Let’s look at what we think are the greatest songs from those records. Members : Peter Wolf: vocals, 1967-83 Jay Geils: guitar Richard (Magic Dick) Salwitz: harmonica. Geils Band released 11 studio and three live albums.
Geils Band performed some reunion shows with all original members involved.ĭuring their 17 years together, the J. Two years later, after releasing a rather unsuccessful final studio album, the band called it quits.īetween 19, the J. In 1983, Peter Wolf left the band, later citing his displeasure with the musical direction the band was heading. It's a short ( two minutes, twenty-one seconds) but lively cover of a Juke Joint Jimmy tune which allows Richard Salwitz, a.k.a.
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Geils Band's second disc, The Morning After, with a killer live take on their third lp and first stage recording Full House Live. The song 'Cry One More Time' was later covered by Gram Parsons on his first solo album. The album was released on October 2, 1971, by Atlantic Records. Radio stations and MTVR played hits like Centerfold and Freeze-Frame with regularity. The studio version of 'Whammer Jammer' is on the J. (favorable) The Morning After is the second studio album by American rock band The J. While their earlier albums were heavily blues-influenced, their sound became more mainstream by the late 70s and into the 80s. Rounding out the band was harmonicist and saxophone player Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz. Throughout the 1970s, their R&B-inspired playing style attracted fans of both rock and soul music.įounding members included vocalist Peter Wolf, lead guitarist John “J” Geils, bassist Danny Klein, keyboardist Seth Justman, and drummer Stephen Jo Bladd. Geils Bandįormed in 1968 in Worcester, Massachusetts, the J. Geils Band, which albums they are on and where to find them on Amazon and Apple. You may just find yourself wanting to give them a listen if you haven’t heard them in a while. In this article, we challenged ourselves to bring you the seven greatest songs from the J. Like most bands, they had their share of ups and downs during their time together.
They received a lot of radio airplay, especially in the 80s. Geils Band has several hit songs you’ve likely sung along with many times.
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