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American musician (born 1946)

For other people named Peter Wolf, see Peter Wolf (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Peter Wolf (born March 7, 1946)^[1] is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of The J.

Geils Band from 1967 to 1983^[2] and as a solo artist.^[3]

Early life and education

Wolf was born Peter Walter Blankfield on March 7, 1946, in the Bronx, New York City.^[1] He attended the High School of Music & Art, located in west Harlem, Manhattan, near the Apollo Theater.

He often attended the Apollo, seeing many of the famous soul, rhythm & blues, and gospel artists who influenced him.

He moved to Boston, Massachusetts, to attend the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts^[1] on scholarship, where he studied painting.

His first roommate was film director David Lynch.

Career

In 1964, Wolf and fellow art students Paul Shapiro (guitar), Doug Slade (guitar), Joe Clark (bass), and Steph