Guitarist J. Geils Dead
(Groton, MA) — The founder and guitarist of the J. Geils Band is dead. John Warren Geils, Jr. was found dead in his home in Groton, Massachusetts today. Geils founded the band in 1970 and had their first big hit a decade later with “Love Stinks.” The group topped the charts in 1981 with the song “Centerfold” and the album “Freeze Frame.” The J. Geils band was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the fourth time this year, but fell short of being inducted as part of the 2017 class. Geils was 71.
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04-11-2017 17:18:09
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