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This article is plagiarism as it's an almost word for word copy of Yorke's own website http://ritchieyorke.com/site/index.php and you should also check his copyright section too http://ritchieyorke.com/site/copyright.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.69.13.114 ( talk) 07:01, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Here are two reliable English-language sources that could act as a reference in Yorke’s biographical section. The following is direct quotations from:
Bari, M. A. (2007). Mass media is the message: Yoko Ono and John Lennon's 1969 year of peace.
Concannonm, K. (2005). “War Is Over!: John and Yoko’s Christmas Eve Happening, Tokyo, 1969,” in Review of Japanese Culture and Society). Available to read here
Douglasgh ( talk) 07:02, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
These details corroborate with NME's article published at the time; Express, N. M. (1970, 1970 Feb 14). Craziest Pop Pic Of Week? New Musical Express (Archive: 1952–2000), 15. I accessed this article digitally via ProQuest, through the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. It reads:
Douglasgh ( talk) 07:22, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
Here are more sources. The following is from Billboard magazine, through the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. It is also available here. It makes mention of Yorke being award a Juno award, his instigation of the Maple Music Junket and that he was Billboard's Canadian correspondent. Billboard, (1972, Mar 18). General news: Ritchie Yorke gets Can.'s Juno award. Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 84, 3.
Here are more primary sources from Billboard magazine from the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
Canada: Print rock history. (1976, Oct 16). Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 88, 64. Retrieved from ProQuest. Also available here
General news: Massive 64-hour hour rock special set. (1977, Feb 05). Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 89, 63. Retrieved from ProQuest. Also available here
Johannson, P. R. (1972). Canada's rock music industry: Counterweight or component of continentalism? American Review of Canadian Studies, 2(2), 35-60. doi: 10.1080/02722017209481339. Accessed through ProQuest, via Taylor & Francis Online.
In 'Making canadian music industry policy' Sutherland discusses figures like Walt Grealis and Yorke in regards to the CanCon legislation. Yorke's participation at the CRTC hearings is also mentioned. Sutherland, R. (2009). Making canadian music industry policy 1970-1998. McGill University (Canada). Available here.
Mitchell, G. (2007). The north american folk music revival: Nation and identity in the united states and canada, 1945-1980. GB: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Ebook accessed via ProQuest:
The Q Music Biography states the following:
Here are a few sources which outline Yorke's involvement in various projects.
Billboard. (1965, 1965 Apr 03). International News Reports: U.S. to 'Reverberate' With Aussie Sound. Billboard (Archive: 1963–2000), 77, 16. I accessed this from ProQuest but it can also be viewed here
Laird, R. (2000). The Sixties: Australian Rock & Pop Recordings 1964-1969 (Screensound Collection Guide). Pg 248.
This also corroborates with what appears here on Pop Archives:
Performance credits for Crowbar's Bad Manors appear on Allmusic. Douglasgh ( talk) 03:02, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
There are a few academic sources which refer to Axes, Chops and Hot Licks. I have listed them and the relevant quotes below:
Capel, G. M. D. (2007). 'Damned if they do and damned if they don't': The inferiority complex, nationalism, and maclean's music coverage, 1967--1995 Accessed through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here.
Daley, M. (2007). A historiography of rock music, 1955--1976. York University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/2334836
Moore, S. J. (2002). Re-articulating canadian popular music through a local lens: Examining "great big sea" and issues of locality, regionalism and nationalism. Carleton University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here.
Henderson, S. R. (2008). Making the scene: Yorkville and hip toronto, 1960—1970. Queen's University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here
Here are sources that refer to Yorke's involvement in various filmic projects. In 1986 he and Mark Hall wrote The Real Patsy Cline. He appears in the documentary John & Yoko's Year of Peace. In 2010 he appeared as a guest panellist on music quiz show Spicks and Specks. Douglasgh ( talk) 02:07, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
Here are two sources that refer to Yorke's part in coupling them with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra with Procol Harum. The first quote comes from the official Edmonton Symphony Orchestra website. The second comes from a recent biography on the band.
Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. (ca. 2015). Retrieved from http://www.edmontonsymphony.com/about/recordings/procol-harum-live-with-the-edmonton-symphony-orchestra
Scott-Irvine, H. (2013). Procol Harum: The Ghosts Of A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Omnibus Press, London. Available here
Here are some sources that mention the magazines and newspapers Yorke wrote for. The following is from a biography published by Q Music for Big Sound in 2009. Available here
Yorke's involvement/contributions to Go-Set magazine are mentioned in the following sources.
The following refers to other books which Yorke has contributed to, but are as of yet unlisted.
A Little Bull Goes A Long Way (contributor), Pennon Publishing, 2001.
Hendrix On Hendrix: Interviews And Encounters with Jimi Hendrix (contributor), Chicago Review Press, 2012.
Led Zeppelin On Led Zeppelin: Interviews And Encounters (contributor), Chicago Review Press, 2014.
Rock Country, Hardie Grant Books, 2013. ( ISBN 978-174270521-7).
I have found two good sources that verify the liner notes Yorke has written. Firstly, there is Allmusic. On Allmusic there are 8 liner note credits, 1 "Quotes Researched & Compiled" credit, and also a musical credit. Secondly, Discogs lists additional liner notes credits that don't appear on Allmusic. Douglasgh ( talk) 03:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Douglasgh ( talk • contribs) 11:36, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Here are the credits that appear on Allmusic:
Here are the credits that appear on Discogs that don't appear on Allmusic:
Douglasgh ( talk) 00:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
The Q Music Biography states the following:
The National Library of Australia also attributes the liner notes for Jerry Butler's Ice on Ice to Yorke here. Douglasgh ( talk) 04:09, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
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This article is plagiarism as it's an almost word for word copy of Yorke's own website http://ritchieyorke.com/site/index.php and you should also check his copyright section too http://ritchieyorke.com/site/copyright.php — Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.69.13.114 ( talk) 07:01, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
Here are two reliable English-language sources that could act as a reference in Yorke’s biographical section. The following is direct quotations from:
Bari, M. A. (2007). Mass media is the message: Yoko Ono and John Lennon's 1969 year of peace.
Concannonm, K. (2005). “War Is Over!: John and Yoko’s Christmas Eve Happening, Tokyo, 1969,” in Review of Japanese Culture and Society). Available to read here
Douglasgh ( talk) 07:02, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
These details corroborate with NME's article published at the time; Express, N. M. (1970, 1970 Feb 14). Craziest Pop Pic Of Week? New Musical Express (Archive: 1952–2000), 15. I accessed this article digitally via ProQuest, through the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. It reads:
Douglasgh ( talk) 07:22, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
Here are more sources. The following is from Billboard magazine, through the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive. It is also available here. It makes mention of Yorke being award a Juno award, his instigation of the Maple Music Junket and that he was Billboard's Canadian correspondent. Billboard, (1972, Mar 18). General news: Ritchie Yorke gets Can.'s Juno award. Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 84, 3.
Here are more primary sources from Billboard magazine from the Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
Canada: Print rock history. (1976, Oct 16). Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 88, 64. Retrieved from ProQuest. Also available here
General news: Massive 64-hour hour rock special set. (1977, Feb 05). Billboard (Archive: 1963-2000), 89, 63. Retrieved from ProQuest. Also available here
Johannson, P. R. (1972). Canada's rock music industry: Counterweight or component of continentalism? American Review of Canadian Studies, 2(2), 35-60. doi: 10.1080/02722017209481339. Accessed through ProQuest, via Taylor & Francis Online.
In 'Making canadian music industry policy' Sutherland discusses figures like Walt Grealis and Yorke in regards to the CanCon legislation. Yorke's participation at the CRTC hearings is also mentioned. Sutherland, R. (2009). Making canadian music industry policy 1970-1998. McGill University (Canada). Available here.
Mitchell, G. (2007). The north american folk music revival: Nation and identity in the united states and canada, 1945-1980. GB: Ashgate Publishing Ltd. Ebook accessed via ProQuest:
The Q Music Biography states the following:
Here are a few sources which outline Yorke's involvement in various projects.
Billboard. (1965, 1965 Apr 03). International News Reports: U.S. to 'Reverberate' With Aussie Sound. Billboard (Archive: 1963–2000), 77, 16. I accessed this from ProQuest but it can also be viewed here
Laird, R. (2000). The Sixties: Australian Rock & Pop Recordings 1964-1969 (Screensound Collection Guide). Pg 248.
This also corroborates with what appears here on Pop Archives:
Performance credits for Crowbar's Bad Manors appear on Allmusic. Douglasgh ( talk) 03:02, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
There are a few academic sources which refer to Axes, Chops and Hot Licks. I have listed them and the relevant quotes below:
Capel, G. M. D. (2007). 'Damned if they do and damned if they don't': The inferiority complex, nationalism, and maclean's music coverage, 1967--1995 Accessed through the ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here.
Daley, M. (2007). A historiography of rock music, 1955--1976. York University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/2334836
Moore, S. J. (2002). Re-articulating canadian popular music through a local lens: Examining "great big sea" and issues of locality, regionalism and nationalism. Carleton University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here.
Henderson, S. R. (2008). Making the scene: Yorkville and hip toronto, 1960—1970. Queen's University (Canada). Accessed through ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global database. Also available here
Here are sources that refer to Yorke's involvement in various filmic projects. In 1986 he and Mark Hall wrote The Real Patsy Cline. He appears in the documentary John & Yoko's Year of Peace. In 2010 he appeared as a guest panellist on music quiz show Spicks and Specks. Douglasgh ( talk) 02:07, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
Here are two sources that refer to Yorke's part in coupling them with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra with Procol Harum. The first quote comes from the official Edmonton Symphony Orchestra website. The second comes from a recent biography on the band.
Procol Harum Live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. (ca. 2015). Retrieved from http://www.edmontonsymphony.com/about/recordings/procol-harum-live-with-the-edmonton-symphony-orchestra
Scott-Irvine, H. (2013). Procol Harum: The Ghosts Of A Whiter Shade Of Pale. Omnibus Press, London. Available here
Here are some sources that mention the magazines and newspapers Yorke wrote for. The following is from a biography published by Q Music for Big Sound in 2009. Available here
Yorke's involvement/contributions to Go-Set magazine are mentioned in the following sources.
The following refers to other books which Yorke has contributed to, but are as of yet unlisted.
A Little Bull Goes A Long Way (contributor), Pennon Publishing, 2001.
Hendrix On Hendrix: Interviews And Encounters with Jimi Hendrix (contributor), Chicago Review Press, 2012.
Led Zeppelin On Led Zeppelin: Interviews And Encounters (contributor), Chicago Review Press, 2014.
Rock Country, Hardie Grant Books, 2013. ( ISBN 978-174270521-7).
I have found two good sources that verify the liner notes Yorke has written. Firstly, there is Allmusic. On Allmusic there are 8 liner note credits, 1 "Quotes Researched & Compiled" credit, and also a musical credit. Secondly, Discogs lists additional liner notes credits that don't appear on Allmusic. Douglasgh ( talk) 03:08, 9 September 2015 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by Douglasgh ( talk • contribs) 11:36, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Here are the credits that appear on Allmusic:
Here are the credits that appear on Discogs that don't appear on Allmusic:
Douglasgh ( talk) 00:51, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
The Q Music Biography states the following:
The National Library of Australia also attributes the liner notes for Jerry Butler's Ice on Ice to Yorke here. Douglasgh ( talk) 04:09, 9 September 2015 (UTC)