This Week In Music Mar 9-15

The week in music history brought to you by MusicGoldmine.com.

Just a couple of highlights from this week in music history!

MAR 9: Sadly, today it was reported that Tommy DeCarlo passed away from brain cancer at age 60. DeCarlo was a rock singer best known as the lead vocalist for the legendary band Boston. Born on April 23, 1965, in Utica, New York, DeCarlo was originally a longtime fan of the group before unexpectedly becoming its frontman. Following the death of original Boston singer Brad Delp in 2007, DeCarlo recorded tribute videos of himself performing Boston songs and posted them online. His powerful and remarkably similar vocal style caught the attention of Boston founder Tom Scholz, who soon invited him to audition.

MAR 15: Happy birthday to Bret Michaels! The singer, songwriter, and television personality is best known as the lead vocalist of the glam metal band Poison. Born on March 15, 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania, Michaels rose to fame in the mid-1980s during the peak of the hair metal era. With Poison, he helped create some of the decade’s most recognizable rock anthems, including hits like “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” “Talk Dirty to Me,” and “Nothin’ but a Good Time.” The band’s 1988 album Open Up and Say… Ahh! became a massive commercial success and cemented their place in rock history.