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"name": "Midge Ure",
"title": "Midge Ure",
"id": 2757,
"slug": "midge-ure",
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"bio_short": "Midge Ure OBE (born James Ure on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/rock%20and%20roll\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">rock and roll</a> guitarist, singer and songwriter from Scotland, who had particular success in the 1970s and 1980s. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of his real name, Jim. Beginning his career with bubblegum pop-rock band <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Slik\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Slik</a>, he would go on to play in <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/The+Rich+Kids\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Rich Kids</a> and temporarily for <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Thin+Lizzy\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Thin Lizzy</a> before replacing <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/John+Foxx\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">John Foxx</a> as singer of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/electronic\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">electronic</a> <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/new%20wave\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">new wave</a> band <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ultravox\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ultravox</a> in 1979. Shortly afterwards, they had a huge UK hit with "<a title=\"Ultravox – Vienna\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ultravox/_/Vienna\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Vienna</a>", and became one of Britain's top bands for several years.",
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"songs": [
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"id": 27546,
"title": "Dancing with tears in my eyes",
"url": "https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/dancing-with-tears-in-my-eyes/"
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{
"id": 678,
"title": "Do they know it's Christmas",
"url": "https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/do-they-know-its-christmas/"
}
]
}