Editing Doug Yule (section)

===The Velvet Underground===
{{Main|The Velvet Underground}}

====1968–1970====
Yule first met the Velvet Underground at his River Street apartment in Boston, which he rented from their road manager, Hans Onsager, and where the band would sometimes stay when they played in the city. Yule's improving guitar technique caught the ear of [[Sterling Morrison]].<ref name="jovanovic126">Jovanovic, pp. 126–27</ref>

When [[John Cale]] left the Velvet Underground at the behest of [[Lou Reed]] in 1968, Yule joined the band (then consisting of Reed, Morrison and [[Maureen Tucker|Maureen "Moe" Tucker]]) as Cale's replacement. Yule made his first studio appearance on their third album, ''[[The Velvet Underground (album)|The Velvet Underground]]'' (1969), playing bass and organ. As well as singing lead vocals on the [[ballad]] "Candy Says", which opens the album, he harmonizes with Reed on "Jesus" and co-sings the chorus of the album's penultimate track, "The Murder Mystery", with Maureen Tucker.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

His contribution to the LP was considerable, and his vocals would later come in handy on the road. When Reed's voice became strained from touring, Yule would sing lead on several songs. While Cale had been a more experimental bass player, Yule was considered more technically proficient on the instrument{{By whom|date=September 2010}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} and his distinct melodic style suited Reed's desire to move the band into a more mainstream direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.richieunterberger.com/vuheroes.html|title=Vuheroes|website=Richieunterberger.com|date=1970-08-23|access-date=2016-12-23}}</ref>

Yule's role became even more prominent on the band's fourth album, ''[[Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)|Loaded]]'' (1970),  singing lead vocals on "Who Loves the Sun", "[[New Age (The Velvet Underground song)|New Age]]", "Lonesome Cowboy Bill", and "{{ill|Oh! Sweet Nuthin'|lt=Oh! Sweet Nuthin{{'"}}|force=y|es|Oh! Sweet Nuthin}}{{void|comment|Fabrickator|On en-wikipedia, ''Oh! Sweet Nuthin'' (with a trailing apostrophe) is a redirect to ''Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)'' without much to say about the song ... while the es-wikipedia page provides much more relevant content}}, and playing six instruments, including keyboard and drums.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

Yule's brother [[Billy Yule|Billy]] also joined in on the sessions as a drummer when regular drummer Maureen Tucker was pregnant and therefore absent for most of the recording. His lead vocals can also be heard on the song "Ride Into the Sun", which was featured on the ''Fully Loaded'' CD reissue of ''Loaded '' that was released in 1997.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

====1970–73 (''Loaded'' tour and final Velvet Underground shows)====
Lou Reed left the Velvet Underground during their summer residency at the New York club [[Max's Kansas City]] in August 1970.  With band manager [[Steve Sesnick]] looking to fill pending bookings, and with the upcoming release of ''[[Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)|Loaded]]'' in November of that year, Yule, Tucker and Morrison decided to continue performing as the Velvet Underground to promote the album.  Yule took over lead vocals and switched his main instrument from bass to guitar, and [[Walter Powers (musician)|Walter Powers]] was recruited as the Velvets' new bass guitarist.  Following the release of ''Loaded'' in Europe in the spring of 1971, Morrison left the group in August to resume his academic studies in Texas, and was replaced by [[Willie Alexander]] on keyboards. Alexander, Powers and Tucker left the Velvets in late 1972 after being forced out by manager Steve Sesnick prior to a handful of European shows to promote ''[[Loaded (The Velvet Underground album)|Loaded]]'' in Europe.  With no original band members left, and with a group of quickly assembled musicians, Yule played the final shows as the Velvet Underground in 1972.   With [[Ian Paice]] of [[Deep Purple]] and some session musicians, Yule recorded the album ''[[Squeeze (The Velvet Underground album)|Squeeze]]'' in late 1972. It was released in February 1973, and is in essence a Doug Yule solo album, though presented as a Velvet Underground album due to band manager Steve Sesnick's contractual agreement with Polydor, and due to the success of ''[[Live at Max's Kansas City]]'', which had received positive reviews the previous year. After two final shows in early 1973 (billed by the promoter as "The Velvet Underground", against Yule's wishes), the band was officially retired.

====Lou Reed session work (1974–1976)====
In 1974 Reed contacted Yule to contribute a melodic bass track on his solo album ''[[Sally Can't Dance]]'' (1974),<ref name="allmusic"/> on the song "Billy", which closes the album, and Yule joined Reed's band for the subsequent US and European tour as his guitar player.  Following the tour the band dissolved, but Yule was called back by Reed in 1975 to record several guitar and bass tracks for his upcoming album ''[[Coney Island Baby]]'', the 30th anniversary re-issue of which includes the bonus tracks that feature Yule on bass and guitar.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

====1976–1978 (Elliott Murphy, American Flyer and hiatus from music)====
In early 1976 Yule played guitar on ''Night Lights'' (1976) by [[Elliott Murphy]], and joined the band [[American Flyer (band)|American Flyer]] later that year as their drummer and background singer.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}

[[American Flyer (band)|American Flyer]] was an active [[country rock]] band from 1976 to 1978, and the band also featured the guitarist [[Steve Katz (musician)|Steve Katz]] of [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]. After securing a major-label contract with [[United Artists]], and managing to interest [[George Martin]] enough to bring him on board as their producer, American Flyer's debut album ''American Flyer'' debuted at #87 on the [[Billboard Top 200]], and they even scored a minor hit with their single "Let Me Down Easy" which debuted at #80 in 1976.<ref name="landemaine"/>

Despite the promise showed on their first album, their follow-up album ''Spirit of a Woman'' failed to chart as high, and did not carry the momentum the label expected, and the band decided to fold.<ref>{{cite web|first=William|last=Ruhlmann|title=American Flyer biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p37032|pure_url=yes}}|work=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="landemaine">{{cite web|last1=Landemaine|first1=Olivier|title=Doug Yule Discography|url=http://olivier.landemaine.free.fr/dougyule/dydiscog.html|website=Le Velours Souterrain|access-date=19 January 2015}}</ref> After American Flyer disbanded, Yule retired from doing music full-time, and became a cabinetmaker and a luthier of violins.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}