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.
Saw them in the LA Coliseum in 1981 with Prince, George Thorogood and The Stones.
I musta got lost, somewhere down the line.
You win!
Greg Allman said ‘Full House’ was his favorite live album.
I think it’s one of the great live albums ever ranking up there with the Allman Brothers ‘Live at Filmore East’ and the Stones ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!’.
Sorry Drew, I didn’t see this thread and I posted another one with the same source. I was certainly a boy of that age at that time.
“Centerfold”
I still hate that song - but I love these:
“First I Look At The Purse”
“Looking For A Love”
“Give It To Me”
“Must Of Got Lost”
“(Ain’t Nothin’ But A) House Party”
“One Last Kiss”
Another part of my youth gone. RIP, sir.
I do remember the reviews of the show and how Prince got practically booed off the stage. On the other hand, George Thorogood brought down the house.
Your sister sounds like a really fascinating person.
I gave up caring about what people generally thought about me a long time ago. It took many years to figure out the opinions of the narrow minded didn’t matter.
Reputa the Beauta is now in mourning.
Prince did get booed off stage after he played a couple songs.
There ain’t no life on Monkey Island.
For now.
To me it was what a stupid sad song for losers.
71 is fairly young.
It’s awful. How many decades later and that stupid song can still be an ear worm just thinking about.
My blood runs cold.
Same here I loved J Geils. Actually I love all 80’s bands. Sad to see many are leaving this Earth.
He studied ME? Wasn’t whatshisname, the guy that was the driving force behind “Boston”, a ME too (at what was Polaroid)?
Dittos
I did not know Waylon Jennings was dead. I just started getting into some of his music. Love his rendition of “Will the Wolf Survive” (originally by Los Lobos). I get him and Merle Haggard mixed up.
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