Jimi Jamison

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-08-23 (63 years old)

Deathday

2014-09-01

Place of Birth

Durant, Mississippi, USA

Jimi Jamison

Biography

Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1988, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from the film Rocky IV, "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Survivor hits "I Can't Hold Back", "High On You", "The Search Is Over" and "Is This Love". He officially rejoined Survivor in 2000, remaining in the group until 2006, and rejoined again in 2011. Acclaimed for his vocal abilities, Jamison is also known for having co-written and performed the theme song "I'm ...

Production

1984

The Karate Kid

as Theme Song Performance

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