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Jeff Golub initially made his name as an in-demand sideman during long-term gigs backing rock stars Rod Stewart and Billy Squire. Golub worked as a sideman for a diverse set of artists including Tina Turner, Dar Williams, Vanessa Williams, Rick Braun, Bill Evans, and Kirk Whalum. He released his solo debut in 1988 but then recorded several successful albums in the mid-1990s under his band name, Avenue Blue, which established him as a core artist in contemporary jazz. Golub returned to recording under his own name in 1999 and delivered twelve bluesy jazz albums until 2015.

He was born in Akron, OH in 1955 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston before moving to New York City in 1980.

In 2011, Golub contracted a rare degenerative brain disease called progressive supranuclear palsy [PSP] that caused him to lose his sight but did not impact his guitar playing. He continued to perform and record until 2013 when his condition left him unable to play. He passed away in New York on January 1, 2015 from complications of PSP. Source: Michael Wieskamp

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Dramatic film depiction of guitarist Jeff Golub’s struggle with PSP to premiere in New York October 6

Dramatic film depiction of guitarist Jeff Golub’s struggle with PSP to premiere in New York October 6

Source: All About Jazz

CurePSP provided seed funding for debut documentary by director Kyle I. Kelley The new film Train Keeps a Rolling, which dramatically documents the musical achievements and final years of the great jazz, blues, and rock guitarist Jeff Golub when he was battling progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), will have its premiere in jny: New York City on October 6. It will be released on major streaming platforms later this year. The event is sponsored by CurePSP, the foundation for prime of ...

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Jazz Royalty “Open Up” “The Vault” To Help Departed Friend’s Family

Jazz Royalty “Open Up” “The Vault” To Help Departed Friend’s Family

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

New single from the late guitarist Jeff Golub debuts in the Billboard Top 20 ahead of Tuesday’s album release with sales benefitting The Golub family. New York, NY: A few days prior to New Year’s Day, the day guitarist Jeff Golub passed away at age 59, his frequent collaborators Steven Miller, Rick Braun and Bud Harner put the finishing touches on Golub’s 13th solo album, The Vault, a collection of previously unreleased songs and reimagined early career gems that were ...

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New Yorkers Come To Jeff Golub's Aid One Final Time

New Yorkers Come To Jeff Golub's Aid One Final Time

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

January 21 all-star concert planned to memorialize the guitarist and benefit his family sells out. New York, NY: When the newly blind guitarist Jeff Golub stumbled and fell onto New York City subway tracks where he was clipped and dragged by a train in 2012, New Yorkers came to his aid. When word spread throughout the New York City music community last month that Golub was on his death bed, New Yorkers bought concert tickets to the January 21 all-star ...

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Guitarist Jeff Golub dies at 59; Copley Township native played with rock stars

Guitarist Jeff Golub dies at 59; Copley Township native played with rock stars

Source: Michael Ricci

Guitarist Jeff Golub, a versatile contemporary jazz artist who also spent years as a sideman with rockers Billy Squier and Rod Stewart, died Thursday at 59, JazzTimes reported Monday. Though the exact cause of death has yet to be disclosed, Golub, a Copley Township native, had been suffering from a rare disease called progressive supranuclear palsy. It caused him to lose sight in both eyes in 2011 and caused physical problems that recently left him unable to perform. Golub began ...

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Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

Golub’s "Pusherman" Goes No. 1

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

First single from the soul-jazz guitarist’s “Train Keeps A Rolling” album tops the Billboard chart. New York, NY: If “It ain’t no. 1 until it is no. 1 in Billboard,” guitarist Jeff Golub can justifiably claim to have a no. 1 single with his ripping retelling of the gritty Curtis Mayfield street chronicle, “Pusherman.” The first single from Golub’s newly released “Train Keeps A Rolling,” which he recorded with jazz-rock keyboard pioneer Brian Auger,” “Pusherman” pulls into the no. 1 ...

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Guitarist Jeff Golub Returns Triumphantly With "Train Keeps A Rolling," A Soul-jazz Album With Keyboardist Brian Auger

Guitarist Jeff Golub Returns Triumphantly With "Train Keeps A Rolling," A Soul-jazz Album With Keyboardist Brian Auger

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

Back on Track Guitarist Jeff Golub returns triumphantly with “Train Keeps A Rolling,” a soul-jazz album with keyboardist Brian Auger. Port Washington, NY: Undaunted after mysteriously losing his vision two years ago and less than a year after tumbling onto the New York City train tracks and getting clipped and dragged by a train, guitarist Jeff Golub released his 12th solo collection, “Train Keeps A Rolling,” today on Entertainment One Music, a collaborative recording with jazz-rock pioneer keyboardist Brian Auger. ...

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"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

"Train Keeps A Rolling" For Spirited Guitarist

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

Jeff Golub teams with jazz-rock keyboard icon Brian Auger for his first new album since losing his sight Port Washington, NY: It’s been a helluva two years since guitarist Jeff Golub released his last album, “Three Kings,” which paid tribute to blues legends B.B., Freddie & Albert King. As the record was released, the optic nerves in Golub’s eyes inexplicably collapsed leaving him blind. Adjusting to his new life meant adopting Luke, a guide dog. While attempting to catch a ...

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Jeff Golub Band, Featuring Henry Butler - The Three Kings (2011)

Jeff Golub Band, Featuring Henry Butler - The Three Kings (2011)

Source: Something Else!

Jeff Golub, a longtime sideman with Rod Stewart and Billy Squier, has compiled the expected all-star amalgam in this tribute to the blues stylings of The Three Kings—Albert, B.B. and Freddie. Yet it is his guitar work, canny and sharp-edged, that holds everything together. Golub's playing is comprehensive in scope—stinging and raw when it needs to be, then bracing and jazz-infused when you might be expecting something more overt. Just as importantly, Golub made varied musical selections, and followed that ...

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New CD From Guitarist Jeff Golub

New CD From Guitarist Jeff Golub

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions

Celebrating the diversity and bustling energy of the city he's called home for more than twenty years, guitarist Jeff Golub's Grand Central album was released in record stores Tuesday, March 6th, by Narada Jazz/Blue Note Label Group. The vibe he captured is “live," as if he grabbed his guitar, headed down to a dimly lit, gritty blues or jazz club in New York City, plugged in and started jamming with a talented group of friends. That's pretty much how the ...

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Blues For You

Thrill Jockey
2009

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Grand Central

Thrill Jockey
2007

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Temptation

Thrill Jockey
2005

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Soul Sessions

Thrill Jockey
2003

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Do It Again

Thrill Jockey
2002

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