J. Geils, founding member of the band that bore his name, has been found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts home. The guitarist was 71 years old. Based on reports from The Boston Globe, Groton ...

The J. Geils Band apparently isn’tletting the legal wranglingwith guitaristJ. Geilsprevent it from putting on a quality rock show. The Boston band this week embarked on their first-ever tour ...

The J. Geils Band has scheduled an 11-show tour without Geils, kicking off in Syracuse, New York on Aug. 25. Geils is seeking full rights to the trademarked name and prohibition of the defendants ...

WCVB-TV Boston reports Geils was found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts, home. He had lived in the town for 35 years. As leader of The J. Geils Band, the group had 17 songs on the Billboard Hot ...

In this Aug. 6, 2011 photo, J. Geils, left, and Peter Wolf of J.Geils Band perform at the Fleet Boston Pavilion in Boston. Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band, died in his ...

The J. Geils Band had a Top 25 hit with a live version of their cover of the Marvelows' doo-wop classic "I Do" in 1982. But we prefer the slick studio take found on 1977's Monkey Island album, an ...

John Warren Geils Jr., the founder and lead guitarist for the J. Geils Band, was found dead Tuesday in his Massachusetts home. He was 71.

John Warren Geils Jr., the founding guitarist behind the ’70s and ’80s rock powerhouse J. Geils Band, died at his longtime home in Massachusetts on Tuesday. He was 71. Donald Palma Jr., the ...