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 in his Massachusetts home at 71.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Considering the fact that most people associate the J. Geils Band with just a couple of super popular songs, it might surprise ...

This is the fourth nomination for the J. Geils Band. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame bio: "Those who know the J. Geils Band only for their MTV era hits (“Love Stinks,” “Centerfold,” “Freeze Frame”) don’t ...

The death this week of J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist Jay Geils prompts a look back at the strange, between-worlds year of music in which... J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John "Jay" ...

The J. Geils Band's “Love Stinks” barely cracked the Top 40 in 1980, but it was the catalyst for the group’s subsequent success and a template for its 1981 platinum album Freeze-Frame. The track was ...

NEW YORK - J. Geils, leader of The J. Geils Band whose hard-driving hits of the late 1970s and early 1980s included 'Centerfold,” 'Freeze Frame” and 'Love Stinks,” died on Tuesday at his home in ...

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 Massachusetts ...

J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John "Jay" Geils, Jr. passed away on Tuesday at age 71 in Groton, Massachusetts, an hour's drive northwest of Boston. His namesake group has in the days since ...

Considering the fact that most people associate the J. Geils Band with just a couple of super popular songs, it might surprise fans to learn that the band's biggest hit actually came from their tenth ...

"Those who know the J. Geils Band only for their MTV era hits (“Love Stinks,” “Centerfold,” “Freeze Frame”) don’t know the J. Geils Band at all. During the long years between the demise of the ...

J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John "Jay" Geils, Jr. passed away on Tuesday at age 71 in Groton, Massachusetts, an hour's drive northwest of Boston. His namesake group has in the days since ...