What would become the J. Geils Band originally formed in Boston the mid-'60s as an acoustic blues trio, later adding two members including new frontman Peter Wolf, a former WBCN radio DJ.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Anyone who’s seen Peter Wolf perform, or has just listened to a J. Geils Band live album ... Sly Stone, early blues heroes such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and John Lee ...

Geils Band grew to rely less on covers of blues, soul and R&B classics while continuing to refine and evolve its sound. To their immense credit, the self-penned material recorded for The J.

Geils Blues Band, and jammed its way onto the national stage in the 1970s, touring with bands like The Allman Brothers and The Byrds. Dropping "Blues" from the band's name, the J. Geils Band ...

Before he was the rambunctious frontman for the J. Geils Band, Peter Wolf was one of the ... the fast-talking raconteur interviewed traveling blues and soul musicians on air.

The J. Geils Band was an anomaly among 1970s rockers. They emerged from the same movement that sparked the John Mayall and Paul Butterfield blues bands. But they thrived by tapping into the ...

Frontman Peter Wolf was dating Dunaway while she and Nicholson were filming 'Chinatown' Art Zelin/Getty; Tom Wargacki/WireImage Peter Wolf, the former frontman of the J. Geils Band, is telling all ...

After 57 years of performing on rock stages around the world, with the J. Geils Band and on his own, Peter Wolf has become well-known and much loved — as the self-proclaimed “woofa goofa with ...

The J. Geils Band’s 1981 classic is both naughty and ... The song was a departure from their blues-rock sensibilities and an arrival into the new-wave pop that garnered them much acclaim.

Wolf also delves into how he was inspired by such early musical influences as blues legend Muddy Waters. The memoir, of course, includes Peter’s adventures with The J. Geils Band. The band’s ...