Zámbó Jimmy

Born Imre Zambo (the name Jimmy supposedly came from an American sweetheart who couldn't pronounce his name correctly), Zámbó Jimmy rose from obscurity in Budapest's slums to become one of the greatest selling and most controversial figures in modern Hungarian music. After a stint in the communist-controlled children's radio chorus, Jimmy made his way to the U.S., working as a journeyman piano player here and there for a few years before a return to Hungary in the mid-'80s. Upon his return, success came only gradually, with a minor hit or two and a festival appearance now and ...