The J. Geils Band came to prominence first in the early 1970s with its R&B-influenced blues rock sound and then again in the 1980s when it shifted its focus toward a more new wave approach. The band ...

Rock music fans are mourning the death of John Warren Geils Jr., the guitarist and founder of the J. Geils Band, who was found dead in his Massachusetts home Tuesday at age 71. Formed in 1967 and ...

The J. Geils Band were coming off a commercially dead period when they decided to play up the keyboards on 1978's Sanctuary. When it proved to be somewhat of a success, they crammed even more ...

After 10 years and 11 albums, the J. Geils Band nudged into the pop mainstream with 1980's Love Stinks — but that was just the warm-up for their next, and biggest, album. Released on Oct. 26, 1981, ...

GROTON, Mass. (AP) - 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 ...

GROTON, Mass. (KABC) -- Musician J. Geils, founder and namesake of the band behind 1980s hits "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died at age 71. John Warren Geils Jr. was found dead in his Groton, ...

GROTON, Mass. (CBSNewYork/AP)-- John Warren Geils Jr., founder of The J. Geils Band known for such hits as "Love Stinks," "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold," has died in his Massachusetts home. Geils was ...

The party band is a rich and noble tradition. The party band's story usually goes something like this: A bunch of college buddies get together to play fun, uptempo R&B covers at local frats and dive ...

J. Geils Band co-founder and guitarist John "Jay" Geils, Jr. passed away on Tuesday at age 71 in Groton, Massachusetts, an hour's drive northwest of Boston. His namesake group has in the days since ...

GROTON, Mass. (AP) — 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 ...