LAT Jimi Jamison, the former lead singer for the rock bands Cobra and Survivor, died Sunday, his booking agent Sally Irwin confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. Jamison died of a heart attack at his home in Memphis, Tenn., Irwin said. He was 63. Jamison was the lead singer for Survivor from the mid-to-late 1980s, creating such hits as “Burning Heart” from “Rocky IV” and “The Moment of Truth” from “The Karate Kid.” Jamison joined the group at the height of its popularity — the band having just released “Eye of the Tiger” from “Rocky III” — after former lead singer David Bickler left the group because of voice issues. More –
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Let’s see if they go in threes….Jethro Tull’s original bass player died today also.
I’ve heard of J Tull. The other band not so much.
Those were great. Didn’t Charleton Heston do them originally?
Heston did a slightly different Bud Light campaign-
14, 15 and 16 down from the top at this link-
http://adland.tv/radio/bud-light-radio-american-and-british-heroes-geniuses-and-charlton-heston
LOL!
Aww. I used to hear those bud light ads on the radio all the time.
So… the guy is better known for the Bud Light commercials than anything listed in the LA Times obit. Got it.
BTW, needless to say, those commercials are on YouTube, like everything else culturally significant.
(Duh. That’s what you were just looking at, dummy.)
Diogenes, maybe Slash? That’d be spooky.
How many Real Men of Genius does it take to change a light bulb?
None. Real Men of Genius aren’t afraid of the dark.
The only problem is that Jimi Jamison is NOT the guy who sang on the “Real Men Of Genius” commercials…It was Survivors 1st singer, Dave Bickler.
So I guess the person who wrote this article IS NO REAL PERSON OF GENIUS!! why I hate internet “journalists” LOL inept and lazy and don’t know or research the facts!!! The singer in the ads is Dave Bickler the singer for Survivor on the Eye of the Tiger song But left the band soon after and made way for Jamo (Jimi Jamison) to join…. The commercials with Jimi Jamison were the starbucks commercials where ironically enough Jimi was sining a parody of the song Dave Bickler used to sing “eye of the tiger” but was made into “Glen, Glen, Glen… Rest in peace Jamo!! you are missed brotha!!