Jeff Jimerson

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.^[1]^[2]^[3] He also performs with Airborne,^[4] a Pittsburgh-based band.^[5]^[6]

In 2011, Bleacher Report named Jimerson one of the eight best national anthem singers in hockey.^[7]

Jimerson, credited as "Anthem Singer," sang the national anthem in the 1995 Jean-Claude Van Damme film, Sudden Death.^[8]

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

^ "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]}
^ "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. Retrieved February 7, 2010. ...Jeff Jimerson, the Pittsburgh Penguins' national anthem singer, performing with Airborne on Fridays.
^ "Jeff Jimerson & Airborne". Entertainment Unlimited.
^ Khatchaturian, Andre. "The 8 Best National Anthem Singers in Hockey". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
^ "Jeff Jimerson". Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc.