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Brad Delp

1951 - 2007

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Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American singer and musician who was the original lead vocalist and frontman 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. Delp is best known for his lead vocals on the albums Boston (1976), Don't Look Back (1978) and Third Stage (1986). He performed in every Boston concert tour prior to his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Brad Delp is the 1,993rd most popular singer (down from 1,837th in 2024), the 10,903rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,810th in 2019) and the 541st most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Brad Delp ranks 1,993 out of 4,381. Before him are Claudia Brücken, Fat Joe, Natalie Horler, Alejandro Fernández, Roza Rymbayeva, and Iveta Bartošová. After him are Paul Jones, David Bisbal, Telma Hopkins, Kyōko Koizumi, Mira Awad, and Sunny.

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Among people born in 1951, Brad Delp ranks 577. Before him are Reinhard Eiben, Qigang Chen, Klaus-Jürgen Grünke, Harry Lubse, Didi Conn, and Mick Garris. After him are Oldřich Rott, Rosy Bindi, Wolfgang Hanisch, André Nzapayeké, Thibault Damour, and Roger Wicker. Among people deceased in 2007, Brad Delp ranks 374. Before him are Hans Mild, Kenji Nagai, Dusty Anderson, Bob Clark, Yolanda King, and Tillie Olsen. After him are Beniamino Andreatta, Yelena Romanova, Burkhard Gantenbein, Merv Griffin, Alice Ghostley, and Norifumi Abe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brad Delp ranks 10,905 out of 20,380. Before him are Shirley Stobs (1942), Earl Scruggs (1924), Emile Hirsch (1985), Elliott Coues (1842), Mick Garris (1951), and Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861). After him are Charles Colson (1931), James Young (1872), Eric Mabius (1971), Peyton List (1986), Aaron Stanford (1976), and Anna Chlumsky (1980).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Brad Delp ranks 541. Before him are Don Dokken (1953), Samuel Ramey (1942), King Curtis (1934), Chance the Rapper (1993), Bebe Rexha (1989), and Fat Joe (1970). After him are Telma Hopkins (1948), Sunny (1989), Taylor Dayne (1962), Arthur Alexander (1940), Robin Beck (1954), and Nelson Eddy (1901).

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