Bickler. In March 2016, Bickler quit the band; this was announced via an edit on Survivor's Twitter page. In late 2017, California musician/actor/composer Jeffrey Bryan (a.k.a. Jeff Fishman) joined Survivor, replacing Tolentino. On February 28, 2019, the former Survivor bassist Stephan Ellis died at his home in California, at age 69. No further details on the cause of his death were officially made available, although various Facebook posts from family members and friends indicate that he had been ill for a while, suffering from dementia, and that he spent his final days in a hospice. Personnel Members Current members Frankie Sullivan – lead guitar, backing vocals (1978–1988, 1993–present) Billy Ozzello – bass, backing vocals (1999–2003, 2006–present) Ryan Sullivan – drums (2014–present) Cameron Barton – co-lead vocals (2015-2016); lead vocals (2016–present) Jeffrey Bryan – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2017–present) Former members Jim Peterik – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1978–1988, 1993–1996) Dave Bickler – lead vocals (1978–1983, 1993–2000, 2014); co-lead vocals (2013-2014, 2015–2016) Dennis Keith Johnson – bass (1978–1981) Gary Smith – drums (1978–1981) Marc Droubay – drums (1981–1987, 1996–2014) Stephan Ellis – bass, backing vocals (1981–1987, 1996–1999, fill in-2005; died 2019) Jimi Jamison – lead vocals (1984–1988, 2000–2006, 2011–2013); co-lead vocals (2013–2014; died 2014) Bill Syniar – bass (1988, 1993) Mickey Curry – drums (1988) Kyle Woodring – drums (1988, 1993–1996; died 2009) Klem Hayes – bass (1994-1996) Randy Riley – bass (1993, 2003–2005) Chris Grove – keyboards, backing vocals (1996–2008), rhythm guitar (1996–2006) Gordon Patriarca – bass (1999) Barry Dunaway – bass (2005–2006) Robin McAuley – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2006–2011) Michael Young – keyboards, backing vocals (2008–2010) Mitchell Sigman – keyboards, backing vocals (2010–2011) Rocko Reedy – bass (fill in-1987) Dave Carl – rhythm and lead guitar (fill in-1993) Walter Tolentino – keyboards, backing vocals (2011-2017), rhythm guitar (2011-2017) Line-ups Timeline Discography Survivor (1979) Premonition (1981) Eye of the Tiger (1982) Caught in the Game (1983) Vital Signs (1984) When Seconds Count (1986) Too Hot to Sleep (1988) Reach (2006) See also American rock Music of the United States List of best-selling music artists References External links Grammy Award winners Hard rock musical groups from Illinois Musical groups disestablished in 1989 Musical groups established in 1978 Musical groups reestablished in 1993 Musical groups from Chicago Rocky (film series) music Scotti Brothers Records artists