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.

[1] He attended the High School of Music & Art, located in west Harlem, Manhattan, near the Apollo Theater.

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

[4] During his time performing with the Hallucinations, Wolf was asked to help establish Boston's radio station WBCN and became their first all-night deejay creating the moniker Woofa Goofa as his on-air personality.

[citation needed] During the early days of MTV, the band enjoyed heavy airplay of their videos "Centerfold" and "Love Stinks".

Sleepless (2002) featured guest appearances from Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and was highly praised by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[7] Wolf inducted Jackie Wilson and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.