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Jeff Jimerson (born May 15, 1955 in
Pittsburgh ) is a Pittsburgh-based singer, best known as the national anthem singer for the
Pittsburgh Penguins for over two decades.
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[3] He also performs with Airborne,
[4] a Pittsburgh-based band.
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In 2011,
Bleacher Report named Jimerson one of the eight best national anthem singers in hockey.
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Jimerson, credited as "Anthem Singer," sang the national anthem in the 1995
Jean-Claude Van Damme film,
Sudden Death .
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He performed on the album
One Nation Under God .
Jimerson has also performed with B.E. Taylor.
As the Penguins anthem singer, he has sung the national anthem during the Stanley Cup Finals in
2008 ,
2009 ,
2016 , and
2017 .
He is known as The Penguins' Own . He also always sings the anthem correctly: he sings ba-ner instead of ba-a-ner-er.
References
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"National Anthem Singer Auditions" . Retrieved 2016-11-02 .
^ Grupp, John (May 6, 2009).
"Anthem singer fires up Mellon crowd" .
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from
the original on May 8, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2010 .
^ Rutkoski, Rex (July 2, 2009).
"Penguins' anthem singer Jeff Jimerson goes Airborne in Ford City" .
Valley News Dispatch .
The Tribune-Review Publishing Co. [
permanent dead link ]
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"Home" . Jeff Jimerson & Airborne . Retrieved 2016-11-02 .
^ Lenk, Laura (June 24, 2009).
"Easy Street brings a spring break atmosphere" .
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Archived from
the original on September 10, 2012. ...Jeff Jimerson, the Pittsburgh Penguins' national anthem singer, performing with Airborne on Fridays.
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"Jeff Jimerson & Airborne" . Entertainment Unlimited .
^ Khatchaturian, Andre.
"The 8 Best National Anthem Singers in Hockey" . Bleacher Report . Retrieved 2016-11-02 .
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"Jeff Jimerson" .
Internet Movie Database . IMDb.com, Inc.
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