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‘Boston,’ a Potent Rock-Band Debut, Turns 50 The group’s self-titled, guitar-drenched first album met a desire for hard rock when many popular artists were pivoting to disco and funk.

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‘Boston,’ a Potent Rock-Band Debut, Turns 50 The group’s self-titled, guitar-drenched first album met a desire for hard rock when many popular artists were pivoting to disco and funk.

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In 1973, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Scholz, founder of the Boston-area band Mother’s Milk, sent out a demo tape of … The Wall Street Journal.

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Claim 8: “‘Boston,’ a Potent Rock-Band Debut, Turns 50”
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Claim 9: “In 1973, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Tom Scholz, founder of the Boston-area band Mother’s Milk, sent out a demo tape”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston is the debut studio album by American rock band Boston, released on August 25, 1976, by Epic Records. It was produced by band guitarist Tom Scholz and John Boylan. A multi-instrumentalist and e…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Boston is an American rock band formed in 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, by chief songwriter and composer Tom Scholz. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist Scholz and lead vocalist Br…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bradley Edward Delp (June 12, 1951 – March 9, 2007) was an American singer and musician who was the original lead vocalist of the American rock band Boston. A Massachusetts native, Delp began collabor…
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