Died On This Date (January 1, 2015) Jeff Golub / Guitar Great
themusicsover Jeff Golub
April 15, 1955 – January 1, 2015
Jeff Golub was an American guitarist who was as adept at jazz as he was at rock and the blues. During a career that spanned more than 30 years, Golub released over a dozen contemporary jazz albums while earning a reputation as one of rock music’s most in-demand session players. He is perhaps best remembered for his years playing on records by and touring with both Billy Squier and David Bowie. The list of artists on whose albums Golub performed also includes John Waite, Dave Koz, Kirk Whalum, Joe Lynn Turner, and Tina Turner. In November of 2014, Golub learned that he was suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy which ultimately took his life on January 1, 2015. He was 59.
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Wayman Tisdale first came to the world’s attention as an NBA basketball player for the Indiana Pacers and later the gold medal winning US Olympic basketball team of 1984. Tisdale averaged 15 points and six rebounds per game over his twelve-season career, playing with the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. After retiring from basketball, Tisdale pursued his other dream, music. But unlike most other professional athletes who dabbled in music, Tisdale avoided rap and focused on smooth jazz. In the early ’90s, Tisdale started the Fifth Quarter Band, for which he played bass. The band was signed to MoJazz Records and released their debut in 1995. He went on to release seven more albums that included such guests as George Duke, Bob James, Dave Koz and country star, Toby Keith. Tisdale was diagnosed with cancer in his knee in early 2008, he had broken the knee falling down a flight of stairs. His leg was partially amputated in May of 2008. Plans for a 21-date concert tour were cut short when Wayman Tisdale died of cancer in a Tulsa hospital. He was just 44.
