News archive from the original funkyjudge.net site.
December 15th, 2006
Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun – the maestro of music moguls who introduced the world to some of the finest blues, jazz and rock acts of the past 50 years, including the J. Geils Band, died Thursday, almost seven weeks after falling at a Rolling Stones concert in New York. He was 83.
Ertegun, who signed, produced and/or collaborated with Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane and Led Zeppelin, slipped and hit his head backstage at the Oct. 29 Stones show at the Beacon Theater. He was put into an induced coma before being taken to the hospital. His condition had stabilized, but he remained in the coma and was taken off life support Monday.
Source: www.variety.com
October 28th, 2006
LOVE STINKS – the video directed by Paul Justman is now available to buy from Apple’s iTunes Store. UK price £1.89. The video is a 47.5MB MPEG4 download. Search for ‘J Geils Band’ in iTunes and click on ‘Videos’.
Source: funkyjudge
October 12th, 2006
Space Baby and Mental Man – a film by Rex Dean will screen on Wednesday 18th October at this month’s Indie Film Night at the Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham. Rock music legend Peter Wolf makes a cameo appearance in the film. Click here to view a trailer.
Source: www.boston.com
September 29th, 2006
Danny Klein and Friends, Reb Moshe Waldoks and Charlie Farren – were the featured performers at a Gala reception for the Jewish National Fund’s National Leadership Conference on September 10th and 11th. The reception was at the Moakley Courthouse in Boston.
Source: www.townonline.com/sharon/
September 28th, 2006
The 19th Annual Boston Music Awards – ceremony last night at the Avalon was attended by Peter Wolf who literally sang the praises of the unsung hero award winner, sideman Duke Levine. He called the guitarist — who’s worked with Wolf, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dennis Brennan, and a slew of others — “one of our crown jewels” and set his name to the tune of “Duke of Earl” when accepting on Levine’s behalf. (Levine is on tour with former Bostonian Aimee Mann.)
Source: www.boston.com
Rolling Stone Ron Wood popped in on his longtime pal Peter Wolf at the Camp Street Studio in Cambridge (Thursday 21st) where the Woofa Goofa is putting the finishing touches on a new album. Ronnie couldn’t resist the opportunity to jam!
Source: www.bostonherald.com
Stephen, Seth, and Danny joined Magic Dick on stage at the Regatta Bar in Cambridge (September 13th) to perform “Whammer Jammer”. Part of Mark Hummel’s Blues Harp Blow Out. Thanks to Hotline member SouthSideShuffler for the news.
September 5th, 2006
Danny Klein and Friends – “Celebrating the music of The J Geils Band” – make their Boston Club debut at Jakes Dixie Road House, Saturday September 9th to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to benefit Middlesex Human Service Agency. Special guests include Rockin’ George Leh. DK and Friends will hit the stage for a full out 90 minute plus show featuring The Boston Horns, Rosy Rosenblatt and all the classic J. Geils Hits. Visit www.phproductions.net for all the latest news and tour dates for DK and Friends.
Source: www.phproductions.net
August 8th, 2006
DK and Friends – make their New England Club debut at The Newport Blues Cafe in Newport Rhode Island on Sunday August 20th. Visit www.phproductions.net for all the latest news and tour dates for DK and Friends.
Source: www.phproductions.net
August 6th, 2006
DK and Friends including Charlie Farren – will be handling a jam session at the 15th annual Locobazooka music festival, on Sunday, August 13th at The Tweeter Center. Gates open at 11AM. The festival is rain or shine! Charlie Farren was a background singer on Peter Wolf’s 1996 album Long Line.
Source: www.telegram.com
July 17th, 2006
Peter Wolf and singer-songwriter Elvis Costello were spotted having a tete-a-tete at Providence’s La Roca Restaurant this week-end, according to the Boston Herald. ….. or was it the Lala Rokh on Beacon Hill? Both spotted there by The Boston Globe.
June 13th, 2006
Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin and the Kings Of Strings. New Arbors Jazz recording is now available to buy online. This all acoustic recording features Jay and Gerry on guitar, Bob Nieske on bass, Les Harris Jr on drums and Aarron Weinstein on fiddle/mandolin. You can buy the new CD in the UK from www.amazon.co.uk.
In the USA you can buy it from www.amazon.com.
Source: Blue Avenue
May 11th, 2006
New Guitar Summit have just completed a nine date tour of the west coast and western Canada. Check out this review from the Edmonton Journal of last Monday’s concert at Festival Place. Click here for the review. The show was taped for broadcast on CBC’s Saturday Night Blues radio show at a future date.
Source: Gerry Beaudoin
April 9th, 2006
Peter Wolf was one of the guests at the Joshua Frase Foundation’s “Party Like A Rock Star” benefit at the Boston Harbor Hotel, on Thursday, April 6.
April 5th, 2006
Z Square Cambridge is a new restaurant that will open in the current Finagle A Bagel space (14 JFK St) in Harvard Square later this year. J.Geils Band bassist Danny Klein is helping establish entertainment.
Source: Boston Business Journal
April 2nd, 2006
Thanks to Hotline member ‘SJUKEJOINTJIMMY’ for this EXCLUSIVE NEWS. Danny ‘The Ace On The Bass’ Klein has been asked to put together a “Danny Klein and Friends” band. More details to follow.
Click here to discuss this news on the J.Geils Hotline. He is also working on new material for Stonecrazy.
Source: The Hotline
March 28th, 2006
“Kid Rock”, real name Robert James Ritchie spoke to The Boston Globe about writing songs for his next studio album. He mentions a possible collaboration with Peter Wolf.
Quote: “I talked with Peter Wolf the other day about getting together with him. J. Geils Band was huge when I was growing up. I love all that old soul music they translated into rock ‘n’ roll so well. Peter’s someone who understands the great soul and blues structures, the way they translate into great rock ‘n’ roll. That seems to be a lost art”.
Source: www.boston.com
March 28th, 2006
Best of the J Geils Band [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]. Thanks to Hotline member Geilsfan1975 for this news. A new J.Geils ‘Best Of…’ CD will be released on April 3rd (April 4th in the USA).
Visit Amazon.Co.Uk or Amazon.Com for more details.
TRACK LISTING
01. Centerfold
02. Freeze-Frame
03. Come Back (Single Edit)
04. Love Stinks
05. Sanctuary
06. Give It To Me (Single Edit)
07. Whammer Jammer (Live)
08. Looking For A Love (Live)
09. Must Of Got Lost (Live)
10. (Ain’t Nothin’ But A) Houseparty (Live)
11. One Last Kiss
12. Teresa
13. Angel In Blue
14. Flamethrower
15. Night Time 16. Just Can’t Wait (Live)
17. I Do (Live)
18. Piss On The Wall
Source: The Hotline
March 23th, 2006
George Thorogood’s bad dog blues. George Thorogood Praises J.Geils in an interview with www.indyweek.com.
Quote: J. Geils were a Massachusetts bar band in the early Stones tradition, but they came well-versed in an array of genres including soul and R&B. Frontman Peter Wolf was a trash-talking jive artist who talked, wrote and sang black. Jagger, Springsteen and Bowie regularly showed up backstage to take notes when the band performed. Thorogood remembers a show at JFK stadium in 1975 that featured Peter Frampton, Fleetwood Mac and Lynyrd Skynyrd. When it was over, 100,000 people came out chanting “J.Geils.” Five hours after opening the show, nobody could remember who had followed the headliner. Thorogood says he’s just carrying on their tradition.
“I’m just the poor man’s J. Geils. J. Geils broke up and we’re all that’s left,” figures Thorogood. “Whatya think I’m doing at nighttime? J. Geils, that’s all I’m doing.”
Source: www.indyweek.com
March 18th, 2006
Jay Geils, Gerry Beaudoin and the Kings Of Strings. New Arbors Jazz recording is available for pre-release purchase only from Francesca Records. The recording is due out in stores on June 13th but copies are available for sale now. This all acoustic recording features Jay and Gerry on guitar, Bob Nieske on bass, Les Harris Jr on drums and a young fiddle/mandolinist, Aarron Weinstein. To obtain your copy send a $15.00, USA only (shipping included) in check or money order to Francesca Records, 92 Greenwood Lane, Waltham, MA 02451. USA. For overseas orders, please email Francesca Records for more details.
Source: Gerry Beaudoin
March 14th, 2006
Danny Klein will be jamming with Ian Mitchell’s Bay City Rollers this Saturday (18th) at the Foxwoods Hard Rock Cafe. Click here for Ian Mitchell’s official site and here for more details about Foxwoods.
UPDATE: 21-03-2006 – Thanks to Hotline member JukeJointJerry who attended the concert for this mini review. DK sat in and played 3 Geils songs with Ian Mitchell and the Bay City Rollers. They finished with a superb rendition of Love Stinks. Rockin’ George Leh (one time lead singer of The J. Geils Blues Band in 1967) was there and sang for a half hour or so. He is an oldie but a goodie. Ian Mitchell played about three or four Bay City Rollers songs and played cover songs the rest of the night. The band kicked ass and the show itself was good.
Source: jukejointjerry
March 13th, 2006
Jay Geils will give a talk titled “The Evolution of the Electric Guitar” on March 30th at 4:30 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center, Room 519 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. The talk is free and open to the public. Geils will demonstrate various guitar styles that were the cornerstone of rhythm and blues and eventually rock n roll in the 50’s. Click here for directions and more details about the Holy Cross.
Source: www.holycross.edu
March 4th, 2006
Peter Wolf jumped on stage at the Tir na Nog Irish pub yesterday night and sang ”Happy Birthday’ to club owner Robert Elliott. He then joined David Johnston and his band, including special guest Duke Levine, on the J.Geils classic ”Pack Fair and Square’ and the Sam the Sham classic ”Woolly Bully.’
Source: www.boston.com
January 22nd, 2006
New Guitar Summit and The Gerry Beaudoin Trio CD reviews posted this weekend at www.jazzenvoy.com. Click here for the review of Swing Cafe and here for the review of New Guitar Summit.
Source: www.jazzenvoy.com
January 15th, 2006
Peter Wolf and his buddy Mick Jagger were spotted dining at their favorite restaurant last Thursday (12th), chef Michael Schlow’s Via Matta, 79 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116. Click here for the official site, and here for a map!
Source: www.boston.com
January 10th, 2006
FRONTLINE: “Country Boys”
Seth, Jay and Magic Dick get together to provide the soundtrack music for this PBS special that airs over three nights, Jan 9th, 10th and 11th. More details on the official web-site here.
Each part will be available to watch online a day after it is broadcast. Click here.
Thanks to Nells from the ‘Hotline’ forum for the news.
Source: The Hotline
January 10th, 2006
Jann Wenner’s 60th birthday bash:
Peter Wolf was the MC at Jann Wenner’s 60th birthday bash on Sunday 8th January. Jann Wenner was the founder and publisher of Rolling Stone Magazine. The party featured performances by Bette Midler, John Mellencamp, David Bowie, and Bruce Springsteen, who, we’re told, wrote a special tune for the occasion. VIP guests included John Kerry, Caroline Kennedy, Al Gore, dandy author Tom Wolfe, comedians Larry David and Robin Williams, Richard Gere, Robbie Robertson, Michael Douglas, and Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun.
Source: www.boston.com
December 24th, 2005
Bill Graham Archive: Thousands of Hours of Video Discovered.
I found the following news item on the Mausoleum Club forum. It is about the discovery of a vast collection of audio and video recordings from 1966 to 1999. Lets hope some J.Geils material is included in the find.Quote:Subject: Bill Graham ArchiveThousands of Hours of Video Discovered.
By ETHAN SMITH
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
December 13, 2005; Page B1
Two and a half years ago, a Minneapolis entrepreneur named Bill
Sagan spent more than $5 million to buy a treasure trove of rock ‘n’
roll memorabilia: millions of T-shirts, posters, handbills,
photographs, concert tickets and other items from the archives of
Bill Graham Presents, the legendary San Francisco rock promoter that
virtually invented the modern concert business in the mid 1960s.
But what neither Mr. Sagan nor the seller, Clear Channel
Communications Inc., realized at the time was that the archives
contained an even more valuable bonus: more than 5,000 live audio
and video recordings made between 1966 and 1999, featuring artists
varying from the Doors to Nirvana. The recordings were made at rock
concerts that the late Mr. Graham ran or promoted. They were
uncataloged and collecting dust when Mr. Sagan acquired the archive.
Today, the 55-year-old Mr. Sagan controls what may be the most
important collection of rock memorabilia and recordings ever
assembled in one business. Called Wolfgang’s Vault — from Mr.
Graham’s given name, Wolfgang Grajonca — the company has a staff of
14, projected sales this year of $3 million, and nearly 20 million
separate items in its San Francisco warehouse.
Having set up a business selling vintage rock T-shirts and concert
posters on the Web, Mr. Sagan is only now turning his attention to
the audio and video assets, where he faces a tremendous challenge.
He is in the early stages of complex negotiations with artists,
their representatives and record labels over the rights to sell the
recordings on discs and as downloads. In the meantime, Mr. Sagan
plans to begin “streaming” some of these recordings as Internet
radio feeds on his company’s Web site, which involves little more
than paying royalties to organizations that represent songwriters.
The performances, many of which are professionally recorded and
extremely high quality, amount to a sweeping, unheard history of
rock during its seminal years and beyond. The archives include
performances by artists including Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Pink Floyd,
the Who, Tom Petty, Stevie Wonder, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Emmylou
Harris, Aretha Franklin and Tracy Chapman, all of whom played shows
put on by Mr. Graham. The are videotapes of early performances by
Crosby Stills Nash & Young and from 1978, the Sex Pistols’ last show
for nearly 20 years, before their reunion in 1996.
Though some of the recordings have leaked as bootlegs over the
years, they contain some revealing moments that may surprise fans.
For example, a recording taken from Led Zeppelin’s first U.S. tour,
in 1969 — when the band was opening for Country Joe & the Fish –
finds lead singer Robert Plant displaying little of the rock-god
swagger that would eventually become his trademark. Instead, he
makes nervous small talk to the audience as guitarist Jimmy Page
changes a broken string.
“I don’t know if [Mr. Sagan] really knew exactly how much rich
material he had,” says Bill Thompson, the longtime manager of
Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, which played Bill Graham
events frequently during the heyday of the San Francisco rock scene
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. “This is a goldmine.”
Mr. Graham’s company mounted more than 35,000 concerts world-wide
between its inception in 1966 and its sale, earlier this decade, to
Clear Channel, which bought up a number of regional concert
promoters during that era. Mr. Sagan bought the archive from Clear
Channel, which had little interest in sifting through the thousands
of items that were jammed into the company’s warehouse.
Mr. Sagan and his staff spent their first six months in business
doing nothing but organizing and cataloging the vast collection,
much of which had been thrown haphazardly in cardboard boxes, and
some of which had been damaged in a warehouse fire.
Today, on WolfgangsVault.com1, shoppers can find individual tickets
to the Yardbirds’ July 25, 1967, show at the Fillmore West for $51
each (a $48 markup over the face value). Prints of photographer Joe
Sia’s blurred shot of a police officer arresting Jim Morrison on
stage in New Haven, Conn., go for $550 to $750. Even the Rat Pack
gets the collectible treatment: A black faux-tuxedo T-shirt
commemorating a 1988 concert starring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and
Sammy Davis Jr., costs $82.
But the music and video recordings are the most intriguing and
commercially promising. Mr. Graham’s company made the recordings
partly for posterity’s sake, and, in some cases, for a more base
motive: adjacent to the Fillmore West was a restaurant owned by Mr.
Graham. Rather than lose customers when concerts started next door,
Mr. Graham installed a closed-circuit video system that let diners
watch the show live — and also captured it on videotape.
When, or even if, the general public will ever hear or see many of
these recordings is unclear, however.
The recordings were made legally; Mr. Sagan has a filing cabinet
filled with documentation to prove it. But selling them will require
various permissions and revenue-sharing deals — not only with the
artists themselves, but often, too, with whatever record label they
were signed to at the time of the show, or its corporate successor.
In the case of dead performers, permission is required from their
families or other heirs.
Mr. Sagan’s employees have already digitized more than 1,000 audio
recordings and sent them to engineers to have the sound quality
cleaned up. Now they are in the process of seeking clearances to
release the music. Mr. Sagan says he is in active discussions with
two major record labels, and believes he is close to a deal for at
least some music with one of them, although he declines to name
either.
“Is it easy?” he asks. “No. But in some cases they’re excited as
hell they might be able to make some money of old bands.”
Even with clearances, much of the material in the archives is simply
not up to snuff for commercial release. “I don’t think a large
percentage of it will end up on CD, or in any monetized form,” says
Gavin Haag, who oversees the company’s music-licensing efforts. For
instance, he adds, there may never be an appetite for dozens of
separate concerts by acts like Eddie Money.
Mr. Thompson, the Jefferson Airplane manager, says he is in “early
discussions” with Wolfgang’s Vault and Sony BMG Music Entertainment
to sell the dozens of live recordings made of his clients at Mr.
Graham’s various venues. Sony BMG, a joint venture of Sony Corp. and
Bertelsmann AG, controls the rights to distribute the band’s
recordings. Sony BMG and Wolfgang’s Vault declined to comment on the
continuing licensing negotiations.
Source: The Mausoleum Club
December 2nd, 2005
Rock Breakout Years: 1982. UPDATE.
The Rock Breakout Years: 1982 CD previously reported on October 11th is actually a re-issue of SHOWTIME. Same artwork and track listing as the original release but with a new slip cover.
Source: www.amazon.com
November 29th, 2005
The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame 2006
The J.Geils Band were snubbed from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second year running.
Source: www.bostonherald.com
October 24th, 2005
CANCELLED: Because of Hurricane Wilma, Citrus County Parks and Recreation canceled the ‘Concert in the Park’ that was due to take place on Sunday 23rd in Floral Park, Floral City. The concert will be rescheduled.
Source: www.sptimes.com
October 21st, 2005
CONCERT IN THE PARK: Bands and single performers will entertain from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday (23rd) at pavilion 2, Floral Park on U.S. 41, south of Floral City, Florida. Citrus County Parks and Recreation, with assistance from Charlotte Boyer, will host the free concert, which will include performances by Remnant, Lee Britt, Cajun Dave, Tommy Allison, Sue Spencer, Lil Evelyn, Peter Wolf and Ron and Shirley Sharrer. The concert is pending favorable weather. Bring a blanket and lawn chair.
Source: www.sptimes.com
October 14th, 2005
The Rough Guide Book of Playlists is published this week and one of the contributors to it is author Nick Hornby (High Fidelity). At No.5 on his playlist he picks Long Way Back Again by Peter Wolf from Fool’s Parade. “More white R&B; the former singer with J Geils is growing older with dignity and, on this evidence, just the right amount of regret and melancholy.”
Source: www.independent.co.uk
October 13th, 2005
The New Pornographers: Peter Wolf was spotted in the audience for the Vancouver indie supergroup, The New Pornographers on Tuesday night at the Roxy. The night before, Peter Wolf was behind the soundboard at Ric Ocasek’s show at Harpers Ferry.
Source: Internet
October 11th, 2005
Rock Breakout Years: 1982. New CD released today by Madacy Records. No cover art or other details available yet. I presume its a re-release of Freeze-Frame.
Source: www.amazon.com
October 1st, 2005
The Gerry Beaudoin Trio featuring Jay Geils will be performing at The Acton Jazz Cafe on October 14th.
Source: Gerry Beaudoin
September 28th, 2005
Boston Magazine is soliciting readers’ votes on the top Boston music of all times, the winners to be announced in the November issue. Two J.Geils Band songs are included: ‘Centerfold’ and ‘Musta Got Lost’. You can vote online by clicking here!
Source: www.bostonmagazine.com
September 17th, 2005
The Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame 2006
The J.Geils Band has been nominated for the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame for the second year running! Inductees will be announced before the end of the year and the 2006 induction ceremony will be held in New York. More details to be released.
Source: www.eonline.com
September 16th, 2005
The 4th Annual Blues’N’Brews Festival – Saturday 17th September at 4.00pm, Wyman’s Beach, Westford, Mass.
Jay Geils will appear as a special guest alongside The Installers. (Jay produced their latest CD NAIL IT!). Jay will also sign a guitar on stage to be given away as part of one of the many raffles throughout the day.
Source: www.bluesnbrews.com
September 13th, 2005
StoneCrazy CD Release Party – Saturday 17th September
Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club, 17 Holland St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144.
DON’T MISS THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT! Jay Geils will try and make it and sit in, and some of the other Geils Band boys may turn up as well.
Source: www.dannyklein.com
September 12th, 2005
A Change is Gonna Come: The Life & Music of Sam Cooke.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum brings ‘The Life and Music of Sam Cooke’ to the Playhouse Square’s State Theatre, Cleveland, on November 5th and 6th. Peter Wolf joins Aretha Franklin, Elvis Costello, the Dixie Hummingbirds and the Blind Boys of Alabama, as part of the line up. Also on the bill are Taj Mahal, Cissy Houston, Otis Clay and William Bell.
They will all celebrate Cooke’s pop music in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. Most of those performers — including Franklin — will be joined by Lou Rawls for a second show at 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, with the focus on the gospel side of Cooke’s career.
Click here for more details.
Source: www.cleveland.com
September 11th, 2005
The Gerry Beaudoin Trio with special guest Jay Geils are playing at the Tempo 474 Moody St in Waltham, Ma on September 18th. Price is $50 and it includes Passed appetizers (high end) and Bombay Saphire Cocktails and wine.
Call 781-891-9000 for more info. Thanks to Nathan Sigel for this info.
Source: Nathan Sigel
September 9th, 2005
“Do You Want To”………. be like the J.Geils Band?
Franz Ferdinand do……… or at least the reviewer of their latest video thinks so. Click here [Dead Link] to read the review and here to watch the video of “Do You Want To”.
Source: mvwire.com
September 4th, 2005
The ‘Operation Homefront Southern New England’ site gives more details about the event. Saturday, September 10th, the Attic in Newton Center will host a special evening to benefit Operation Homefront Southern New England. The night will include ‘The Friends’ of blues legend James Montgomery featuring The Boston Horns, Danny Klein of the J Geils Band, Rockin George Leh (one time lead singer of The J.Geils Blues Band in 1967) and others. Also performing will be CHARLIE FARREN of the Joe Perry Project and New England favorites FOX PASS plus Final Hour. Newton’s own Pete Hackel co-founder and drummer with James Montgomery and Friends and President of PH Productions lost his friend and Step Mom Paige Farley Hackel on American’s Flight 11. This year, the Attic is proud to host Peter’s fourth annual fundraising event.“Support our troops by helping the families they leave behind”Showtime 8:00 / Donation $20 at the door.
Source: ‘Operation Homefront Southern New England’
September 3rd, 2005
THE BOSTON GLOBE reports that ‘Operation Homefront Southern New England’ (helping military families in need in the region) has a benefit at the Attic in Newton Sept.10th with James Montgomery, Danny Klein of the J. Geils Band, Charlie Farren, and others……
Source: www.boston.com
August 30th, 2005
Thanks to ‘RobAlls’ for this Geils news. During ABC’s national telecast of the Monday night football game between the Detroit Lions and the St. Louis Rams, the Lions challenged a referee’s call. During the official timeout to review the call, you could hear Freeze-Frame in the background. Nearly the entire song was played. And, being Detroit, the crowd cheered as soon as the song started.
August 23rd, 2005
Pete and Mick were again spotted on Saturday night, this time at Radius, the downtown eatery owned by Schlow and Christopher Myers.On Monday, Stones, guitarist Ron Wood, accompanied by his wife, Jo, and son, Tyrone, were spotted at the Newbury Fine Arts gallery. An exclusive exhibition of The Art of Ronnie Wood will be on display there until August 29. After a quick zip around the gallery, Wood then dashed upstairs to chat with pal Peter Wolf.
Source: bostonherald.com
August 22nd, 2005
Peter Wolf was spotted with Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and his 6-foot-4 brunette bombshell pal L’Wren Scott on Friday night, grabbing a bite to eat at the Via Matta Restaurant in Boston. The Stones played Fenway Park last night.
Source: bostonherald.com
August 8th, 2005
JAY GEILS JAZZ BAND. Blues in the ‘Burg, Fredericksburg Virginia’s Annual Blues Party – now with a touch of Jazz! Headliner for 2005 Blues in the ‘Burg is Rock & Roll Hall of Famer; Jay Geils performing with Gerry Beaudoin. Saturday September 10th, 2005.
August 5th, 2005
Bluesman Little Milton Campbell dead.
Blue Avenue from the ‘Hotline’ reports the sad news that blues great Little Milton has died on Thursday in Memphis. He was 70. He sings with Peter Wolf on the song ‘Two Loves’, from the album ‘Welcome To Little Milton’.A review of ‘Two Loves’ from www.epinions.com – “Two Loves” sings with Peter Wolf about women. Milton wants to understand his relationship and Wolf picks up where Milton leaves off. It is an upbeat blues song. Wolf has a smooth voice to listen to that jives with Milton very well. This song made me smile and think of my relationships from the past. Now I know where my heart lies. They sing about two loves and one heart can’t work together. Milton doesn’t want to share “what once was all mine.” At the end, Milton accused Wolf of taking his woman away. It is a fun ending as they depart from each other.
Source: The Hotline
July 27th, 2005
Stonecrazy will play at the Boston Blues Trust Festival on September 25th at the Hatch Shell in Boston.
Source: www.stonecrazyblues.com
July 23rd, 2005
Stonecrazy will open for Roomful of Blues next Thursday, July 28 at DK’s Point Breeze restaurant in Webster, MA. DK co-owns Point Breeze restaurant. Click here for a map.
Source: The Providence Phoenix
July 10th, 2005
UPDATE: The CD release party at Johnny D’s has been cancelled. Check out the StoneCrazy site for more dates you can go to this month.
Source: www.stonecrazyblues.com
July 6th, 2005
Missy Elliott’s new album ”The Cookbook” features the first 15 seconds of ‘Whammer Jammer’ (live version) at the beginning of the track ”Partytime”.
Source: www.boston.com
June 6th, 2005
BERNARDS HIGH SCHOOL in Bernardsville is celebrating its centennial this month. One famous graduate from the Class of 64 is John W. Geils Jr. Retired librarian and teacher Mary Elizabeth Young who worked at the school for 41 years, recalls J.Geils:QUOTE: “always wore nice slacks and tie and a white shirt and jacket,”
Source: Bridgewater Courier News – Bridgewater,NJ,USA
June 4th, 2005
STONECRAZY CD release party. Friday June 17 @ 8 p.m. Upstairs at the Rhumbline, Railroad Avenue, Gloucester MA.
Click Here For More Details
June 2nd, 2005
NEBO PIZZERIA. Peter Wolf was one of the famous guests who attended the opening of Nebo, a new pizzeria near North Station, Boston, MA.
Source: Boston Globe