Wolf has reunited with the J. Geils Band sporadically since 1999, including a 2014-2015 stint opening for Bob Seger, which brought the band to the Atlanta area for the first time in decades.

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.

To name a band after one member is to plant the seed of that band’s demise. The J Geils Band—one of the most phenomenal live acts in the history of rock-and-roll—was a classic example.

The J. Geils Band’s 1981 classic is both naughty and innocent, desirous and delicate. It is a complex listen born from the age-old theme of innocent crush-turned-unrequited love.

The J. Geils Band reunited in 1999 for some live dates and performed sporadically thereafter. Geils released his first solo album, Jay Geils Plays Jazz! , in 2005, drawing praise from prolific ...

John Warren Geils Jr., who rose to fame in the music world as the founder of the eponymous J. Geils Band, was found dead at his Groton, Massachusetts, home, ABC affiliate WCVB reported Tuesday. He ...

The guitarist, founder of The J. Geils Band, ... However, in 1992 he made a return to music when he produced an album for old bandmate Danny Klein and created Bluestime with Magic Dick.

In 2005, he released his first solo album, Jay Geils Plays Jazz!. This year, The J Geils Band were nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for a fourth time, but ultimately weren't selected ...

Musician John Warren Geils Jr., founder of The J. Geils Band, has died in his Massachusetts home. He was 71.