Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a
pop and
rock and roll musician from Scotland, known for his particular success as a guitarist and
singer-songwriter in the
70s and
80s. His stage name, "Midge", is a phonetic reversal of his real name, "Jim". Beginning his career in the
pop rock band
Slik, he would go on to play for power poppers
Rich Kids and temporarily for
Thin Lizzy. Things kicked into high gear when he replaced
John Foxx as the singer of the famous
electronic music group
Ultravox in 1979. Shortly aft…
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