J. Geils Band

Peter Wolf has been spending a lot of time lately looking both forward and backward.

J. Geils was found dead in his home in Groton, Mass., at the age of 71.

No matter how you feel about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there's no denying the excitement of witnessing former bandmates back onstage at the ceremony.

Here's our list of five reasons we'd like to see the J. Geils Band up at that podium next April.

They were one of the best bar bands in America before "Centerfold" made them ubiquitous MTV stars.

They'd been engaged just one day.

Footage from the J. Geils Band's 1979 appearance on Germany's long-running Rockpalast series is finally scheduled to reach American shores on Feb. 24.

Boston musicians and a few special guests came together Thursday night in the city’s TD Garden arena for Boston Strong, a benefit concert for One Fund Boston, the fund established to benefit the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Aerosmith, Boston, James Taylor, The J. Geils Band, Carole King, Jimmy Buffett, Godsmack and others will come together tonight, (May 30), for Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration at the TD Garden in Boston.