Jimi Goodwin (born Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin 28 May 1970 in

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) is the bassist, vocalist and guitarist for

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. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were in a house music group,

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. 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

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and taking over as drummer. During live performances of "

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", he is known for adding an extra drum solo to the end of the song. Goodwin is

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, 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 league game played there.

Family

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

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's 2007 compilation album ''

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'', 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:

Collaborations

Goodwin joined

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and ''

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s band Electronic to play bass on their 1999 third album, '' Twisted Tenderness''. He had previously appeared in the video for the band's single "For You" from their 1996 album ''

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'' although Marr is credited with playing bass on this album. Goodwin contributed guitar work to the song "Heaven" on

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's 2001 album, '' What Sound''. This song was later used by HBO during the second season of American television drama series '' Six Feet Under'', and also appears on the Six Feet Under soundtrack. While acting as a guest host on a BBC Radio One show in 2005, Goodwin featured his friend and up-and-coming musician Simon Aldred ( Cherry Ghost), who performed a live acoustic set. Then, in 2007, Goodwin played bass and drums on Cherry Ghost's debut single " Mathematics" and their song " People Help the People". Goodwin contributed vocals to the song "Kingdoms of Rain" on the Soulsavers and Mark Lanegan album '' It's Not How Far You Fall, It's the Way You Land'' in 2007. Doves and Soulsavers have worked together previously in various forms, as Soulsavers remixed Doves' song "Satellites", which appeared on the "

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" single in 2002. In an interview with the '' Daily Record'', Goodwin stated that Doves would take a break from recording. In the time following the band's 2010 touring to support '' The Places Between: The Best of Doves'', Goodwin revealed that he had been hoping to collaborate with friend and

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lead singer

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after talking about recording songs together for years. "There are a couple of tracks that we have passed back and forwards to each other but it's having the time. We keep trying to get our diaries together, who knows if it will ever get released. I'm just waiting to see what might happen." Goodwin and Garvey had collaborated in the past, with each musician's respective band. Goodwin contributed backing vocals to "Grace Under Pressure" on Elbow's 2003 album '' Cast of Thousands'', while Garvey sang backing vocals on "

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" and "Almost Forgot Myself" on Doves' 2005 album '' Some Cities''.

Solo projects

On the second episode in season ten of

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's '' Other Voices'' programme, Goodwin played two new songs, "Panic Tree" and "Didsbury Girl" featuring Cherry Ghost. Goodwin released his first solo studio album titled '' Odludek'' on 24 March 2014, and will be touring in support of the album as a supporting act of friends

References

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