caption death_date years_active label article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
jimmie spheeris , c. 1972 4 july 1984 1971 -- 1984 columbia records , epic records jimmie spheeris
 jimmie spheeris solo_singer 5 november 1949 guitar , piano , keyboards jazz , new wave , rock , jazz-rock fusion , folk rock jimmie_spheeris_wp . jpg phenix city , alabama , united states james spheeris singer-songwriter , bandleader
jimmie spheeris

jimmie spheeris -lrb- november 5 , 1949 -- july 4 , 1984 -rrb- was an american singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the columbia records and epic records labels .
he was of greek descent .
he was brother of film director and producer penelope spheeris , and cousin of musician chris spheeris and film director costa gavras .
