Dave Bickler
| Dave Bickler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 31, 1953 North Dakota, United States |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Keyboards Guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Associated acts |
Survivor Jamestown Massacre |
| Website | Official Survivor Web site |
Dave Bickler (born March 31, 1953) is an American vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the rock band Survivor from 1978–1983. His distinctive vocal was featured on the #1 U.S. hit "Eye of the Tiger". In addition to his wide vocal range, his street-wise image included a trademark beret. Bickler would go on to provide the vocals in advertisements, including the Real Men of Genius Bud Light TV and radio commercials.
Born in North Dakota, Bickler graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois. Bickler's career began in 1968 as one of two lead singers and a musician in the early 1970s American rock group Jamestown Massacre. The Jamestown Massacre single "Summer Sun" was a Billboard Top 100 and Easy Listening chart entry in the summer of 1972. Bickler met Jim Peterik while doing commercial jingles in the mid-1970s, leading to their future partnership in the band Survivor.
Bickler currently lives with his family in Chappaqua, a suburb of New York City.
On February 2, 2012, he appeared on The Colbert Report singing a passage from Newt Gingrich's book A Nation Like No Other to the tune of "Eye of the Tiger".
In 2009, Dave Bickler posted several new songs he was writing & recording for a future solo project via his Twitter account & website. As of October 2015, the songs have yet to be released.
Bickler is best known as an original member of Survivor from 1978 to 1983. He rejoined with Co-Founders Frankie Sullivan & Jim Peterik in 1993 staying until early 2000. He was a part of the group for their first four albums: Survivor, Premonition, Eye of The Tiger and Caught in the Game. Although primarily serving as the band's lead vocalist during this time, he is also credited with playing keyboards on Survivor's first two albums (including being the sole keyboardist on their debut album, before rhythm guitarist Jim Peterik began to take over the role on Premonition, although future releases would see Peterik replaced in-studio by session musicians).
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