Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE (born 10 October 1953, in Cambuslang, Lanrikshire) is a Scots guitarist, sanger, keyboard player, an sangwriter. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal o Jim, the diminutive form o his real name.

Ure enjoyed parteecular success in the 1970s an 1980s in baunds includin Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, an maist notably as frontman o Ultravox. Ure co-wrate an produced the charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', whose reissue wan an Ivor Novello Awaird in 2005 for Best Selling UK Single. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid an Live 8 wi Bob Geldof. Ure acts as trustee for the charity, an serves as ambassador for Save the Children.

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