Seth Justman (born January 27, 1951) is the keyboard player for the U.S.

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, The J. Geils Band.

Biography

Justman was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Atlantic City, and is

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. He co-wrote many of the band's songs with

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, and took sole songwriting credits for the band's biggest international hit, "

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" (number 1 for six weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100). Seth is the brother of Paul Justman, director of the 2002

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, '' Standing in the Shadows of Motown''. Paul and Seth shared songwriting credits for most of the songs on the band's final album, '' You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd''. Justman also became the band's main vocalist following Wolf's departure until the band's first break-up in 1985. In 1986, Justman

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and partly co-wrote '' Rockbird'', the second

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References

External links

Geils Files
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