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This was the bomb in high school. I saw them many times. RIP
Posted on 04/11/2017 4:46:17 PM PDT by Drew68
GROTON, Massachusetts —
5 Investigates has learned John Warren Geils Jr., the artist known professionally as J. Geils and part of the rock group The J. Geils Band, was found dead in his Groton, Massachusetts home.
He was 71.
Geils and the band are best known for their album, "Freeze Frame" and the song "Centerfold," which hit No. 1 for six weeks.
Geils formed the band during his time at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he studied mechanical engineering.
At Worcester, he formed J. Geils Blues Band with Danny Klein, Magic Dick Salwitz, Stephen Jo Bladd, and Peter Wolf, with Seth Justman becoming the last member before the band released its debut album in 1970.
The J. Geils Band was influenced by soul music and rhythm and blues, but it moved toward pop and rock by the time the album "Love Stinks" came out in 1980.
After 11 albums, the band's 12th album, "Freeze Frame," hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts for four weeks in 1981 and remained on the chart for 70 weeks. The title track "Freeze Frame" made it to No. 4.
While on tour, opening acts for the band included the Eagles, Billy Joel, ZZ Top and U2.
The band broke up a few years later.
Geils has called Groton his home for 35 years.
Wikipedia says Branigan has passed away, but Juice Newton is still with us.
He “Must Have Got Lost”
I saw them in 73 with Ladies Invited....Magic Dick was the star to me....I always liked that name.....my wife will find it amusing.....shoulda been my nick.....Yeah right......this band was a bit before her time
Peter Wolf wrote some good stuff
He wrote Patty Loveless hit record Nothing But the Wheel...about as good a sad song as country gets....Wolf lived in Nashville a bit after the Faye marriage
Geils was the only goy in the group...oddly.....I just saw that on wiki ....RIP
They were a funk band to me.....like a white Sly Stone band
But. Centerfold was their breakout much later
I saw them later summer 1974 when they opened in Memphis liberty bowl July fourth for Mick and the lads...I think first time the tongue logo was used in a tour
The Goats Head Soup tour I reckon it featured some Its Only Rock and Roll stuff too which was soon to be released
They tried to come on stage with pachyderms.....
Furry Lewis was first act ....bless his heart
Not appreciated like he shoulda been in that sweltering heat given his due as almost a pre Robert Johnson peer
Saw J Geils band back in 1977 at Rich Stadium in Buffalo. They were touting with Yes, Bob Seger, and strangely enough, Donovan.
Great all day show!
Anyone else here see that show?
Seger & Peter Wolf are close friends. J.Geils tried to hook-up with Seger’s manager Punch Andrews back in the day, but Punch was not taking new acts on. Geils was one of the great live bands from that era.
RIP.
Favrite song: “Give It To Me.”
Don’t forget Mick Jagger abandoned his studies at the London School of Economics to form The Rolling Stones. I think his personal economics almost certainly worked out for the better.
Full House was my favorite.
Such a great band. RIP.
Roadrunner, even if it’s a totally blatant Velvet Underground ripoff, is such an ANTHEM, isn’t it! I mean, that was my childhood, riding along at all hours while my dad blasted the Boston AM radio stations. LOL. Such a charming, nostalgic song. :)
This was the bomb in high school. I saw them many times. RIP
One of the best live albums ever, from one of the best rock and roll shows ever. RIP
Juice Newton lives!!
oooh you are so bad..... I like the way you think.
July 4, 1975: https://www.flickr.com/photos/51992558@N00/5266194521
It was the It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll tour. To my knowledge, the Stones didn’t tour in ‘74. Wish I saw ‘em in ‘75 at the Forum. By the next tour (’78), they were playing the Coliseum.
Seeing Furry Lewis open is way cool.
Man it was so hot
They were throwing girls 20-30 feet in the air on the blanket toss and ones bikini top came off
Lol very 70s
The crowd roared
The Stones were late with their elephants....they were there but the elephants wouldn’t cooperate
Furry did best he could but the natives were restless
It was probably 10 -11 before they took stage but they were on
I wandered down to be up close
Mick in the white spandex jump suit with the red scarf and a ya yas Uncle Sam hat given the day
We left before encore to beat the crowd
Worn out
Stayed at Riverfront holiday inn
Where the Stones had top two floors
Lobby jammed with groups some getting tapped by roadies to come on up
Lol....'75 had to be the height of their decadence.
From the concert vids that I've seen, the Exile tour in '72 was the tour to see from a purely musical standpoint, followed closely by the Bleed tour in '69. Mick Taylor there for both, not coincidentally.
I was sorry to hear about Geils, but frankly I never liked their music.
I'd have gone to just see Furry.
This is not Ringing a bell.
Jonathan Richman, if they were here between 75 and 88, I was not.
Sorry.
Bummer Raccoon. I was afraid of that..Just damn.
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