Jeff Golub (April 15, 1955 – January 1, 2015) was an American

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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

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1988-95.

Career

Golub was born in Copley Township, Ohio, near Akron. He grew up listening to pop music, rock, blues, funk, and R&B. In the 1970s, he attended the

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in Boston. 1980, he moved to New York city, and worked for rock guitarist

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. During the 1980s and '90s, he worked as a sideman for

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, and

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. 1988–95, he recorded and toured with

. He was a member of

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and the Kozmos, the house band of ''

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''. 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'' (

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, 1999), he dropped the Avenue Blue prefix and recorded simply as Jeff Golub. He recorded a blues album with Billy Squier, Peter Wolf, and

, and an album with blind jazz pianist

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in 2011.

Illness

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. Soon after, he released the album ''Train Keeps A Rolling'' with keyboardist

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. In 2014, he was diagnosed with

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. In the spring of 2015, he died from the disease, a few months before his 60th birthday.

Discography

As leader

* ''Unspoken Words'' (Gaia, 1988) * ''Avenue Blue Featuring Jeff Golub'' (Bluemoon/Rhino, 1994) * ''Naked City'' (Bluemoon/Atlantic, 1996) * ''Nightlife'' (Bluemoon/Atlantic, 1997) * ''Out of the Blue'' (Bluemoon/Atlantic, 1999) * ''Dangerous Curves'' (GRP, 2000) * ''Do It Again'' (GRP, 2002) * ''Soul Sessions'' (Verve, 2003) * ''Temptation'' (Narada, 2005) * ''Grand Central'' (Narada, 2007) * ''Six String Santa'' (Metro Café, 2007) * ''Blues for You'' (E1, 2009) * ''The Three Kings'' (E1, 2011) * ''Train Keeps A Rolling'' with

(E1, 2013) * ''The Vault'' (E1, 2015)

As sideman

With

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* ''Night Walk'' (Bluemoon/Rhino, 1994) * ''Beat Street'' (Bluemoon/Atlantic, 1995) * ''Body and Soul'' (Bluemoon/Atlantic, 1997) * ''Full Stride'' (Atlantic, 1998) * ''Yours Truly'' (Artizen, 2005) * ''Sessions Volume 1'' (Artizen, 2006) With

* ''Emotions in Motion'' (Capitol, 1982) * ''Signs of Life'' (Capitol, 1984) * ''Enough Is Enough'' (Capitol, 1986) * ''Hear & Now'' (Capitol, 1989) * ''Creatures of Habit'' (Capitol, 1991) * ''Tell the Truth'' (Capitol, 1993) With

* ''Vagabond Heart'' (Warner Bros., 1991) * ''Unplugged ...and Seated'' (Warner Bros., 1993) * ''A Spanner in the Works'' (Warner Bros., 1995) With others * Marc Antoine, ''Universal Language'' (Verve, 2000) *

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, ''Crush'' (GRP, 2001) *

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, ''Pure'' (Trippin 'n' Rhythm, 2012) *

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, ''Beat of Love'' (Bearsville, 1981) *

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, ''Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar'' (Philo, 1995) *

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, ''Moving Forward'' (in-akustik, 2010) *

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, ''Come As You Are'' (EMI, 1987)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golub, Jeff 1955 births 2015 deaths Guitarists from Ohio Musicians from Akron, Ohio Berklee College of Music alumni American jazz guitarists Smooth jazz guitarists 20th-century American guitarists Jazz musicians from Ohio Neurological disease deaths in New York (state) Deaths from progressive supranuclear palsy