Paul Ahern managed the Simms Brothers Band and did his part in getting the band a record deal and a national tour as opening act with Peter Frampton. Unfortunately, the Brothers career never took unlike one of Ahern's first gigs as the manager of arena rockers Boston.
Boston starts in Boston in the basement studio of Tom Scholz, the mastermind and lead songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and keyboard player behind the idea. The only other constant of the band is vocalist Brad Delp that gave the group the larger-than-life flair that could fill out Scholz's anthemic, classic rock. Members that toured with Boston included Barry Goudreau (second guitar), Sib Hashian and Jim Masdea (drums), and Fran Sheehan (bass). The group released their debut album Boston in 1976 to mass popularity. The album topped the charts at #3 and stayed on the charts for 132 weeks. The album would eventually go Diamond in the US and sell over 20 million units worldwide.
Here is the discography surrounding Boston's debut album:
Demos (1973 demo as Mother's Milk)
We Found It in the Trashcan, Honest! (1976 demo)
More Than a Feeling (1976 single)
Boston
More Than a Feeling (1976 live bootleg)
Rock & Roll Band (1976 promo single)
Long Time (1977 single)
Live in Long Beach (1977 live bootleg)
Peace of Mind (1977 single)
"More Than a Feeling" by Boston
"She's a Looker / Talkin' to the Wall" by Boston
Pass the Headphones!!
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