The band could write a country song so convincing it was covered by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris (“Cry One More Time”) and even came up with the first U.S. reggae hit (“Give It To Me”).

But it has gone on to become one of J. Geils Band's most recognizable songs and an '80s era staple for many music fans. J. Geils Band, "Love Stinks" The Impact of That First Record ...

Interestingly, the J. Geils Band performed on 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.

GROTON, Mass. -- Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band known for such peppy early 80s pop hits as "Love Stinks," ''Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died in his Massachusetts home at 71.

Before he was the rambunctious frontman for the J. Geils Band, Peter Wolf was one of the first disc jockeys on WBCN. Holding down the station’s overnight shift in the mid-1960s, just as it was ...

Peter Wolf hasn’t released any new music since his 2016 solo album, A Cure for Loneliness, but the founding J. Geils Band frontman will be publishing a new memoir come 2025. The book, titled ...