Fran Cosmo is an American

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 musician

Musician

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 best known as a former lead singer of the band Boston

Boston (band)

Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists...

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Music career

Cosmo was first featured on guitarist Barry Goudreau

Barry Goudreau

Barry Goudreau is a musician, best known as one of the original guitarists for the rock band Boston.- Before Boston :Goudreau had developed a musical interest at an early age and got his first guitar, an acoustic which he borrowed from a friend, at age 11. He began taking lessons and by age 13,...

's self titled solo album in 1980, a prelude to the formation of Orion the Hunter

Orion the Hunter (band)

Orion the Hunter was a 1980s rock combo and offshoot of the popular band Boston. It featured former Boston members Barry Goudreau on guitars and Brad Delp on backing vocals, as well as future Boston lead vocalist Fran Cosmo....

 in 1983. Orion the Hunter released an album in 1984 on Columbia Records, which yielded a hit single "So You Ran."

In 1994, Cosmo was featured as the sole lead vocalist on the platinum Boston album Walk On, which reached #7 on the Billboard Charts and produced three hit singles, including "I Need Your Love", which climbed to #4 on the Mainstream Rock Chart.

Upon Brad Delp

Brad Delp

Bradley E. Delp was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Boston. Delp was known for his vocal histrionics, and especially his high range.-Early life:...

's return to Boston for the concert tour (Delp never missed a Boston tour until his death in 2007) , the two shared vocals in concert, where Delp said Cosmo covered "the really tough high parts.". In 1997, Cosmo was again featured on 2 of the songs Boston's 'Greatest Hits' Album, and took an even larger role in the 2002 album Corporate America

Corporate America (album)

-Personnel:*Tom Scholz - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals*Brad Delp - Vocals*Fran Cosmo - Vocals*Gary Pihl - Guitar, Keyboards*Anthony Cosmo - Guitar, Vocals*Kimberley Dahme - Vocals, Guitar on "With you"*David Sikes - Bass*Curly Smith - Drums...

, with the addition of co-production to his credits as vocalist.

Cosmo performed in Boston tours from 1994 to 2004, and currently performs in the band Cosmo with his son, Anton Cosmo (also a former member of Boston), Bernie Garzio, Rusty Foulke, Mick Brooks, and Tom Moonan.

According to his website and myspace, Fran is currently working on his first solo album.

With Boston

• Walk On (1994)
• Greatest Hits
  Greatest Hits (Boston album)
  Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American rock band Boston. The album released on June 3, 1997 features songs originally released on both the Epic and MCA labels, as well as three previously unreleased recordings...
  
  (1997)
• Corporate America
  Corporate America (album)
  -Personnel:*Tom Scholz - Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals*Brad Delp - Vocals*Fran Cosmo - Vocals*Gary Pihl - Guitar, Keyboards*Anthony Cosmo - Guitar, Vocals*Kimberley Dahme - Vocals, Guitar on "With you"*David Sikes - Bass*Curly Smith - Drums...
  
  (2002)

External links

• The World Classic Rockers Official Website
• Fran Cosmo profile via the Official Boston Website
• The Cosmo MySpace Page
• The Fran Cosmo Official Fan Site
• The World Classic Rockers Official Website

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