Thursday, April 13, 2017

The J. Geils Band

http://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/music/the-jews-who-rock-wiki
The J. Geils Band couldn’t have been more Jewish, with the notable exception of J. himself: 
singer Peter Wolf, drummer Stephen Bladd, harmonica player Magic Dick (born Richard Salkovitz), keyboardist Seth Justman, and bassist Danny Klein were all Jews. And they didn’t hide it: the band was often called the Jewish Rolling Stones. During the seventies, the J. Geils band toured tirelessly, gaining a reputation based on their gritty r’n’b and wild live shows. Their second album, The Morning After, had a Top 40 hit with "Looking for a Love" in 1970, and 1972’s Bloodshot entered the top ten thanks to the single "Give It to Me." But they were mostly known as a concert band until 1981, when their single "Centerfold" became a favorite on the newborn cable channel MTV, driving the album Freeze Frame up the charts. As one of the great live bands of the era, the J. Geils Band did miss one major gig: obscure band trivia has it that they were asked to play the original Woodstock. Sadly, it seems the influence of one too many Jewish grandmothers came through; the band supposedly gave the supremely bubbe-esque response: "Three days in the mud – who needs it?"

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