peter wolf was the lead singer of the j geils band.
peter wolf was the lead singer of the j geils band.
who is the lead singer of the j geils band?
peter wolf
james montgomery has performed on stage with a long list of musicians including b.b. king, muddy waters, buddy guy, john lee hooker, junior wells, james cotton, bonnie raitt, steven tyler (aerosmith frontman and american idol tv show judge), brad whitford (aerosmith guitarist), charlie daniels, gregg allman, lavern baker, patti labelle, jonathan edwards, jerome geils (the j. geils band), peter wolf (the j. geils band), magic dick (the j. geils band), danny klein (the j. geils band), huey lewis (huey lewis and the news), kim wilson (the fabulous thunderbirds), elliot easton (the cars), rick derringer, ricky byrd  (formerly with joan jett and the black hearts), barry goudreau (former guitarist for boston), fran sheehan (former bassist for boston), sib hashian (former drummer for boston), chad smith (the red hot chili peppers), billy squier, michael carabello (percussionist in santana), jon butcher (johanna wild, the jon butcher axis and today farren butcher inc), bruce marshall (lead singer/guitarist for the toy caldwell band and the bruce marshall group), dennis "fly" amero (orleans), duke robillard, jon pousette-dart (the pousette-dart band), jonathan edwards, kate taylor, christine ohlman "the beehive queen", mike finnigan, grace kelly, the uptown horns, the famous manhattan, new york-based horn section for b.b. king, james brown, the rolling stones, joe cocker, the j. geils band and more). the uptown horns is composed of larry etkin (trumpet), crispin cioe(sax), arno hecht (sax), and bob funk (trombone). their signature horn riffs can be heard on american chart busting songs including grammy-award winning james brown, the godfather of soul's "living in america", the b-52's "love shack" lp, buster poindexter's (a.k.a. david johansen) "hot hot hot", joe cocker's "unchain my heart" lp, tom waits' "rain dogs" lp, and billy joel's "river of dreams" lp, and the upcoming lp by james montgomery titled "from detroit to the delta".
james montgomery (singer)
released in 1978, "sanctuary" was the j. geils band's first album to receive gold certification from the riaa since "bloodshot". the band's ninth album, "love stinks" (1980), produced two top 40 singles in the us and in canada: "come back" and the title track. the album was certified platinum by music canada and gold by the riaa. "freeze-frame" (1982) is the j. geils band's most commercially successful album. it reached the top 20 in several countries, and peaked at number one in the us and in canada, where it was certified three times multi-platinum. "centerfold", the album's first single, became an international hit and topped the charts in the us, australia, and canada. the album's title track also reached the top 10 in several countries. the band's commercial success continued with the live album "showtime!" (1982), which was certified gold by the riaa. wolf left the band in 1983 over artistic differences and justman assumed vocal duties for the band's 11th album, "you're gettin' even while i'm gettin' odd" (1984), which sold poorly. after disbanding in 1985, the j. geils band began performing again in 1999.
the j. geils band discography