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The band started as an acoustic group in the mid 1960s as
the J. Geils Trio, where they played the folk clubs in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. In 1967 they started to include the
electronic guitar, bass, drums and organ and they signed to Atlantic
Records in 1970, with who they released their first album "The J.
Geils Band" that took just three days to record. Their first FM radio airplay was
with the song "First I Look at the Purse" which was followed by
several hit singles. In 1978
they signed to EMI America after their contract with Atlantic Records had
run out. Their 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. The band
semi-retired, but reunited in 1999 for a tour. They broke up again after their
sales were disappointing. In
2006 they did a surprise reunion of the six original members for Danny
Klein's 60th birthday party, which was the first time they
had all played together for over 20 years.
Members
J. Geils (lead
guitar and vocals)
Danny Klein
(bass)
Richard Salwitz (harmonica)
Stephen Jo Bladd
(drummer)
Peter Wolf
(vocals)
Seth Justman
(organ)
The J. Geils
Band recordings
Centerfold
(Seth Justman)
(EMI
America
,
EA 135)(
UK
45 PS)
Flamethrower
(Seth Justman)
(EMI
America
,
EA 135)(
UK
45 PS)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Geils_Band
- www.jgeils.com/jgeilshistory.html
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