Lambrettas’ Jez Bird dies
Posted on August 30, 2008
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Jez Bird lead singer with mod revival band The Lambrettas passed away on Wednesday following a long battle with cancer at the age of 50.
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to all jez’s family we are so deeply sorry to hear this tragic news, what a lovely man who will never be forgotten, we have seen jez play many times he also played at our wedding in 1994 and we still talk about it now. please accept our deepest sympathy
love from phill jen cooper xx
A fantastic man, musician, singer song writer no doubt son husband and father will always remember my mate the rock n roll star Jez Keep that Fender tuned buddy will catch up again sometime in another place.
Jez, you’ll be missed. Thanks for all the good times & memories. Best wishes to Jez’s famliy.
Jez, Thanks for music you made. You helped me and many of my friends through our teenage years. you helped to give us an identity through your music. R.I.P
Saw Jez loads of times, a really great and lovely guy, really sad to hear he has gone, he was so generous and warm and his gigs were always brilliant. Gutted. Thinking of his family.
A great man and a brilliant musician, Jez will be missed by all the local muso’s who were his great friends.
Dave.
Can’t believe it – Jez was such a great guy, brilliant musician and performer – will be so missed. Very much thinking of his family at this time.
First meet Gez in 1981 at a record signing as a young Mod. His songs influenced my mates and I, and we are still spinning the vinyl. I thankyou for the music ,memories and the top bloke you are. Thinking of his family and friends at this time. Go Steady Beat Boy.
Jez you became a good friend and always made your gigs a great night to share with you and friends i will miss you and your music greatly RIP a wonderful musician and all round great guy
Sad news…. rip, your music makes me happy and The Lambretta’s will spin on and on! cheers.
god rest his soul jez was the bestperson ever and i will never forget him
Your memory will be with all of us who you knew you for the rest of our lives.
Rave on Jez!
only new jez for a short time had loads of laffs killing time as film extras .God Bless You Mate x
johnny benj
Never liked The Mod revival bands, always prefered the originals,BUT my mum bought me Pioson Ivy when I was eight, needless to say that I do own a small collection of 79 revival & every single one has The Lambrettas written on it.Thanks Jez for all the pleasure – I AM GUTTED that you are no longer with us
1986 we always listened to jez and the lambrettas in our mod days,always remembering a month to wait for beat boys in the jet age 2 come in our local music store! a treasure in my collection!tanx for my teenage dayd jez
Thanks Jez
You’ve guilded & moulded alot of Mods, were still out there
from a Beat Boy in the Jet Age
Our thoughts goes out to the Bird Family From the Low Numbers SC
Only just heard that Jez had passed away. Really sad news.
Enjoyed his solo gigs in the Bacchus Wine Bar and The Lamb in Rustington many years ago. He even played at Sue and Rich’s for Rich’s 30th, and we had a great time.
Sadly missed but fondly remembered.
RIP Jez.
Only just heard the very sad news of a guy taken way too soon -saw the Lambrettas at the Marquee more years ago than i can rightly remember (78/80/81?) was blown away (and that was in a time of exceptional musicians and musical magic!!) sincere condolensces to all Jez’family-he was a super musician and man XX
shocked, and saddened, a band who will in my mind forever be linked to my early teenage years, great album beat boys,only found out today, will play it in my taxi tomorrow, R.I.P JEZ, god bless you.
SO SORRY TO HEAR OF THE DEATH OF JEZ . I REMEMBER AS A YOUNG MOD THE CLASSIC TRACKS FROM THE FIRST ALBUM .THE SECOND WAS A LITTLE HARDER TO GET HOLD OFF, BUT I GOT IT IN THE END .ALTHOUGH I NEVER SAW THE BAND GOD DID I LOSE SOME BODY FAT TO THEM ON THE DANCE FLOOR . GREAT MEMS GREAT BAND GOOD MAN . A MAN THAT WILL BE SADLY MISSED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM IN PERSON OR THRO THE VINYL. RIP MY FRIEND .X PHIL
Thanks for making my teen years the best….Your music was and still is timeless. RIP Jez x
Jez always made an ordinary night monumental for everyone,especially atE.R.F.C. Will never sink in that he`s really gone.Ican`t listen to “weather with you” without shedding a tear!But i`m sure Jez had a tear in his eye everytime i grabbed the mike for “Night boat to Cairo”. “WE ARE THE MODS WE ARE THE MODS WE ARE WE ARE . . . . .
i saw the lambrettas at The Coach house in Huddersfield (quite a number of years ago) me and my friends got to talk to the band after the gig. i managed to get Jez’s autograph – there wasnt any paper available so he signed the back of a photograph (one of those done in the booth at woolies) and he seemed like such a nice man. i was sorry to hear of his death and my sincere sympathy goes out to his family.
Our deepest sympathies to Jez Bird’s family. Most of my mates and myself grew up on The Lambrettas’ music. I hadn’t listened to them for a while and whilst looking them up on the internet heard the shocking news.
R.I.P. Mate!!
Howard (Episodes)
The last time I saw Jez was at
The Lambrettas reunion gig
The Sir George Robey (London)
back in the early 90s.
Great band,great singer.
R.I.P. Jez
Hi Just read the news, cant believe it, will not be the same, No Jez, No Lambrettas. xx R I P Jez.
So sad – only just found out- saw the Lambrettas in Brightion reckon around 1979/80 so superb still up there with the best gig,I remember dancing in my bedroom at home to D-A-A-ANCE,never met him but enjoyed his music and still on occasions listen to Beat boys..died too young.
I just dug out my old lp’s damn I miss not being a beat boy in the jet age.
Miss not hearing you live and havin that pint in the White heart.
Cheers jez there will always be one waiting for you.
Listened to The Lambrettas yesterday and wondered ‘where are they now?’ searched and found this! Very sad.
Loved the music (still do!)
Thanks
goodnight jez ol’ buddy,hope u giving em’ hell up there!! …..see u soon ol’ mate!! x B
only just found this out, rip jez, thanks for the brilliant gigs in and around bexhill. Our maggie may duo? You’ll live on in our memories as a great guy! God bless, last one out, turn the light off!
Just having a stroll down memory lane, Found out that Jez had gone. Beat Boys was a sound track to my youth, Once a Mod always a Mod. Gone but not forgotten. Gotta look out my Beat Boys album. Belated Condolences to all his family and friends.
SO sorry you are no longer with us Jez. I am still playing the vinyl.You will always be in our hearts, from all your mates at British Caledonian. God Bless.