The band had a major hit in 1980 with "Love Stinks"-a favorite of film soundtracks for more than 30 years-before briefly launching into the stratosphere with "Centerfold", off of 1982's Freeze Frame".
Born John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist was found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts, home. "At approximately 4 pm, Groton Police responded to a home on Graniteville Road for a well-being check". He was declared dead at the scene... As is standard procedure in all unattended deaths, Groton Police Department is investigating, though there is no suspicion of foul play.
Centrefold, their biggest hit, topped the USA charts for six weeks in 1982 and reached number three in the UK. They scored a few Top 40 singles in the early Seventies, including "Give It to Me" and their cover of "Lookin' for a Love", an early Sixties tune by the Valentinos.
"Give It To Me" (from Bloodshot, 1973) - Like the Beatles, the Stones and the Who, the J. Geils Band eventually transitioned from being an wonderful cover band to writing their own song; this was an early hit penned by the band's songwriting team of singer Peter Wolf and keyboardist Seth Justman; the song hit #30 on the pop charts. The band, which formed in 1967 while Geils was a student at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, rose to prominence in the 1970s as openers for groups like The Allman Brothers Band. The band released 12 studio albums before breaking up in 1985.
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The group saw early success with their forays into blues rock, but exploded in popularity in the 1980s, when they began focusing on mainstream new wave rock. But this was the end of the J. Geils Band that the fans loved; Wolf quit soon after. He returned to music periodically and released his first solo album, Jay Geils Plays Jazz!, as late as 2005.
The guitarist J. Geils has died, aged 71. The J. Geils Band was so huge at the time that the likes of The Eagles, U2 and Billy Joel served as their opening acts at the height of their popularity.
The J. Geils Band's top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100, through the April 22, 2017, ranking. The group re-formed in 2009 without Geils, who wound up suing his ex-band mates in 2012 over the use of his moniker. At the time, Salwitz told Billboard, "It's great to be recognized, but it's a drag to be disappointed". I hope that we make it in.
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