Geils Band released their first album on Nov. 16 ... put the city on the multi-platinum map, the J. Geils Band's blend of judiciously chosen covers and road-tested originals made them Boston's ...

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 ...

The J. Geils Band was founded in 1967 in Worcester, Mass., while Geils was studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The band released 11 studio albums ... including a cover song "Lookin ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

J. Geils Band / Facebook-KABC GROTON, Mass. -- Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band known for such peppy early 80s pop hits as "Love Stinks," ''Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died ...

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 ...

Geils was the frontman for the J. Geils band, best known for the No. 1 single "Centerfold" from its 1981 album "Freeze Frame." The band is a nominee for the 2017 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The J. Geils Band was founded in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, while Geils was studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The band released 11 studio albums before breaking up in 1985.

It was the J. Geils Band's 12th album, Freeze Frame ... writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents.