Douglas Alan Yule (born February 25, 1947) is an American musician and singer, most notable for being a member of The Velvet Underground from 1968 to 1973. Though he is sometimes overlooked in the history of the V.U., Yule was actually in the group longer than founding member John Cale. is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... This article is about the state. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Harry Belafonte singing, photograph by C. van Vechten Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Lou Reed, born Lewis Allen Reed[1] March 2, 1942, is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... This article is about the rock band. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ...

Biography

Early career

Yule began playing with various bands in his college town Boston in the 1960s. In 1968, he was in a band called The Grass Menagerie, along with Walter Powers and Willie Alexander. Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Powers III is a bass guitarist best known for having been a member of The Velvet Underground from late 1970 until late 1971. ... Willie Alexander & The Confessiones, LP, Somor Music 1982. ...

The Velvet Underground

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1968-1970

When Lou Reed fired bassist and multi-instrumentalist John Cale from The Velvet Underground in 1968, Yule (who had befriended the band in 1967) joined as Cale's replacement. He made his first studio appearance on their third album, The Velvet Underground (1969), playing bass and organ, as well as singing lead vocals on the ballad "Candy Says". On the fourth album, Loaded (1970), his role became more prominent, singing lead vocals on several songs ("Who Loves The Sun", "New Age", "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", as well as "Oh Sweet Nuthin'", and playing six instruments (including keyboard and drums). Yule's brother, Billy Yule, also joined in on the sessions as a drummer, as Maureen Tucker was pregnant and, therefore, absent for most of the recording. Lou Reed, born Lewis Allen Reed[1] March 2, 1942, is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Not to be confused with J.J. Cale. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Velvet Underground is the eponymous third album by The Velvet Underground, their first with Doug Yule, John Cales replacement. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Loaded is The Velvet Undergrounds fourth album. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Billy Yule is best known for having been a sit-in drummer for The Velvet Underground during 1970. ... Maureen Ann Moe Tucker (born August 26, 1944, in Levittown, New York, United States) is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground. ...

1970-1973

The rivalry between Yule and Reed (plus the tension between the band and manager Steve Sesnick) led to Reed's departure from the Velvet Underground in 1970. Yule, Tucker and Sterling Morrison, however, decided against disbanding the group, and recruited Yule's friend Walter Powers to replace Reed. Steven Sesnick was the manager for The Velvet Underground after they fired Andy Warhol. ... Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr (East Meadow, New York, August 28, 1942 – August 30, 1995 in Poughkeepsie, NY) was one of the founding members of influential rock group The Velvet Underground, playing lead, rhythm and bass guitar and singing backing vocals. ... Walter Powers III is a bass guitarist best known for having been a member of The Velvet Underground from late 1970 until late 1971. ...

However, Morrison soon left in 1971, and was replaced by Willie Alexander on keyboards. The band would tour again, though, by 1972, Tucker and Alexander had also decided to leave. Despite this, Yule went back into the studio in 1973 (this time with Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice and two unknown session musicians) and recorded what would be the final album released under the Velvets banner. Squeeze was both a commercial and critical fiasco, and has since been removed from the official Velvet Underground canon. Yule soon retired the band's name that same year. Willie Alexander & The Confessiones, LP, Somor Music 1982. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Ian Paice Ian Anderson Paice (born June 29, 1948; Nottingham, England) made his name as drummer with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. ... Squeeze is the fifth and last studio album to be released under the Velvet Underground name. ...

Post-1973

After Squeeze, Yule reunited with Reed, playing with him on tour and on the album Sally Can't Dance (1974), as well as joining the mainstream rock combo American Flyer. He appears on both Velvet Underground live albums released in the 1970s, Live at Max's Kansas City and Live 1969. He guested on an Elliott Murphy album as well. After American Flyer's second album was released in 1977, Doug Yule disappeared from music, becoming a cabinetmaker. A Top 10 album by Lou Reed, released in 1974, and Reeds highest-charting album ever. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... // Many successful recording artists release at least one live album at some point during their career. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Live at Maxs Kansas City is a live album by The Velvet Underground. ... 1969: The Velvet Underground Live is a live album by The Velvet Underground. ... Elliott James Murphy (born March 16, 1949 in New York, Long Island, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter, novelist, producer and journalist living in Paris. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

In the mid-1990s, Yule (who had moved to the San Francisco Bay area) returned to public life, giving some interviews and writing an obituary on Sterling Morrison, who died in 1995. He satisfied a lifelong ambition by beginning to play the violin in 1997, began to record again in 1997, and a song called "Beginning To Get It" appeared on the compilation A Place To Call Home in 1998. He played some concerts in 2000, and the live album Live in Seattle was released in Japan in 2002. He also featured on the Moe Tucker live album Moe Rocks Terrastock. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Obituary for World War I death An obituary is a notice of the death of a person, usually published in a newspaper, written or commissioned by the newspaper, and usually including a short biography. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Live In Seattle is the first live album by singer/songwriter Shawn McDonald on Sparrow Records. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Moe Rocks Terrastock is the second live album released by Maureen Tucker. ...

Doug now lives in Seattle WA,with his son Dan, plays old time fiddle and builds violins in Ballard. In 2006, he played bass on a brief tour with The Weisstronauts, a Boston surf-rock group.

Criticism/Lack of Credit

Though he is generally given less credit than most other Velvet Underground members, Yule played on more studio recordings than either Cale or Nico, and was a major influence on the sound of the albums he contributed to, particularly "Loaded". It is argued that Yule's lead vocals and backing harmonies were a definite strength for the band, and became more prominent in the bands' recordings once Reed's voice became strained from touring. Indeed some fans and rock writers have at times wrongly attributed Yule's contribution on some tracks to John Cale (most notably "What Goes On"), so seamlessly had Yule integrated into the band's setup in 1968. Yule also provided an interesting yin to Reed's yang, with his resemblance as a younger, "cuter" Reed (Reed can be heard referring to Yule as "my brother Doug" on the Live 1969 LP). Despite the supposed animosity between Reed and Yule leading to the disintegration of the Velvets, it must be noted that Yule was the first VU member that Reed invited to play with him post-VU, inviting him to play on the album Sally Can't Dance and tour with him for a year after the album's release. History has revealed that manager Steve Sesnick was probably the most to blame, pitting Yule and Reed against each other during Reed's final year with the Velvets. A Top 10 album by Lou Reed, released in 1974, and Reeds highest-charting album ever. ... Steven Sesnick was the manager for The Velvet Underground after they fired Andy Warhol. ...

However, Reed and Cale blocked him from the Velvet Underground reunion in the early 1990s despite Morrison's wish that he be included (so that Morrison would not have to switch to bass when Cale played viola or keyboards). One can assume this was because Yule released his own work under the Velvet's name in 1973 (Squeeze). The reunion's cementing of Reed-Cale-Morrison-Tucker as "the" Velvets is probably the main reason Yule was unfairly excluded from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame when the Velvets were inducted in 1996. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ...

Discography

As a member of The Velvet Underground

• The Velvet Underground (1969)
• Loaded (1970)
• Live at Max's Kansas City (1972)
• Squeeze (1973)
• 1969: The Velvet Underground Live (1974)
• VU (outtakes compilation, 1985 [1968-1969])
• Another View (outtakes compilation, 1986 [1967-1969])
• Chronicles (1991)
• Peel Slowly and See (box set, 1995 [1965-1970])
• Final V.U. 1971-1973 (live box set, 2001 [1971-1973])
• Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes (live, 2001 [1969])
• The Very Best of the Velvet Underground (best of, 2003 [1966-1970])

The Velvet Underground is the eponymous third album by The Velvet Underground, their first with Doug Yule, John Cales replacement. ... Loaded is The Velvet Undergrounds fourth album. ... Live at Maxs Kansas City is a live album by The Velvet Underground. ... Squeeze is the fifth and last studio album to be released under the Velvet Underground name. ... VU is an outtakes compilation album by The Velvet Underground. ... Another View is an outtakes compilation album by The Velvet Underground. ... Chronicles is a compilation album by The Velvet Underground. ... Peel Slowly and See is a five-disc box set of material by The Velvet Underground. ... Final V.U. 1971-1973 is a live box set consisting of recordings of lineups billed at the time as The Velvet Underground. ... Track Listing: 1. ...

With Lou Reed

• Sally Can't Dance (1974)

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With Eliott Murphy

• Night Lights (1976)

As a member of American Flyer

• American Flyer (1976)
• Spirit of a Woman (1977)

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Solo

• Live in Seattle (2002)

External links

• Doug Yule - fansite
• Velvet Underground Squeeze - essay about the later, Yule-led days of the Velvet Underground and their final album
• Doug Yule Interview - from 1994
• Foggy Notion, a Velvet Underground web corner