Fran Cosmo
| Fran Cosmo | |
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 Fran performing at the Cannery Casino Las Vegas |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Francis Cosmo Migliaccio |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Lead Vocals, Guitar, |
| Years active | 1980-Present |
| Labels | Epic Records, MCA Records, Artemis Records, Frontiers Records |
| Associated acts | Boston, Orion the Hunter, Cosmo |
| Website | www.francosmo.net |
| Notable instruments | |
| Custom built Ibanez Italian Flag Guitar | |
Fran Cosmo is an American musician best known as a former lead singer of the band Boston.
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[edit] Music career
Cosmo was first featured on guitarist Barry Goudreau's self titled solo album in 1980, a prelude to the formation of Orion the Hunter 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'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.".[1] 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, 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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Barry Goudreau solo
- Barry Goudreau (1980)
[edit] With Orion the Hunter
- Orion the Hunter (1984)
[edit] With Boston
- Walk On (1994)
- Greatest Hits (1997)
- Corporate America (2002)
[edit] With Cosmo
- Alien (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Pareles, Jon (June 10, 1995). In performance: Rock. New York Times
[edit] 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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