![]() ![]() 38 in 1980 and was featured in several films), " Centerfold" (No. 32 in 1980), " Love Stinks" (which reached No. Their biggest hits included " Must of Got Lost" (No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1972), as well as the single " Give It to Me" (No. The band first released several Top 40 singles in the early 1970s, including a cover of the song " Lookin' for a Love" by The Valentinos (which reached No. Beginning in 1999, the band had several reunions prior to the death of its namesake, J. After Wolf left the band in 1983 to pursue a solo career, the band released one more album in 1984 with Justman on lead vocals, before breaking up in 1985. They performed a mix of cover songs of classic blues and R&B songs, along with original compositions written primarily by Wolf and Justman, as well as some group compositions written under the pseudonymous name Juke Joint Jimmy, representing compositions credited to the entire band as a whole. The band played R&B-influenced blues rock during the 1970s and soon achieved commercial success before moving toward a more mainstream radio-friendly sound in the early 1980s, which brought the band to its commercial peak. Wolf and Justman served as principal songwriters. The original band members included vocalist Peter Wolf, harmonica and saxophone player Richard "Magic Dick" Salwitz, drummer Stephen Bladd, vocalist/keyboardist Seth Justman, and bassist Danny Klein. Geils Band / ˌ dʒ eɪ ˈ ɡ aɪ l z/ was an American rock band formed in 1967, in Worcester, Massachusetts, under the leadership of guitarist John "J." Geils. Rock, blues rock (early), new wave (late) There’s so many bands where members are missing or have died… I mean, wouldn’t it have been ice for George Harrison to be there to accept his award? That’s why it makes it even more meaningful.Not pictured: Seth Justman, Danny Klein, Stephen Jo Bladd and did many a tour, but it would’ve been nice had he been around if by chance we got inducted for all those great, iconic years he was so much a part of it. Nevertheless, Wolf called his passing “a sad development, very tragic. Geils, who left the group acrimoniously in 2012 and filed a lawsuit over the band name trademark. This year’s nomination is the first since the April death of guitarist and namesake J. ![]() So, yeah, it would be nice for it to happen, but what else can I say?” But there’s a lot of aspects that go on that are not in your control. It’s sort of out of your control, so you hope it happens. “One would like to see it happen,” Wolf said, “but it is what it is. “I’m somebody who appreciates what the Hall of Fame does,” Wolf noted, but he denies any frustrations over not being inducted as of yet. Wolf, meanwhile, has been particularly active with the organization, inducting Jackie Wilson and The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and taking part in tributes to Sam Cooke and Otis Blackwell. Geils Band was previously nominated for the Rock Hall classes of 2005, 2006, 20. Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Bush Lead 2018 Rock Hall Nominations ![]()
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