Jeff Neal has been the drummer for Boston

Boston (band)

Boston is an American rock band from Boston, Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists...

 since 2002. Neal only toured with Boston during the summers the rest of the year he taught U.S. History and Sociology at Bonny Eagle High School

Bonny Eagle High School

Bonny Eagle High School is a public high school located in Standish, Maine, United States. The school is a part of Maine School Administrative District 6, which serves the towns of Buxton, Hollis, Limington, Frye Island, Bar Mills Steep Falls and Standish...

 in southern Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

. Neal had performed all over New England

New England

New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...

 for the past 15 years. Neal had received the job when he was approached by Tom Scholz

Tom Scholz

Donald Thomas "Tom" Scholz is an American rock musician, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, inventor, and mechanical engineer, best known as the founder of the hard rock band Boston. He is also the inventor of the Rockman guitar amplifier...

during a concert of his then current band, Punchbug.

External links

• Jeff Neal Official Web Site
• The Official Boston Web Site
• http://z.about.com/d/classicrock/1/0/u/F/boston_neal.jpg