Loading AI tools
American guitarist (1955–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeff Golub (April 15, 1955 – January 1, 2015) was an American jazz guitarist who had a solo career and who led the band Avenue Blue. He worked as a sideman for a number of rock and pop musicians. He was arguably best known for his work with Rod Stewart.
Jeff Golub | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Background information | |
Born | Copley Township, Ohio, U.S. | April 15, 1955
Died | January 1, 2015 59) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged
Genres | Jazz, rock, blues, smooth jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1980–2014 |
Labels | Atlantic, GRP |
Website | www |
Golub was born in Copley Township, Ohio, near Akron.[1] He grew up listening to pop music, rock, blues, funk, and R&B. In the 1970s, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. 1980, he moved to New York city, and worked for rock guitarist Billy Squier. During the 1980s and '90s, he worked as a sideman for Ashford & Simpson, Tina Turner, John Waite, Dar Williams, Vanessa Williams, and Peter Wolf. 1988–95, he recorded and toured with Rod Stewart.[2]
He was a member of Dave Koz and the Kozmos, the house band of The Emeril Lagasse Show.[3]
In 1988, Golub released his first solo album Unspoken Words; in 1994, he formed the band Avenue Blue, and the group released its first album Avenue Blue Featuring Jeff Golub. For the album Out of the Blue (Atlantic, 1999), he dropped the Avenue Blue prefix and recorded simply as Jeff Golub. He recorded a blues album with Billy Squier, Peter Wolf, and John Waite, and an album with blind jazz pianist Henry Butler in 2011.[2]
In 2011, Golub lost his eyesight from pressure on his optic nerve. In September 2012, he fell on the tracks of a subway, but was saved by people nearby. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.[2][4][5][6] Soon after, he released the album Train Keeps A Rolling with keyboardist Brian Auger.[2]
In 2014, Golub was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. He died from the disease on January 1, 2015, at the age of 59.[2][5][7]
With Rick Braun
With Billy Squier
With Rod Stewart
With others
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.