FRAN COSMO
ran has
been associated with several different members of BOSTON since the
1970s. In 1980, when guitarist Barry Goudreau recorded a solo
album, Fran contributed lead vocals to three songs. Fran and
Barry hooked up again in 1983, along with former Heart drummer
Michael De Rosier and bassist Bruce Smith to form Orion The Hunter.
Fran was contacted by Tom Scholz c. 1991/92 to see if he was
interested in possibly singing on the next BOSTON album, which
turned out to be full-fledged membership in the band BOSTON. Fran
sang most of the Lead Vocals on Walk On and some backing vocals
as well. Fran's given name is Francis Cosmo Migliaccio. As testimony to Fran's vocal prowess, consider this: during the 1995 Livin' for You Tour, Brad Delp frequently yielded to Fran to hit those tweeter-frying high notes. (Really.) Fran's voice can be heard on a new song on the soon- to-be-released Greatest Hits album.
