Tommy DeCarlo (April 23, 1965 – March 9, 2026)^[1] was an American singer who was the lead vocalist for the rock band Boston from 2007 until his death in 2026.

DeCarlo discovered and became a fan of Boston at the age of 12.^[2] Years later, he began writing his own music and in the 1990s began recording covers of himself singing his favorite Boston songs.

In March 2007, original Boston lead singer Brad Delp died by suicide at the age of 55. To honor Delp, DeCarlo wrote and recorded an original song about his favorite vocalist as well as recorded a couple of Boston covers. His daughter suggested he post the songs on a MySpace page that she helped him set up. He then decided to send his MySpace page link to Boston management. Not long after, he was contacted by Boston founding member Tom Scholz. At the time, DeCarlo was working at a Charlotte, North Carolina-area Home Depot as a credit manager. From 2007 until his death in 2026, he was the lead vocalist (or co-lead vocalist) for every subsequent touring lineup of Boston.

In November 2021, DeCarlo recorded and released the audiobook, Unlikely Rockstar – The Tommy DeCarlo Story, in which he narrates his life events from birth through his first performance with the band Boston in 2007. The recording of the book occurred throughout 2020 and 2021.

DeCarlo formed the band Decarlo (stylized DECARLO) with his son Tommy DeCarlo Jr. in 2012.^[3][4]

The band signed a deal with Frontier Records Srl in October 2018 and released their first album on January 24, 2020, called Lightning Strikes Twice which earned them a featured article in Billboard as 2020 Grammy Award contenders.

The title track « Lightning Strikes Twice » was released on October 28, 2019, the second single « There She Goes » was released on November 21, 2019, and the third and final single « A Better Day » was released on January 8, 2020. In 2022, DeCarlo signed a second record deal, this time a solo contract, with Frontier Records for Dancing in the Moonlight (released December 2022). DeCarlo recently^{[as of?]} toured the U.S. and Canada with his son and guitarist Tommy DeCarlo Jr.

DeCarlo was diagnosed with brain cancer in September 2025. DeCarlo later died from brain cancer on March 9, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the age of 60, 19 years to the day after his predecessor Brad Delp’s death.^[2]

• Dancing In the Moonlight (2022)

• Life, Love & Hope (2013) (DeCarlo provides lead vocals on « Life, Love & Hope », « Someday », « You Gave Up on Love (2.0) », « The Way You Look Tonight »)

• Lightning Strikes Twice (2020)

Singles

• « Lightning Strikes Twice » (2019)
• « There She Goes » (2019)
• « A Better Day » (2020)

• Tommy DeCarlo discography at Discogs
• Tommy DeCarlo at IMDb

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