Mr. Geils, whose first name was John, was an aficionado of early blues and jazz music and founded the J. Geils Blues Band as a Massachusetts college student in 1967.

T wo classic tracks make surges and rank on Billboard‘s Hot Rock Songs chart (dated April 29): Led Zeppelin‘s “Immigrant Song” and The J. Geils Band‘s “Centerfold.”. Led Zeppelin ...

M ore than 20 years ago, Peter Wolf, the former front man of the J. Geils Band, drove across town to see his buddy David Bieber, a local media figure known for his equally nocturnal habits.

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 the group cemented its legacy.

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As leader of The J. Geils Band, the group had 17 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including 10 top 40-charting hits. The band’s biggest single, “Centerfold,” spent six weeks at No. 1 ...

Rock music fans are mourning the death of John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist and founder of the J. Geils Band, who was found dead in his Massachusetts home Tuesday at age 71. Formed in 1967 and ...

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 ...

Musician J. Geils, founder and namesake of the band behind 1980s hits "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died at age 71. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island Northern Suburbs ...

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 ...

He offered a similar show of respect for the J. Geils Band, saying, "When we were together making music, it was a deep bond and we worked hard night after night because putting on a J. Geils show ...