Jimi Goodwin

Jimi Goodwin - born Jamie Francis Alexander Goodwin, May 28 1970, is the bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves. He was born in Manchester, England. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were a dance-club music trio called Sub Sub.

Goodwin can play the bass guitar and the drums. He is best known as the lead singer for Doves but in songs like "Here It Comes" he is known for swapping positions with Andy Williams and taking over as drummer. Also in "There Goes the Fear" he is known for his drum solo at the end of the song.

Jimi Goodwin is left-handed.

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' second album "It's Not How Far You Fall, It's The Way You Land". Doves and Soulsavers have worked together previously in various forms, as Soulsavers remixed the Doves song "Satellites", which appeared on the "Pounding" single in 2002.