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Brad Delp

ブラッド・デルプ　/　ぶらっど・でるぷ

American singer

June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007　・　Peabody, Massachusetts, United States

Massachusetts
singer
singer-songwriter
composer

My Take

Brad Delp had one of the warmest, most soaring voices in American rock, and that's exactly why his story leaves me aching. As the original lead singer of Boston from 1975 onward, he stacked those luminous multi-tracked harmonies almost single-handedly, conjuring a choir out of one man. There's a cruel irony in how that bright, hopeful sound came from someone who took his own life in 2007. It's a reminder that the people who give us joy often carry private darkness we never hear. I can't listen to those records without thinking of the man behind the light, and I never will.

Overview

Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American singer and musician who was the original lead vocalist of the American rock band Boston. A Massachusetts native, Delp began collaborating with leader Tom Scholz in 1970, and was the band's longtime lead singer across various stints from 1975 until his suicide in 2007.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Brad Delp
Name (Japanese): ブラッド・デルプ
Reading: ぶらっど・でるぷ
Born: June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rabbit
Origin: Peabody, Massachusetts, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / singer-songwriter / composer / guitarist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Danvers High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%97

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