987, soon after the release of "Third Stage," the band played an unprecedented nine nights at the Worcester Centrum. Still, both albums went to Number One.ĭuring its heyday, Boston's following in New England was huge. The band took two years for the followup, "Don't Look Back." But Scholz, a notorious perfectionist, was unhappy with the results, and it took eight more years for the release of Boston's next album, "Third Stage."īy then only Scholz and Mr. Delp's voice lifted above the trademark layered guitars, seemingly reaching into the stratosphere pictured on the band's space-age album covers.īoston's debut has since appeared on countless "best of" lists and was recently voted one of the top 50 essential albums for rock fans as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200." Songs such as "More Than A Feeling," "Foreplay/Long Time," and "Rock and Roll Band" helped the album sell over 17 million copies and is a staple of classic rock radio to this day. The group's self-titled 1976 debut album was one of the fastest selling in rock history. Delp helped form Boston with guitarist and studio mastermind Tom Scholz, drummer Sib Hashian, guitarist Barry Goudreau, and bassist Fran Sheehan in the early 1970s. , police and the New Hampshire medical examiner's office, with a report scheduled to be released on Monday.Ī Danvers native, Mr. The death remained under investigation by Atkinson, N.H. While police characterized his death as untimely, they reported no indication of foul play. Delp was found alone yesterday afternoon in his southern New Hampshire home, the Associated Press reported. Brad Delp, whose soaring tenor on songs such as "More Than Feeling" gave voice to the best-selling rock band Boston, died yesterday at the age of 55.
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