Non-political -- just sad; below is a current post on the website of the Boston Globe, boston.com
ATKINSON, N.H. --Brad Delp, the lead singer for the band Boston, was found dead Friday in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55. Atkinson police responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead. Police Lt. William Baldwin said in a statement the death was "untimely" and that there was no indication of foul play.
Delp apparently was alone at the time of his death, Baldwin said.
The cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office. Police said an incident report would not be available until Monday.
Delp sang vocals on Boston's 1976 hits "More than a Feeling" and "Longtime." He also sang on Boston's most recent album, "Corporate America," released in 2002.
He joined the band in the early 1970s after meeting Tom Scholz, an MIT student interested in experimental methods of recording music, according to the group's official Web site. The band enjoyed its greatest success and influence during its first decade.
The band's last appearance was in November 2006 at Boston's Symphony Hall.
On Friday night, the Web site was taken down and replaced with the statement: "We just lost the nicest guy in rock and roll."
A call to the Swampscott, Mass., home of Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau was not immediately returned Friday night.
The band's website that was taken down is www.bandboston.com
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That's a shame... 
Two rock and roll deaths in one day...
Billy Chinnock died in New Hampshire, forever known in NJ as a pre-Bruce type. Although Boston was much bigger...
Singer-songwriter Bill Chinnock dies at 59 in Maine
March 8, 2007
YARMOUTH, Maine --Musician Bill Chinnock, a founding member of what became Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Wednesday at his home, police said. He was 59.
Breaking News Alerts Chinnock, a blues and roots rock stylist, had been suffering from Lyme disease and police said they were called to his East Main Street home by his live-in caregiver. Lt. Dean Perry would not comment on the cause of death but said "it is not of a suspicious nature."
Chinnock's manager, Paul Pappas, told WCSH-TV, Portland, that the guitarist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter committed suicide.
"He fought a hard battle with his disease," said Chinnock's sister, Caroline Payne of Yarmouth.
A Newark, N.J., native, Chinnock was a key figure in the Asbury Park, N.J., music scene that propelled Springsteen to stardom.
Chinnock moved to Maine in the 1970s. He made 13 albums and in 1987 won an Emmy for his song, "Somewhere in the Night." A duet he later recorded with Roberta Flack became a theme song for the soap opera "Guiding Light."
His albums include "Blues," "Badlands," "Alive at the Loft," "Dime Store Heroes," "Livin' in the Promised Land" and "Out on the Borderline."
In addition to performing at venues in Maine and around the country, Chinnock wrote music for films and television.
Chinnock had been living in Yarmouth for at least eight or nine years, Perry said.
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On the Net:
http://www.billchinnock.com
Two rock and roll deaths in one day...
Billy Chinnock died in New Hampshire, forever known in NJ as a pre-Bruce type. Although Boston was much bigger...
Singer-songwriter Bill Chinnock dies at 59 in Maine
March 8, 2007
YARMOUTH, Maine --Musician Bill Chinnock, a founding member of what became Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, died Wednesday at his home, police said. He was 59.
Breaking News Alerts Chinnock, a blues and roots rock stylist, had been suffering from Lyme disease and police said they were called to his East Main Street home by his live-in caregiver. Lt. Dean Perry would not comment on the cause of death but said "it is not of a suspicious nature."
Chinnock's manager, Paul Pappas, told WCSH-TV, Portland, that the guitarist, keyboardist and singer-songwriter committed suicide.
"He fought a hard battle with his disease," said Chinnock's sister, Caroline Payne of Yarmouth.
A Newark, N.J., native, Chinnock was a key figure in the Asbury Park, N.J., music scene that propelled Springsteen to stardom.
Chinnock moved to Maine in the 1970s. He made 13 albums and in 1987 won an Emmy for his song, "Somewhere in the Night." A duet he later recorded with Roberta Flack became a theme song for the soap opera "Guiding Light."
His albums include "Blues," "Badlands," "Alive at the Loft," "Dime Store Heroes," "Livin' in the Promised Land" and "Out on the Borderline."
In addition to performing at venues in Maine and around the country, Chinnock wrote music for films and television.
Chinnock had been living in Yarmouth for at least eight or nine years, Perry said.
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On the Net:
http://www.billchinnock.com
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