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James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his real name. Born to a working-class family he attended School in Glasgow until he was 15 years old. After school Ure attended Technical College and then began to work as an engineer. Before starting off his illustrious music career, which lead him on to live aid. The event was organized by Midge Ure to raise funds for relief of the ongoing Ethiopian famine. Ure co-wrote the Band Aid hit, "Do They Know It's Christmas?".
Midge's services to both music and charity were finally recognised in the Birthday Honours list in 2005, when Midge was awarded a long overdue OBE!