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It stayed there for six weeks and was featured on MTV. Their song “Centerfold,” from the album “Freeze Frame” was released in 1981 and eventually charted at No. 12 on Billboard’s Top 100 in 1975 and “Love Stinks,” a rant against unrequited love, the title song on their 1980 album. Their biggest hits included “Must of Got Lost,” which reached No. The group had several Top 40 singles in the early 1970s, including a cover song “Lookin’ for a Love” by the family group The Valentinos and “Give It to me.” The band, whose music bridged the gap between disco and new wave, released 11 studio albums before breaking up in 1985. Bandmates included Danny Klein, Richard “Magic Dick” Salwitz, Stephen Jo Bladd, Peter Wolf and Seth Justman.

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Geils Band was founded in 1967 in Worcester, Massachusetts, while Geils, whose full name was John Warren Geils Jr., was studying at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

“A preliminary investigation indicates that Geils died of natural causes,” police said in a statement. Tuesday for a well-being check and found him unresponsive. Groton police said officers responded to Geils home around 4 p.m. Geils Band known for such peppy early 80s pop hits as “Love Stinks,” ”Freeze Frame” and “Centerfold,” has died in his Massachusetts home at 71.