Editing Doug Yule (section)

====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}}