He is a drummer, percussion and vocalist, born in Boston,
Massachusetts.In the
mid 1960s he was a member of The Hallucinations along with Peter
Wolf
.Around 1967 he joined the J. Geils
Band
and in 1970 they recorded their first album, which took just three
days.Their greatest success came in
the early 1980s with hit singles such as "Freeze Frame" and "Centerfold
".They
recorded their last album You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin'
Odd
in 1984, which was to be their last
recording.He did
not participate in their 1999 re-union tour but did perform with
them at a function for Danny
Klein
, the bassist's, 60th
birthday.That was the first
time the original members had performed together in 20 years.He is now retired.