Jez Williams

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Jez Williams
Birth name	Jeremy Francis Williams
Born	(1975-02-18) 18 February 1975 Manchester, England
Genres	Indie rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, synthesiser, bass, piano, organ, banjo, percussion, melodica
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Heavenly Records
Associated acts	Doves, Sub Sub
Website	Doves' official website
Notable instruments
Gibson ES-335

Jeremy Francis "Jez" Williams (born 18 February 1975) is the guitarist/songwriter of Doves.^[1] He was born in Manchester, England, and he is also the twin brother of bandmate Andy. Before their incarnation as Doves, the three members were a dance-club music trio called Sub Sub.

His earlier bands include Metro Trinity, whose first EP called "Die Young" was released in 1987 on Cafetieria Records, based in Hulme, Manchester. Members also included Tim Whiteley, Colin Rocks, Pete Zichovitch, and Jonny Male, who later became the main songwriter/guitarist in the band Republica.

Doves songs with Jez Williams singing lead vocals

Doves' primary lead singer is bassist Jimi Goodwin, but all three members share vocal duties. Jez sings lead vocals on these songs:

"Your Shadow Lay Across My Life" (B-side to "The Man Who Told Everything," 2000; Lost Sides, 2003)
"Words" (from The Last Broadcast, 2002)
"The Storm" (from Some Cities, 2005)
"Jetstream" (from Kingdom of Rust, 2009)
"Compulsion" (from Kingdom of Rust, 2009)

References

↑ Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (2004-10-25). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S. pp. 446–. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

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Studio albums	Lost Souls The Last Broadcast Some Cities Kingdom of Rust

Singles	"The Cedar Room" "Catch the Sun" "The Man Who Told Everything" "There Goes the Fear" "Pounding" "Caught by the River" "Black and White Town" "Snowden" "Sky Starts Falling" "Kingdom of Rust" "Winter Hill" "Andalucia"

EPs	Cedar EP Sea EP Here It Comes Live at Eden Some Cities Live EP

Compilations	Lost Sides (2000) Lost Sides (2003) Instrumentals of Rust The Places Between: The Best of Doves

DVDs	Where We're Calling From

Related articles	Discography Music videos Sub Sub Delta Tapes Heavenly Records

Authority control	VIAF: 78291478

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Name	Williams, Jez
Alternative names
Short description	English musician
Date of birth	18 February 1975
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Date of death
Place of death

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