{"name":"Midge Ure","title":"Midge Ure","id":2757,"slug":"midge-ure","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/2757/?format=json","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 &quot;<a title=\"Ultravox &ndash; Vienna\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ultravox/_/Vienna\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Vienna</a>&quot;, and became one of Britain's top bands for several years.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/MidgeUre.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":27546,"title":"Dancing with tears in my eyes","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/dancing-with-tears-in-my-eyes/"},{"id":678,"title":"Do they know it's Christmas","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/do-they-know-its-christmas/"}]}