| John W. Geils Jr. (born February 20, 1946, New York City, New York) popularly known as J. Geils, is an American blues-rock lead guitarist, singer and founder of The J. Geils Band; he has also recorded with several jazz musicians. Born in New York, he grew up in Far Hills, New Jersey where he graduated from Bernards High School.[citation needed] He moved to Massachusetts in 1964 and studied engineering at Northeastern University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. |
