He was 71 years old. The J. Geils Band — fronted by singer Peter Wolf — made their Billboard chart debut on Jan. 30, 1971, when their eponymous album entered the Billboard 200. The group would ...

So what was the initial spark for Tremonti? "The very first album I bought was the J. Geils Band's Love Stinks album," admits the guitarist. "I loved it because every time I heard a song where the ...

The J. Geils Band are hitting the road this week for a tour that will run through mid-January 2015. Most of the dates will find them supporting Bob Seger, but on all of the dates, the band's ...

“Centerfold” was an inside job, written by the J. Geils Band’s keyboard player Seth Justman. In fact, Justman wrote, or co-wrote, all the songs on the band’s highly acclaimed 1981 ...

J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John ... But there's one song, from the band's 1981 album Freeze Frame, that truly embodies the seismic musical and cultural shifts, and the links, between ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Anyone who’s seen Peter Wolf perform, or has just listened to a J. Geils Band live album, knows the man can tell a grand story. And now, with “Waiting on the Moon ...

The guitarist and co-founder of the Boston band was found dead in his Massachusetts home. By Colin Stutz, Billboard Guitarist J. Geils ... They also had 15 charting albums on the Billboard ...

The Boston-based band followed up the success with "Freeze Frame," the title track to its 1981 album, which peaked at No. 4. Even before finding mainstream success in the 1980s, The J. Geils Band ...

The J. Geils Band released a string of albums in the 1970s and 1980s and became best known for radio mainstays including "Centerfold," "Love Stinks" and "Freeze-Frame." ...

J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John ... But there's one song, from the band's 1981 album Freeze Frame, that truly embodies the seismic musical and cultural shifts, and the links, between ...