The J. Geils Band

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J. Geil's band
J. Geils Band (1982)
J. Geils Band (1982)
General information
Genre (s) Rock , rhythm and blues
founding 1967, 1999, 2006
resolution 1985, 2015
Website www.jgeils.com ( Memento from March 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Last occupation
Peter Wolf (1967–1983, 1999–2015)
Keyboard , vocals
 Seth Justman (1967–1985, 1999–2015)
Magic Dick (1967-1985, 1999-2015)
Guitar , vocals
 John Warren Geils † (1967–1985, 1999–2012)
Danny Klein (1967–1985, 1999–2015)
Drums , percussion , vocals
 Stephen Jo Bladd (1967–1985, 2006)
Tour members
Drums, percussion
 Sim Cain
Drums, percussion
 Marty Richards
guitar
 Duke Levine

The J. Geils Band was an American blues rock / rhythm and blues group formed in Worcester , Massachusetts in 1967 . They were successful with their R&B sound in the 1970s, before they adopted a more pop-oriented sound after moving to EMI America Records in 1978, which brought them MTV Airplay and their biggest hit, Centerfold, in 1981 .

In Germany the intro Believe in Me (from the album Hotline ) was used as the title melody of the WDR- Rockpalast .

Career

The group began as an acoustic blues trio in the mid-1960s with singer and guitarist John Warren "J." Geils , bassist Danny Klein ( Dr. Funk ) and harmonica player Richard Salwitz ( Magic Dick ). When Geils studied at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute for a few semesters , the group first operated under the name Snoopy & the Sopwith Camels . In 1967 the fast-speaking former DJ Peter Wolf , who became the band's vocalist, and drummer Stephen Jo Bladd, both from Boston , joined and the group played an electric R&B from then on .

Organist Seth Justman completed the group in 1968, which signed with Atlantic Records in 1970 under Ahmet Ertegün . The first FM radio success was the live recorded single First I Look at the Purse , followed by several hit singles in the 1970s, of which Musta Got Lost was the most successful in 1974.

In 1977 the group released the album Monkey Island , which was only released under the name Geils . After their Atlantic contract expired, the group signed with EMI America Records .

After initial commercial successes, the group that toured steadily seemed nothing more than a top notch party band. Only the albums Monkey Island (1977) and the more conventional rock-oriented Sanctuary changed this.

The J. Geils Band became known to the European audience through the broadcast of the 4th Rockpalast on April 21, 1979 on television and radio, when “they provided 150% energy” for “enthusiasm without limits”, with “Peter Wolf in the crowd bathed “.

In the early 1980s the group rose with the humorous single Love Stinks and above all with the album Freeze Frame and the singles Centerfold (6 weeks at number 1 in the US charts ), the title track Freeze Frame (number 4), Flamethrower (number 30) ), Angel in Blue (40th place) entered the charts.

With the album, the group toured in the opening act of the Rolling Stones in 1981 in North America and 1982 in Europe; In 1983 she released the third live album Showtime . Peter Wolf made negative headlines when he stirred up the audience at a Germany concert and asked if they liked Schlager, and then Peter Maffay, who performed afterwards, was pelted with eggs and other objects.

Wolf left the group in 1983 due to musical differences and began a successful solo career. The group recorded an album without a Wolf, You're Gettin 'Even While I'm Gettin' Odd , with Justman as singer. Despite a US tour, the album only reached number 80 and the single Concealed Weapons only reached number 63 in 1984. The band gave a final sign of life with the single Fright Night (1985, number 91), the title track of the film of the same name (German: “ Die ravenenschwarze Nacht - Fright Night ”) and broke up in the same year.

In 1999 the group planned a reunion tour with Wolf. This was canceled after ticket sales started slowly. On May 22, 2006, after 20 years, the six original members reunited on the occasion of Danny Klein's 60th birthday at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston.

Wolf continues to perform solo, while the rest of the group occasionally performs without Wolf. Geils and Magic Dick founded the group Blues Time and released an album of the same name. Geils devoted himself to Boston jazz projects such as The New Guitar Summit and Gerry Beaudoin, with whom he occasionally appeared, and produced, among other things, the CD for Stone Crazy, on which Danny Klein also participated. He also restored sports cars. Geils died in April 2017. Klein also runs Z Square Restaurant in Boston's Harvard Square. Magic Dick brought out its own patented harmonicas and tours with Mark Hummel. Seth Justman produces other bands and wrote the music for the PBS television documentary Country Boys , which also featured Magic Dick. Bladd has retired from the music business.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1970 The J. Geils Band - - - - US195 (2 weeks)
US
First published: November 16, 1970
1971 The Morning After - - - - US64 (17 weeks)
US
First published: October 2, 1971
1973 Bloodshot - - - - US10
gold
gold

(44 weeks)US
First published: April 12, 1973
Ladies Invited - - - - US51 (18 weeks)
US
First published: November 9, 1973
1974 Nightmares ... and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle - - - - US26 (22 weeks)
US
First published: September 25, 1974
1975 Hotline - - - - US36 (9 weeks)
US
First published: September 9, 1975
1977 Monkey Island - - - - US51 (17 weeks)
US
First published: June 9, 1977
1978 Sanctuary - - - - US49
gold
gold

(22 weeks)US
First published: November 1978
1980 Love stinks - - - - US18th
gold
gold

(42 weeks)US
First published: January 28, 1980
1981 Freeze frame DE13 (29 weeks)
DE 		AT13 (4 weeks)
AT 		- UK12 (15 weeks)
UK 		US1
platinum
platinum

(70 weeks)US
First published: October 26, 1981
1984 You're Gettin 'Even While I'm Gettin' Odd - - - - US80 (10 weeks)
US
First published: October 5, 1984

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1972 “Live” - full house - - - - US54
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
First released: September 26, 1972
Recorded live on April 21, 1972 at the Cinderella Ballroom in Detroit
1976 Live - Blow Your Face Out - - - - US40 (11 weeks)
US
First published: April 22, 1976
Recorded live from Boston Garden (November 15, 1975) and Cobo Hall in Detroit (November 19, 1975)
1979 Best of the J. Geils Band - - - - US129 (5 weeks)
US
First published: June 5, 1979
compilation
1982 Show time! - - - - US23
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
First released: November 12, 1982
Recorded live in September 1982 at the Pine Knob Music Theater in Detroit

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

more publishments

  • 1980: Best of: Two
  • 1985: Flashback: The Best of
  • 1986: Flamethrower
  • 1993: House party
  • 1995: Must of Got Lost
  • 1997: Looking for a Love and Other Hits
  • 2002: The Very Best
  • 2006: Best of
  • 2015: House Party: Live in Germany

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1971 Lookin 'for a Love
The Morning After 		- - - - US39 (10 weeks)
US
First published: November 1971
Authors: JW Alexander , Zelda Samuels
Original: The Valentinos (1962)
1973 Give It to Me
Bloodshot 		- - - - US30 (16 weeks)
US
First publication: March 1973
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Make Up Your Mind
Bloodshot 		- - - - US98 (2 weeks)
US
First publication: August 1973
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1974 Must of Got Lost
Nightmares 		- - - - US12 (11 weeks)
US
First publication: September 1974
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1976 Where Did Our Love Go
Blow Your Face Out 		- - - - US68 (6 weeks)
US
First published: April 1976
Authors: Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier
Original: The Supremes (1964)
1977 You're the Only One
Monkey Island 		- - - - US83 (3 weeks)
US
First publication: August 1977
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1978 One Last Kiss
Sanctuary 		- - - UK74 (1 week)
UK 		US35 (13 weeks)
US
First publication: November 1978
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1979 Take It Back
Sanctuary 		- - - - US67 (6 weeks)
US
First publication: March 1979
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1980 Come back
love stinks 		- - - - US32 (12 weeks)
US
First published: January 1980
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Love Stinks
Love Stinks 		- - - - US38 (12 weeks)
US
First publication: April 1980
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Just Can't Wait
Love Stinks 		- - - - US78 (5 weeks)
US
First publication: July 1980
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
1981 Centerfold
Freeze Frame 		DE13 (27 weeks)
DE 		AT11 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK3
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK 		US1
gold
gold

(25 weeks)US
First published: September 1981
Author: Seth Justman
1982 Freeze Frame
Freeze Frame 		DE29 (14 weeks)
DE 		- CH11 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK27 (7 weeks)
UK 		US4th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
First published: January 1982
Authors: Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
Angel in Blue
Freeze Frame 		- - - UK55 (3 weeks)
UK 		US40 (11 weeks)
US
First published: May 1982
Author: Seth Justman
I do
showtime! 		- - - - US24 (14 weeks)
US
Live recording, first published: November 1982
Authors: Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Jese Smith, Willie Stephenson, Melvin Mason
Original: The Marvelows (1965)
1983 Land of a Thousand Dances
Showtime! 		- - - - US60 (6 weeks)
US
Live recording, first published: January 1983
Authors: Cris Kenner (also original, 1963), Fats Domino
1984 Concealed Weapons
You're Gettin 'Even While I'm Gettin' Odd 		- - - - US63 (7 weeks)
US
First published: October 1984
Authors: Seth Justman, Paul Justman
1985 Fright Night
Fright Night (OST) 		- - - - US91 (2 weeks)
US
First published: July 1985
Author: Joe Lamont

More singles

  • 1970: Homework / First I Look at the Purse
  • 1971: Wait
  • 1972: I Don't Need You No More
  • 1972: Hard Drivin 'Man
  • 1973: Did You No Wrong
  • 1975: Givin 'It All Up
  • 1975: Love-Itis
  • 1976: (Ain't Nothin 'But a) House Party
  • 1976: Peanut Butter
  • 1977: Surrender
  • 1977: I Thu
  • 1979: Sanctuary

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  1. ↑ 4th Rockpalast Night April 21-22, 1979 in the Rockpalast Archive, as of April 12, 2017
  2. ↑ Fritz Rau : “50 Years Backstage. Memories of a concert organizer. ”Foreword by Udo Lindenberg . Heidelberg: Palmyra 2005, 303 pp., Ill., ISBN 3-930378-65-5
  3. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  4. ↑ US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  5. ↑ a b Awards for Music Sales: UK Gold / Platinum Database of the RIAA (USA)
  6. ↑ J. Geils Band in the ASCAP (USA) song rights database

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