At Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the mid 1960s, Geils formed The J. Geils Blues Band with Peter Wolf, Danny Klein, "Magic Dick" Salwitz and Stephen Jo Bladd. Seth Justman later joined the group.

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.

Geils was a vocalist and guitarist for The J. Geils Band, which he formed in Worcester, Mass., in 1967, when he was attending school at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

John Warren Geils Jr., the founding guitarist behind the ‘70s and ‘80s rock powerhouse J. Geils Band, died at his longtime home in Massachusetts on Tuesday. He was 71.Donald Palma Jr., the ...

WHO ARE THEY: The J. Geils Band rose to prominence in the 1970s with its bar band mixture of blues, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll. Led by frontman Peter Wolf, ...

HOLLIS – J. Geils Band founding member Danny Klein and his band, Full House, will perform Sunday, Aug. 23, at Alpine Grove, 19 South Depot Road. Doors open at noon. Klein, known as the “Ace on Bass” ...

Interestingly, the J. Geils Band performed Friday sans its namesake, original guitarist J. Geils, who is currently suing the band over the use of its name - which happens to be his.

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.

During the long years between the demise of the Butterfield Blues Band and Mitch Ryder’s Detroit Wheels and the rise of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger and Tom Petty, the J. Geils Band kept alive a ...

Local heroes Aerosmith and the J. Geils Band teamed for a blockbuster evening that was long on hits and short on fouls at Boston's Fenway Park Saturday.

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the mid 1960s, Geils formed The J. Geils Blues Band with Peter Wolf, Danny Klein, "Magic Dick" Salwitz and Stephen Jo Bladd. Seth Justman later joined the group.