Fran Sheehan is an American rock musician best known for being the bass player in the early incarnation of the rock band Boston. Sheehan was perhaps the most experienced musician in the original lineup of Boston. He had been gigging with his dad since he was 5 years old and majored in vocals at the New England Conservatory Of Music. He dropped out of school to pursue a professional musical career. Sheehan met Sib Hashian and that led to his role playing bass in Boston shortly after the band signed a recording contract in 1976. Following the departure of several other original members of the Boston line-up, Sheehan was let go from the band midway through the sessions for Boston's Third Stage album in the early 80's,. After leaving Boston, Sheehan sued Tom Scholz, before settling out of court. After leaving the band, Sheehan made several guest appearances, including Hallelujah with Sammy Hagar and The Waboritas. In August 2007, Sheehan, along with other previous members of the band, appeared on stage at the Brad Delp Tribute Show held at the Bank of America Pavilion in Boston. Sheehan no longer plays professionally after he injured his hand in a biking accident. [More at Wikipedia]

March 26th, 1949 in Boston (Age 75)