Family tree of Jimi JAMISON
Singer & Musician
Born Jimmy Wayne JAMISON
American rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the longtime frontman of rock bands Cobra and platinum-selling Survivor
Born on Thursday, August 23, 1951 in Durant, Mississippi, USA , United States
Died on August 31, 2014 in Raleigh, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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By the late 1970s he was fronting the local Memphis band Target, and he went on to become the lead singer of the more well-known band Cobra in the early 1980s. He would later provide background vocals for successful bands including ZZ Top, Joe Walsh and many others.
... Jamison was born in rural Mississippi but considered himself a Memphis, Tennessee native, as he and his mother, Dorothy (1932-2009) moved there when he was one day old. In his teens he taught himself to play guitar and piano while honing his vocal abilities. By middle school he was playing in a band.
By the late 1970s he was fronting the local Memphis band Target, and he went on to become the lead singer of the more well-known band Cobra in the early 1980s. He would later provide background vocals for successful bands including ZZ Top, Joe Walsh and many others.
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