The J. Geils Band were coming off a commercially dead period when they decided to play up the keyboards on 1978's Sanctuary. When it proved to be somewhat of a success, they crammed even more ...

After 10 years and 11 albums, the J. Geils Band nudged into the pop mainstream with 1980's Love Stinks — but that was just the warm-up for their next, and biggest, album. Released on Oct. 26, 1981, ...

Peter Wolf, frontman from the J. Geils Band and a bona fide rock 'n' roll raconteur, has had Forrest Gump or Zelig type of life -- to the point where it's probably easier to list who he hasn't met and ...

The J. Geils Band bore his name and his imprint, but he was never the focal point. He was not the wild man at centerstage, bouncing up and down, whipping the crowd into a frenzy. That was Peter Wolf’s ...

John Geils, founder of the J. Geils Band, has filed a lawsuit against the other members of the group over use of the name in an upcoming tour that doesn't feature the guitarist, Reuters reports. Geils ...

John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist and leader of the J. Geils Band — which churned out 80s hits like “Centerfold” and “Love Stinks” — was found dead Tuesday inside his Massachusetts home, a report ...

This is a point of personal privilege. My de facto hometown of Worcester has only one great claim to rock and roll fame. Once, gigging in clubs in and around Worcester Polytechnic Institute, there was ...

Peter Wolf was the lead singer of the R&B-influenced J. Geils Band, and he's released seven solo albums, but his musical career started in elementary school, when he played the triangle in his ...

John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist known as J. Geils and part of the rock group The J. Geils Band, has died at the age of 71 John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist known as J. Geils and part of the ...

Peeling open the pages of “Centerfold” will reveal a rock and roll peep show of shrill keys, roaring guitar, and snappy drum hits. The heart-racing, palm-sweating, and dizzying display is sure to make ...

John Warren Geils Jr. — better known to the world as J. Geils, founder and lead guitarist of the J. Geils band — was the mastermind behind one of Boston’s greatest bands and the blues authority who ...