Golub and his band pushed on with the release of

The Three Kings

, a tribute to his blues guitar heroes Albert, Freddie and B.B. King. The album features piano great Henry Butler who, coincidentally, became blind when he was three months old, as well as vocalist and drummer Josh Dion, and fellow guitarists Sonny Landreth and Robben Ford.

Golub says the songs, such as “Let The Good Times Roll” and “The Thrill Is Gone,” were chosen with the three Kings in mind.

“It was really easy coming up with the material and it was easy to come up with the arrangements. Everybody pitched in and we all just did it. Everybody played great and everybody had a great time, and it is the music that inspired me to play,” he says. “It is a labor of love and it’s great to have it out there. I mean there have been so many great blues musicians throughout history that have been blind. The extent I’ll go to to sell a few more records. It’s pretty amazing. Anyway, it’s great that it’s out there, it’s great that promoters have not been shying away, and nobody’s looking at this as a disability.”

Golub recently performed at an all-star benefit concert called “Friends of Jeff Golub,” to help raise funds for his medical expenses. Despite his condition, he intends to continue living a full life.

“Part of it is I’ve got kids. I have an eight-year-old son and a 10-year-old son. I can’t really let my guard down," Golub explains. "They need to see strength coming from me. They don’t need to see me cancelling gigs and wallowing in self-pity. They need to see, you know, their dad.”