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Midge Ure

Background information
Birth name James Ure
Born 10 October 1953 (1953-10-10) (age 54)
Origin Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Genre(s) Punk, New Romantic
Occupation(s) singer, guitarist, producer, keyboard player
Instrument(s) Singing, guitar
Years active 1972 - present

Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a pop guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cambuslang ( Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long from camas - river bend long - ship is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other New Romantic was a short- lived Fashion and music movement that occurred primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland during the very early 1980s The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cambuslang ( Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long from camas - river bend long - ship is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. He had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably with the band Ultravox. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of his real name, Jim. Phonetic reversal is the Process of reversing the Phonemes of a Word or Phrase.

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Career

Ure began his career with Slik. Slik were a Scottish pop, glam, blubblegum and Soft rock group of the mid 1970s following in the footsteps of the Before Slik became famous they were known as Salvation and were the house band playing mostly covers in Glasgow disco Clouds (above Green’s Playhouse), where all major bands played when they came to the city. The Green's Playhouse was an Entertainment complex comprising of a Cinema, Ballroom, Tea Rooms, and other auxiliary facilities Midge played guitar. He turned down an offer to be the lead singer of the Sex Pistols[1]. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 He would go on to play in The Rich Kids (with then-former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock) and temporarily for Thin Lizzy before replacing John Foxx as singer of electronic New Wave band Ultravox in 1979. The Rich Kids were a short-lived much-hyped Rock and roll band from London in the late 1970s Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956 in West London, England) is a Bass guitarist most famous for being in the original lineup of the Punk rock Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 John Foxx is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s Shortly afterwards, they had a huge UK hit with "Vienna", and became one of Britain's top bands for several years. Vienna as a song may refer to Vienna (Ultravox song Vienna (Billy Joel song Later that year, Ure also formed the band Visage with Steve Strange and fellow former Rich Kid Rusty Egan. Visage is a British pop band Formed in 1978 the band became closely linked to the burgeoning New Romantic movement of the early 1980s Steve Strange (born Steven John Harrington on 28 May 1959 in Newbridge South Wales is a British pop Singer, best Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957 London) was the Drummer for the British new wave band, The Rich Kids. The following year, Ure and Thin Lizzy leader Phil Lynott co-wrote Lynott's biggest solo hit, "Yellow Pearl". Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986 was a Singer, Bassist, Instrumentalist, and Songwriter, who first came to prominence A re-recording of the song done in 1981 was used as the theme for Top of the Pops. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast

Midge also worked as a producer for other artists. Steve Harley and New Wave group STRASSE

In 1984, Ure co-wrote with Bob Geldof and produced the Band Aid hit, "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Band Aid was a British and Irish charity supergroup, founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money " Do They Know It's Christmas? " is a song written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 specifically to raise money for relief of 1984–1985 famine He and Geldof jointly set up the Band Aid Trust and he remains active as a Band Aid Trustee to this day. He was also the co-organiser of Live Aid. The following year Ure scored his one and only solo UK number one single with "If I Was". This was followed by the album The Gift. Ultravox as a band did not last more than a year or so after Live Aid. Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s He released the non-album single "Call Of The Wild" in 1986, which reached #27 in the charts. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)

After members of Ultravox went their separate ways, Ure pursued a solo career which included the international hit, 'Breathe,' also used in a Swatch TV ad campaign.

In 2005 he organised Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressing G8 leaders into taking action to end world poverty. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE, known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951, is an Irish singer Later that year he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music and charity. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

Ure received three honorary degrees in recent years. He was made an Honorary Doctor of Arts in 2005 by the University of Abertay Dundee for his artistic and charity work over the past 30 years. The Doctor of Arts (DA or occasionally DArts or ArtD is a discipline -based terminal doctoral degree that was originally conceived and Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Abertay Dundee, usually known simply as Abertay University, is a Modern University located in Dundee, Scotland. [2] He was made a Doctor of Music by University of Edinburgh in 2006. The Doctor of Music degree ( DMus, MusD or MusDoc) like other Doctorates, is an Academic degree of the highest level The University of Edinburgh (Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann founded in 1582 is a renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. [3] In 2007 Ure received his third honorary doctorate from the University of Paisley for his contribution to Scottish culture and charity work. The University of the West of Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh na h-Alba an Iar traces its roots to the late 19th century Paisley, Scotland. [4]

He is an Ambassador for Save the Children and in recent years has gone back to Ethiopia and visited Sierra Leone in that capacity. Save the Children is a leading international organisation helping children in need around the world NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.

Ure continues to perform his own songs, along with popular Ultravox songs, in concerts both solo, acoustic and with a band. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. In 2007 the single "Personal Heaven", credited to Midge Ure & X-perience was released in Germany. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Personal life

Ure resides in the village of Southstoke near the city of Bath. Southstoke is a small village in North East Somerset, England Bath is a city in Somerset in the south west of England It is situated west of London and south-east of Bristol.

Ure has been married twice: to actress and writer Annabel Giles (with whom he has one daughter, Molly) and to Sheridan Forbes (with whom he has three daughters, Kitty, Ruby and Flossie). Annabel Giles (born 20 May 1959) has been a model, a television and radio presenter an actress and a comedienne during her 25-year career (1982-present Molly McQueen (real name Molly Decima Ure) was born March 7, 1987 in the London Borough of Westminster and was the lead singer of the band

His daughter Molly has followed her father into the music industry, as the guitarist and vocalist of pop punk band The Faders, who split in July 2006. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres The Faders were a British female Pop rock band formed in January 2004 by Bassist / Keyboardist Toy Valentine and Drummer She is now pursuing a solo career.

Ure's two main passions are music and cooking. He was able to indulge the second of these in the 2007 Celebrity Masterchef series, easily winning his heat and progressing to the final on 15 June, alongside Nadia Sawalha and Craig Revel Horwood. Masterchef is a BBC television Cookery Game show. It ran initially from 1990 to 2001, and was revived in a different format Nadia Sawalha (born 18 November 1964) is an English actress and Television presenter of Jordanian British, and Craig Revel Horwood (born 1965 is an Australian dancer, choreographer, and Theatre director in the United Kingdom. Although all three competitors greatly impressed the judges, the trophy was won by Sawalha.

Ure made a speech and gave prizes at Prior Park College's annual speech day, on 7 July 2007.

Solo discography

Albums

Other Albums

Singles

Single Year UK Singles Chart US Hot 100 US Modern Rock US Main- stream Rock Album
No Regrets 1982 9 - - -
After A Fashion (with Mick Karn) 1983 39 - - -
If I Was 1985 1 - - - The Gift
That Certain Smile 28 - - -
Wastelands 1986 46 - - -
Call Of The Wild 27 - - -
Answers to Nothing 1989 49 - 26 - Answers to Nothing
Dear God 55 95 4 6
Cold, Cold Heart 1991 17 - 12 - Pure
I See Hope (In The Morning Light) - - - -
Breathe 1996 70 - - - Breathe
Guns And Arrows - - - -
You Move Me 2001 - - - - Move Me
Beneath A Spielberg Sky - - - -

References

  1. ^ Midge Ure on Rocking Scots Radio 4 12th May 2007
  2. ^ Midge Ure given honorary degree, 12 October 2005
  3. ^ Midge Ure in line for great big honour from university, 1 March 2006
  4. ^ Third degree for Scots singer Midge Ure, 26 June 2007

External links

The Gift, released in 1985 is the first solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Answers to Nothing, released in 1988 is the second solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. Troy Donockley is an English player of Uillean pipes. Rejection of pop Troy was born on 30th May 1964 A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks (originally called Mainstream Rock Tracks) is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on Mainstream rock No Regrets is a song by folk and blues singer Tom Rush. It is the final song on his 1968 album The Circle Game. See also 1982 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released " If I Was " is a popular song by Midge Ure. If I Was was written by Ure and Danny Mitchell and produced by Ure Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels Discogs, short for discographies, is a Website and Database of information about Music Recordings including commercial releases promotional
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