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Ure performed at Music for Montserrat on 15 September to raise funds for the Caribbean island of Montserrat , which had been devastated by Hurricane Hugo in and again in , when the island was impacted by volcanic activity. Ure himself lost a house on Montserrat, which was destroyed. In , he organised Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressing G8 leaders into taking action to end world poverty.
They also travelled to Cairo to film one of the most expensive music videos that Karn would ever be involved in. After working on the Band Aid project and during a hiatus from Ultravox, Ure pursued a solo career in They rehearsed, but Ure was not satisfied with Ronson's playing.
After returning to Ultravox for what would be their last studio album together until their reunion album, the band effectively disbanded in and Ure concentrated solely on his solo career but with less commercial success. The second studio album, Answers to Nothing , reached the UK top It featured a duet with Kate Bush called "Sister and Brother", and the single " Dear God ", which helped Ure gain his first foothold with American audiences.
It reached No. Williams [ 68 ] and Willie Dowling. The tour was called "In Their Own Words". If I Was , a retrospective compilation album of solo and Ultravox hits, was released in February by Chrysalis. It went as high as number 10 in the UK album chart. His fourth solo studio album, Breathe , was produced by Richard Feldman. This album had a very Celtic feel with a plethora of acoustic instruments from Uilleann pipes to mandolins and accordions.
Midge ure age: Gudrun Henderson Ure (12 March – 14 May ), also known as Ann Gudrun, was a Scottish actress, best known for her portrayal of the title character in the children's television series Super Gran.
Ure said in an interview "My lowest point was when my album Breathe came out. I spent two years writing and recording it to find that people weren't taking any notice. As a result all the doors that were normally open to me such as television, had closed. In the single " Breathe " became a hit-single, in several European countries boosted by its use in a Swatch TV ad campaign, two years after its original release.
It entered at No. Be Back by Five. A compilation of previously unreleased recordings. In September 10 was released. The album contains Ure's own interpretations of 10 songs that influenced him and shaped his songwriting. It was recorded in a log cabin in Eastern Canada, near Montreal, during the long snow bound winter of — Ure worked for over a decade on the next solo studio album, Fragile , which was released on 7 July Reuniting with Ultravox inspired him to focus on music again, and ultimately finish the material that would become Fragile.
The album featured the song "Dark, Dark Night", a collaboration with Moby. On 1 December , the Orchestrated album was released. It features orchestrated re-recordings of Ultravox and solo career songs arranged by the British composer Ty Unwin, and a new written track called "Ordinary Man". Midge Ure lives near Bath with his wife, actress and yoga teacher Sheridan Forbes, [ ] [ ] [ ] [ 6 ] [ ] [ ] whom he married in They have three daughters.
He was first married to television presenter, actress and novelist Annabel Giles in Ure has been a recovering alcoholic since , [ ] something he discusses openly and has written about in his autobiography If I Was, the name of his hit single. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version.
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Thin Lizzy [ edit ]. Ure's first major acting part was starring as Desdemona [ 6 ] opposite Orson Welles in his stage production of Othello at St James's Theatre in London. Ure also starred in the pilot of a series called Life After Life , written by Yes Minister creator Jonathan Lynn ; no further episodes were produced. Ure was in many radio plays in from the s onwards.
Ure married John Ramsay in ; he died in She had a stepson, Gordon. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item.
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Although she enjoyed a lengthy career, her most famous role came aged 59, when she took on the part of Super Gran. Based on a series of books written by Forrest Wilson, the show was about Granny Smith and her super-powered adventures. She then uses her powers to protect the residents of Chiselton from a series of villains - most notably Scottish actor Iain Cuthbertson's scheming Scunner Campbell.
It also saw a host of diverse guests appear, including Billy Connolly, who also sang the programme's theme tune, comedian Spike Milligan, former Doctor Who Patrick Troughton and strongman champion Geoff Capes. Her niece todl the BBC: "She had a very memorable voice. I remember my husband was watching Casualty one night, and I went 'that's Gudrun' as soon as I heard the voice.
Ure was married for over 40 years to John Ramsay, who died in To a certain degree, yes.
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I was a big fan of Systems of Romance , which is the last album Ultravox did with John. Had they managed to carry through with that lineup, I think the next album with that original lineup could have been fantastic, but like the Rich Kids, they burned out very quickly just before everyone grabbed what they were doing and took it further.
When I joined Ultravox, we had to scrape together the money just to get the rehearsal room to see if it would work. And the moment we made a noise, it worked. It was just there. Somehow, wedged in between the end of the Rich Kids, the recording of Visage, and the start of your time in Ultravox, you ended up joining Thin Lizzy for a while.
Well, I never actually joined Thin Lizzy. I had just joined Ultravox and we were putting the finishing touches to the first Visage album when I got a phone call from Phil Lynott, who was in America opening up for Journey on some mega-tour.
And I had never been to America so I thought this is just fantastic, what a lovely thing to happen. And I had known Phillip over the years, I was a fan of very early Thin Lizzy and I felt Phillip was incredibly underrated as a songwriter, so I jumped at the chance! But I knew all the time that it was a short-term fix while I joined Ultravox, and it meant that I could generate some of the income to put Ultravox into the studio and to buy some of the equipment necessary to get us up on our feet.
Phil Lynott was one of the greatest rock stars of all time. Working with him must have been a profound learning experience.
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It was. He was like a big brother. It was just a fantastic experience. When would I ever get a chance to perform in front of a hundred thousand people on the same bill as Aerosmith and Santana! And I would never have experienced that if he had not picked up the phone and asked me to come over and do a job that a million other guitarists could have done a million times better.
I can look back and remember the whole process and all that, but it seems like someone else who did it.