Jimi Goodwin
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Jimi Goodwin at the Manchester Ritz.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin |
| Born |
28 May 1970 Manchester, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion, bouzouki, harmonica, dulcimer |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
| Labels | Heavenly Records |
| Associated acts | Doves, Sub Sub |
| Website | Doves' official website |
Jimi Goodwin (born Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin 28 May 1970 in Manchester) is the bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were in a house music group, Sub Sub.
Goodwin is best known as the lead singer, bassist, and guitarist for Doves, but in songs like "Here It Comes", he is known for swapping positions with drummer Andy Williams and taking over as drummer. During live performances of "There Goes the Fear", he is known for adding an extra drum solo to the end of the song. Goodwin is left-handed, but whilst playing live uses a right-handed bass strung in the normal tuning and flipped upside down.
Goodwin is a keen supporter of Manchester City, and performed live at Maine Road following the last ever league game played there.
In 1985, Goodwin was playing lead guitar in a band called the Risk, which included his cousin Pat Goodwin on drums. Goodwin's mother died while Doves were recording their third album Some Cities. Doves' fourth studio album Kingdom of Rust is dedicated to Goodwin's father, Francis James Goodwin, who died aged 65 on 23 December 2008.
In the booklet for the Clash's 2007 compilation album The Singles, the page discussing the track "I Fought the Law" features commentary from Goodwin. He cites his father for introducing him to punk rock and the Clash:
...It's a great track, but then the Clash always did brilliant covers... I've still got my dad's vinyl copy of the first album. I dug it out the other day. As a kid, I'd written all over it in crayon: 'Jimi Goodwin - Punk Rock Lives!' The seeds of everything I've done since were sown there, I reckon!
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