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John Warren Geils Jr. (/ ɡ aɪ l z /) (February 20, 1946 – April 11, 2017), known professionally as J. Geils or Jay Geils, was an American guitarist. He was known as the leader of the J. Geils Band. [1] Growing up in New York City, Geils became interested in jazz and blues.
John Warren Geils, Jr., known professionally as J. Geils and lead guitarist and founder of The J. Geils Band, has died in his home in Groton, Massachusetts.
The J. Geils Band / ˈ ɡ aɪ l z / was an American rock band formed in 1967, in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of guitarist John "J." Geils.The original band members included vocalist Peter Wolf, harmonica and saxophone player Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz, drummer Stephen Bladd, vocalist/keyboardist Seth Justman, and bassist Danny Klein.
Peter Wolf (born March 7, 1946) [1] is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of The J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983 [2] and as a solo artist. [ 3 ] Early life and education
After the J. Geils Band dissolved in 1985, Salwitz spent time working on a harmonica design of his own, the "Magic Harmonica", for which he received a patent with co-inventor Pierre Beauregard. [4] [8] Beauregard was the director of the Cambridge Harmonica Orchestra, of which Salwitz was also a member. [9]
Today’s Ice-T — in the month prior to the U.S. election and before the death of one-time collaborator Quincy ... I heard everything from Pink Floyd to J. Geils Band to Boston to ELO to Mott ...
Seth Justman (born January 27, 1951) is an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He played keyboards in all albums and tours for of the J. Geils Band, in addition to writing or co-writing most of their songs and also singing lead after Peter Wolf's departure from the band.
In that year, he moved to Houston, where he lived until his death. In the 1960s he signed with Peacock Records and released several singles. [5] His song "Pack Fair and Square" was covered by the J. Geils Band on the J. Geils Band album. [6] He died in 2012 aged 94 (though he claimed to be 97). [2]