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.

Yorke has also collaborated with Stanley Donwood on a picture book titled Dead Children Playing.

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.

Yorke said he had became disillusioned with the " mythology " of rock music, feeling the genre had " run its course ".

Guitar player Ed O ' Brien wanted to strip the band's style down to direct, three-minute guitar pop songs, while Yorke felt their past efforts with rock music had " missed the point ".

Yorke said he had " completely had it with melody.

Yorke had been a DJ and part of a techno band at Exeter University, and began to listen almost exclusively to electronic music, saying, " I felt just as emotional about it as I'd ever felt about guitar music ".

Yorke, who had the greatest control within the band, was still facing writer's block.

Yorke played bass on " The National Anthem " ( known during the sessions as " Everyone "), a track Radiohead had once attempted to record as a B-side for OK Computer.

After the attention for OK Computer had brought him to a nervous breakdown, Yorke was hesitant to launch Kid A with too much publicity.

Yorke suggested that the title could refer to the first human clone, but denied he had a concept or story in mind.

This text was printed together with a version of 3 Henry VI which had been printed in octavo in 1595 under the title The True Tragedie of Richard Duke of Yorke, and the death of good King Henrie the Sixt, with the Whole Contention betweene the two Houses, Lancaster and Yorke.

During this time Yorke had to wear a patch over his eye.

Yorke admitted later that the success had enlarged his ego ; he tried to project himself as a rock star, which included bleaching his hair and wearing extensions.

During the production of the band's third album, OK Computer ( 1997 ), all five members had differing opinions and equal production roles, with Yorke having " the loudest voice ", according to guitarist Ed O ' Brien.

In 1994, the band watched Jeff Buckley in concert ; Yorke later said the concert had a direct effect on his vocal delivery on " Fake Plastic Trees ".

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 had previously referenced maquiladoras in the title of a Radiohead B-side in 1995, and decried the International Monetary Fund in 1997's " Electioneering ".

Yorke made headlines the same year for refusing Prime Minister Tony Blair's request to meet with him to discuss climate change, declaring Blair had " no environmental credentials ".

" However, it was subsequently reported that Yorke had withdrawn from the project and had not informed Gabriel why.

Its last resident, Philip Yorke, handed over a house in need of restoration as years of subsidence caused by the workings of Bersham Colliery had caused a lot of damage.

His cousin William Yorke had a highly successful career as a judge in Ireland, becoming Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.

Donwood was asked by Yorke to produce the cover art for the 1995 album The Bends, which would begin a collaborative working relationship between the pair for various Radiohead art and promotional material.

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.

He was at this time living with Arabella Yorke ( real given name Dorothy ), a lover since Mecklenburgh Square days.

The footage shocked some viewers who expected rock songs, with Jonny Greenwood playing electronic instruments, the in-house brass band improvising over " The National Anthem ", and Yorke dancing spasmodically and stuttering in " Idioteque ".

Opening track " Everything in Its Right Place " was cited by Yorke and O ' Brien as the moment their frustrations with a year of contentious recording sessions began to give way.

The lyric " I'm not here, this isn't happening " in " How to Disappear Completely ", were taken from Michael Stipe's advice to Yorke about coping with the pressures of touring.

The song features Yorke paired with an acoustic guitar, with a pronounced string section, including the Ondes Martenot.

" Morning Bell " is marked by another irregular time signature ( 5 / 4 ), with ambient wind noises, and distorted, moaning vocals from Yorke.

Yorke explained that the record was influenced by 1990s IDM artists Autechre and Aphex Twin, along with others on Warp Records ; by 1970s Krautrock bands such as Can, Faust and Neu!

Jonny Greenwood described his interest in mixing old and new music technology, and during the recording sessions Yorke read Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, which chronicles The Beatles ' recordings with George Martin during the 1960s.

According to Yorke, the album's title was not a reference to Kid A in Alphabet Land, a trading card set written by Carl Steadman dealing with the work of psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.

The lyric " I'm not here, this isn't happening " in " How to Disappear Completely ", were taken from Michael Stipe's advice to Yorke about coping with the pressures of touring.

The cover art, by Donwood and Tchock ( an alias for Thom Yorke ), is a computer rendering of a mountain range, with pixelated distortion near the bottom.

Harriott, Goode, Hutchinson and Thompson built their careers in London, along with many other instrumentalists, such as pianist Yorke de Souza and the outstanding saxophonist Bertie King, who later returned to Jamaica and formed a mento-style band.

2 Henry VI was written before 12 March 1594, the date on which a quarto version of the play was entered into the Stationers ' Register by the bookseller Thomas Millington, printed by Thomas Creede later that year, under the title The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous Houses of Yorke and Lancaster, with the death of the good Duke Humphrey: And the banishment and death of the Duke of Suffolke, and the Tragicall end of the proud Cardinall of VVinchester, vvith the notable Rebellion of Jacke Cade: And the Duke of Yorkes first claime vnto the Crowne.

Facsimile of the first page of The third Part of Henry the Sixt, with the death of the Duke of Yorke from the First Folio, published in 1623

During his third year Powell lived out of college, sharing digs with Henry Yorke.