David Palmer (born 7 April 1965) also known as Yorkie was born in

Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for tourists visiting the area. In 2018, the Cl ...

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, England. He is a

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who was a member of the

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

-based band

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from 1997 to 2005. Yorkie is the son of Gladys Palmer, a Liverpool-based singer who owned several rehearsal rooms for bands in Liverpool. Yorkie begin his music career as a member of post-punk band The Dance Party alongside Michael Head, who would later go on to form

The Pale Fountains The Pale Fountains were an English band formed in Liverpool in 1980, and composed of Mick Head (vocalist/guitarist), Chris McCaffery (bassist), Thomas Whelan (drummer), trumpet player Andy Diagram (horns) and Ken Moss (Guitar/Bass). Diagram w ...

and

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. Yorkie would go on to form his own band The Balcony.

Production credits

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On the Corner of Miles and Gil ''...The Corner of Miles and Gil'' is the fifth and, to date, final album by English alternative rock band Shack, released in 2006. While the album was not a high-seller, only reaching number 55 on the UK Albums Chart, it was critically acclaim ...

'' (2006) by Liverpool's

*''Cells'' (2007) by Kendal's Seven Seals *''matty palmer bro'' *''Avenged Sevenfold - David Palmer'' = References=

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International Who's Who in Popular Music on Google Books

Interview by Incendiary Magazine
1965 births Living people People from Clitheroe British alternative rock musicians Musicians from Liverpool {{UK-musician-stub