The J. Geils Band in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Summerfest in 1972.

April 20, 2013

My blog this week, that I have been working on for a while, is about a little blues band from Boston called the J. Geils Band.  After a bad week in Boston, I felt it was rather fitting that we talk about some good people of Boston.  John Geils and most of the band are actually from Worcester, Massachucetts.

John Geils, the guitar player and founder, started the band in the 1960's. He went through a few versions before getting it right in 1967 to form the band we are all familiar with.

Peter Blankenfeld, who we all know as vocalist Peter Wolf, was an ex disc jockey before joining the band. 

Richard Salwitz, became the harmonica player and is one of the best in the world.  He became "Magic Dick", and known for his "licking stick", on stage.

Danny Klein, known as "Dr. Funk", was the bass player of the band and Stephen Jo Bladd, was the drummer.

More people came and went with the band but this was the core and this band that I photographed at Summerfest in 1972, which is what you see here. 

They got the crowd moving and everybody had a good time!

Enjoy a few photos from 1972 and if you would like some copies for your walls at home please contact us today.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann