Boston 2/19/09 Peter Wolf and the J. Geils band perform during opening night at the new House of Blues on Lansdowne St., Thursday, February 19, 2009. section: arts Evan Richman/Globe Staff Library ...

LOS ANGELES - John Warren Geils, Jr., known professionally as J. Geils and lead guitarist and founder of The J. Geils Band, has died in his home in Groton, Mass according to multiple local reports ...

Guitarist John Warren Geils Jr., known to the world as J. Geils, died on Tuesday in his Massachusetts home. He was 71. Geils was the founder and lead guitarist of the eponymous J.Geils Band. The gr… ...

Aerosmith and J. Geils started in Boston 40 years ago, but they never had performed together, and neither had played Fenway. This pairing at the famed ballpark sold out in less than a day.

Guitarist John Warren Geils Jr., who as J. Geils co-founded the rock group The J. Geils Band, was found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts home on Tuesday afternoon. He was 71.

John “J” Geils – the band’s singer, lead guitarist and one of its founding members – is now seeking damages and full rights to the J Geils Band name. His lawyer Charles Grimes told ...

The J. Geils Band is playing with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga. on Jan. 31. Tickets are available here.

John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist and founder of the eponymous J. Geils Band, has died, police in Groton, Massachusetts, said. Police came to Geils’ home for a well-being check, police Chief ...

John Warren Geils Jr. has died aged 71. The guitarist, founder of The J. Geils Band, was found dead at his home on Tuesday in Massachusetts, according to US reports.