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Niagara Musician Secretly Sang for Boston in '81

1/14/2026

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Mark Dixon, a Niagara Falls musician, was secretly hired as Boston's lead singer in 1981 after Brad Delp's uncertain future.
Dixon answered a Rolling Stone ad and impressed Tom Scholz with his Delp-like voice.
He recorded vocals for Boston's third album, Third Stage, before Delp's return.
Dixon was dismissed when Delp returned, and he later found local fame and was inducted into music halls of fame.

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Story summary

Mark Dixon, a Niagara Falls musician, was secretly hired as Boston's lead singer in 1981 after Brad Delp's uncertain future.
Dixon answered a Rolling Stone ad and impressed Tom Scholz with his Delp-like voice.
He recorded vocals for Boston's third album, Third Stage, before Delp's return.
Dixon was dismissed when Delp returned, and he later found local fame and was inducted into music halls of fame.