In these cases, the position has been filled by a female relative or friend of the president, such as Martha Jefferson Randolph during Jefferson's presidency, Emily Donelson and Sarah Yorke Jackson during Jackson's, Mary Elizabeth ( Taylor ) Bliss during Taylor's, Mary Harrison McKee during Harrison's presidency, upon her mother's death, and Harriet Lane during Buchanan's.

Bono of U2 has called the Pixies " one of America's greatest bands ever ", and Radiohead's Thom Yorke has said that, while at school, " the Pixies had changed my life ".

* Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radiohead has publicly supported a number of Friends of the Earth campaigns.

The perfection of modern equity as a system has been authoritatively credited to Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke who served as Chancellor 1737 – 1756.

York or Yorke has been the surname of a number of people through history.

In response, Yorke said " it encourages enthusiasm for music in a way that the music industry has long forgotten to do.

Low End Theory has garnered much attention after multiple performances by Thom Yorke, who played for the normal price of ten dollars.

Although Duncan has been frequently described as the last person to be convicted under the Act, in fact, Jane Rebecca Yorke was convicted under the Act later that same year.

Yorke has been cited among the most influential figures in the music industry ; in 2002, Q Magazine named Yorke the 6th most powerful figure in music, and Radiohead were ranked # 73 in Rolling Stone's " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time " in 2005.

Yorke has also been cited among the greatest singers in popular music ; in 2005, a poll organised by Blender and MTV2 saw Yorke voted the 18th greatest singer of all time, and in 2008, he was ranked 66th in Rolling Stones " 100 Greatest Singers of All Time " list.

Yorke has explained in various interviews that he dislikes the " mythology " within the rock genre, and hates the media's obsession with celebrities.

Apart from his own solo work, Yorke has collaborated with several artists.

Yorke has also contributed music and remix / production skills in collaboration with various electronic artists including Burial, Four Tet, as well as hip-hop artists such as MF DOOM.

In a note on Radiohead's web site, Yorke wrote ; " It has been decided that we call ourselves Atoms For Peace.

Thom Yorke has also confirmed rumours that the band were recording material together, and has announced that an album is nearing completion, tentatively scheduled for release in 2012.

However, Yorke has said, " It annoys me how pretty my voice is ... how polite it can sound when perhaps what I'm singing is deeply acidic.

Yorke, unlike the other members of Radiohead, has never learned how to read music.

As a result, Yorke has taken an increased role in programming beats and samples and has been credited with playing " laptop " on recent albums.

In interviews Yorke has cited a variety of personal musical heroes and influences, including jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus, Neil Young, Miracle Legion, singer Scott Walker, electronic acts Aphex Twin and Autechre, and Krautrock band Can.

Lara was also a talented football player in his youth and often played with his close friends Dwight Yorke, Shaka Hislop and Russell Latapy while growing up together in Trinidad.

The album also featured Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke on three tracks and performed lead vocals on " This Mess We're in.

Thom Yorke also referenced electronic dance music, saying the song was " an attempt to capture that exploding beat sound where you're at the club and the PA's so loud, you know it's doing damage ".

Yorke also cited George Monbiot's Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain as an influence.

Yorke and other band members were involved in the movement to cancel third world debt during this period, and they also spoke out on other issues.

With seven nominations to date, Radiohead holds the record for the most nominations in this category ; Radiohead singer Thom Yorke was also nominated for the 2007 award for his solo album.

Greenwood and Yorke also collaborated on the song " Arpeggi " which is a piece in a classical style centered around arpeggios for voice, Ondes, and orchestra.

Yorke also met Rachel Owen, whom he began dating.

Two days before, Yorke also played a " warm-up " show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles.

Yorke also sang covers of the Roxy Music songs " 2HB ", " Ladytron " and " Bitter-Sweet " for the 1998 film Velvet Goldmine, as part of Venus in Furs.

Radiohead had read No Logo by Naomi Klein during the Kid A sessions (" No Logo " was also briefly considered as the album title ) and all the members were reportedly heavily influenced by it, though Yorke said it " didn't teach him anything he didn't already know ".

Yorke is also a professed fan of Noam Chomsky's political writings, and is a vegan.

Yorke is also notable as a political activist on behalf of other causes, including human rights and anti-war movements such as Jubilee 2000, Amnesty International and CND, and Friends of the Earth's Big Ask campaign.

Lord Hardwicke is also remembered as one of the two authors of the Yorke – Talbot slavery opinion whilst he was a crown law officer in 1729.

Talbot is also remembered as one of the two authors of the Yorke – Talbot slavery opinion whilst he was a crown law officer in 1729.

Two-player partnerships, such as Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole of the 1999 Manchester United treble winning squad, are well known, but also important to any attack are bigger groups of players who form distinct strike packages.

Numerous other members of the Yorke family have also gained distinction.

The Honourable Charles Yorke, second son of the first Earl, was also Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

Yorke was also a regular member of United's 1999 – 2000 title winning team, contributing 22 goals in all competitions.

The following 2001-02 season saw Cole face competition from new signing Ruud van Nistelrooy as well as Dwight Yorke, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and also Paul Scholes for places up front, with Ferguson adopting a more conservative approach especially in European games by playing Scholes behind Van Nistelrooy with Roy Keane and Juan Sebastian Veron in a 3 man midfield.

He has also collaborated with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and others on the band's website, and has appeared in the occasional band webcast and with Yorke at the 2001 Grammy Awards ceremony.

Gibberd and Yorke collaborated on a number of publications including the influential book ' The Modern Flat ' which was published in 1937 and featured the then newly completed Pullman Court and Park Court, as well as many other European examples.