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Midge Ure
Primarily celebrated for his collaborations with Bob Geldof on the historic Band
Aid and Live Aid charity projects, Midge Ure nevertheless had already enjoyed
much success with a variety of bands - notably Slik and Ultravox - long before
then. Born James Ure on October 10, 1953, his musical journey began in Glasgow
in 1969 in a covers band called Stumble, who gradually transformed themselves
into the pop boy band Slik, securing a Number 1 single in 1976 with "Forever and
Ever". Turning down an offer to join the Sex Pistols, Midge Ure re-shaped Slik
as the punk-influenced PVC2, be...
