Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Jimi Jamison Has Died

Jimi Jamison, whose soaring tenor powered many hits for the arena rock band Survivor, died Sunday night, the band confirmed Monday. He was 63.

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  1. You had a great run, Enjoy the rest...

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  2. First, I've never seen this video to this song before.

    Second, I never realized how cute he was. (I was way more into Peter Frampton then.)

    Third, 63 is still way too young. Very sad.

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  3. He also did vocals for Budweiser commercial songs.

    RIP

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    1. Survivor started out with a different lead singer, Dave Bickler, who had to quit because of vocal chord polyps. Dave is the one doing the Budweiser commercials. He's also the one who sang "Eye of the Tiger" and all the songs before that. Jimi joined in 1983 and was first on their 1984 album Vital Signs, with "I can't hold back" and "The search is over."

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  4. That video... how refreshing! No heaving cleavage wagged in anyone's face, no undulating asses -- just talent. How quaint. And missed.

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  5. Damn, that is way too young. He was fine back in the day. RIP

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  6. The blond….didn't she marry and now divorce Richard Marks ?

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    1. Cynthia Rhodes. I thought they were still married?

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    2. And no, that's not her.

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  7. Agreed. Far too young.

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  8. Too many puns with the name of the band and his too young age (another proof that karma idea is bulsshit). Why couldn't he have been an asshole?

    RIP.

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  9. RIP

    on a side note,.....1980'a hair lol

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  10. @ MISCH, I don't think that is Cynthia Rhodes, but she does look similar.

    Last night I watched a rerun of Modern Family. At the end Phil and Clare renew their wedding vows to a Hawaiian version of Eye of the Tiger. It made me sad (the song not the show).

    RIP Jimi

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  11. Sad,yea. But "Many hits"? What others?

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  12. The ones that come to mind
    Eye of the Tiger
    I can't hold back
    High on you
    Burning Heart

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  13. High on You is a good song, I just heard it the other day.

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  14. Oh man..

    I have some umm.. lets just say very fond memories of this song ;) I still blush a bit when I hear this song.

    Godspeed Jimi, Godspeed.

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  15. From the days when pop singers actually had amazing voices, and could write songs. Rather than autotune,lip synching and a raft of managers and handlers and choreographers.

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  16. Liked Survivor. That's young to go

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  17. Damn I loved Survivor. RIP

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  18. Vital Signs was my favorite album by them and this was my favorite song. So sad.

    Richard Marx just got divorced this year after a 25 year marriage to Cynthia Rhodes.

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