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Barry was singer and bass player of the band ] along with Tommy Ford (organ), Sonny Haines (guitar) and Jason Paris (drums) from 1966-1968.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trueman|first=Ivor|title=Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares|url=http://alextsu.narod.ru/borderlinebooks/canada/f4.html|publisher=borderlinebooks|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> The band released 3 singles through ] before disbanding. Haines went on to release an album with Stone Circus.<ref>{{cite web|last=Willison|first=Robert|title=Stone Circus|url=http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=254|publisher=Canuckistan Music|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> Barry was singer and bass player of the band ] along with Tommy Ford (organ), Sonny Haines (guitar) and Jason Paris (drums) from 1966-1968.<ref>{{cite web|last=Trueman|first=Ivor|title=Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares|url=http://alextsu.narod.ru/borderlinebooks/canada/f4.html|publisher=borderlinebooks|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref> The band released 3 singles through ] before disbanding. Haines went on to release an album with Stone Circus.<ref>{{cite web|last=Willison|first=Robert|title=Stone Circus|url=http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=254|publisher=Canuckistan Music|accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>


Between 1968 and 1970, Barry was the lead singer of a band that toured as ].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Kingsmen (with Yank Barry) and more in a culture-full weekend|url=http://www.ocala.com/article/20140122/GO/140129908?tc=ar|publisher=Ocala.com|date= 2014-01-22|accessdate= 2014-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The world according to Yank: Montrealer with checkered past gets Nobel nod, or does he?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/15/yank-barry/|date= 2012-04-15|accessdate= 2014-04-30}}</ref> Between 1968 and 1970, Barry was the lead singer of a band that toured as ]. Following the release of "Louie Louie" in 1963, and reissue in 1964, 1965, and 1966, ] toured extensively. In 1968, the Kingsmen decided to take a break. The Kingsmen management team, believing they owned the rights to the band name, formed a new group, featuring Yank Barry on lead vocals. The new version of the band toured the east coast as the Kingsmen playing the Kingsmen music. On January 25, 2014, Yank Barry again played a show with ] at On Top Of The World in Ocala, Florida. At this show, Barry joined the official edition of the Kingsmen including original member Mike Mitchell and member since 1963 Dick Peterson. <ref>{{cite web|title=The Kingsmen (with Yank Barry) and more in a culture-full weekend|url=http://www.ocala.com/article/20140122/GO/140129908?tc=ar|publisher=Ocala.com|date= 2014-01-22|accessdate= 2014-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The world according to Yank: Montrealer with checkered past gets Nobel nod, or does he?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/15/yank-barry/|date= 2012-04-15|accessdate= 2014-04-30}}</ref>


In 1972, Barry ran a record company financed by John Royden McConnell.<ref name="gazmay22">{{cite news|title=Pair convicted of extorting $82,000 from heir|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19820522&id=qYkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1254,288711|accessdate=31 May 2014|newspaper=The Montreal Gazette|date=May 22, 1982|page=A3}}</ref> In 1972, Barry ran a record company financed by John Royden McConnell.<ref name="gazmay22">{{cite news|title=Pair convicted of extorting $82,000 from heir|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19820522&id=qYkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BKUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1254,288711|accessdate=31 May 2014|newspaper=The Montreal Gazette|date=May 22, 1982|page=A3}}</ref>

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Yank Barry
Yank Barry singing
BornGerald Barry Falovitch
(1948-01-29) 29 January 1948 (age 76)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)Musician, founder and CEO of VitaPro

Yank Barry (born Gerald Barry Falovich) is a Canadian musician and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of VitaPro, which makes textured vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute.

Early life

Barry was born in Montreal, Canada to Arthur Falovitch and Ruth (née Reznick) Falovitch-Pickholtz. Barry grew up in the Jewish community of Montreal, Quebec, Canada and has 5 siblings.

Musical career

Barry was singer and bass player of the band The Footprints along with Tommy Ford (organ), Sonny Haines (guitar) and Jason Paris (drums) from 1966-1968. The band released 3 singles through Columbia Records before disbanding. Haines went on to release an album with Stone Circus.

Between 1968 and 1970, Barry was the lead singer of a band that toured as The Kingsmen. Following the release of "Louie Louie" in 1963, and reissue in 1964, 1965, and 1966, The Kingsmen toured extensively. In 1968, the Kingsmen decided to take a break. The Kingsmen management team, believing they owned the rights to the band name, formed a new group, featuring Yank Barry on lead vocals. The new version of the band toured the east coast as the Kingsmen playing the Kingsmen music. On January 25, 2014, Yank Barry again played a show with The Kingsmen at On Top Of The World in Ocala, Florida. At this show, Barry joined the official edition of the Kingsmen including original member Mike Mitchell and member since 1963 Dick Peterson.

In 1972, Barry ran a record company financed by John Royden McConnell.

In 1979, Barry produced "Let My People Come", in the Imperial Theatre in Montreal. It was the first Canadian production of the 1974 play.

Court cases

In 1982 Barry was convicted of extortion from and conspiracy against John Royden McConnell, and served 10 months of a 6 year prison term.

In a 1982 civil case, a separate court ruled that Barry had extorted money from McConnell in record company dealings, requiring a financial award of CA$285,000. In 1987 he declared bankruptcy as "Yank Barry" and as Gerald Falovitch, voiding the award. Barry said in an October 2013 Larry King interview that he had been a cocaine-addicted, 20-something rocker at the time and credited the extortion conviction for changing his personal life.

In 1998, Barry was indicted on corruption charges related to VitaPro sales to Texas prisons. Barry stated that charges were politically motivated. After an initial trial in 2001, Barry was acquitted on appeal in 2008.

VitaPro

Barry founded and is CEO of VitaPro Foods Inc., a company established in 1992 which sells textured vegetable protein soy-based meat substitutes, primarily to prisons and other institutional feeding operations.

In 2006, the Canadian VitaPro corporation was dissolved. The company now operates from Belize and Bulgaria.

Charitable Work

Barry has created a charitable foundation that is funded by profits from the VitaPro food business. Since 2012 the charity has been focused on assisting Syrian refugees who are in Bulgaria. In 2012, the organization spent approximately $244,000 for charitable purposes.

References

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  2. ^ "'Yank Barry, motivated by past sins, becomes a philanthropist". Globe and Mail. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  3. "Sarasota man again nominated for Nobel prize". Sarasota Herald Tribune. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  4. "Ruth (Reznick) Falovitch Obituary". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. "Social Notes - Montreal Feb 24, 1961". The Canadian Jewish Review. Feb 24, 1961. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. Trueman, Ivor. "Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares". borderlinebooks. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  7. Willison, Robert. "Stone Circus". Canuckistan Music. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  8. "The Kingsmen (with Yank Barry) and more in a culture-full weekend". Ocala.com. 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  9. "The world according to Yank: Montrealer with checkered past gets Nobel nod, or does he?". 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  10. ^ "Pair convicted of extorting $82,000 from heir". The Montreal Gazette. May 22, 1982. p. A3. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. "Let My People Come". The Montreal Gazette. Jun 16, 1979. p. 12.
  12. "Ex-con head firms at center of prison brouhaha". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. 1996-03-27. Retrieved 2014-04-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Macdonell, Rod (Oct 10, 1998). "Barry faces bribery charge in Texas". The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec).
  14. William D. Cohan (August 15, 2011). "Adding to the Confusion". ARTnews.
  15. "Larry King interview". YouTube.
  16. ^ Macdonell, Rod (31 May, 1998). "Local food exec indicted in Texas". Montreal Gazette. No. Sunday Final ed. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. "Barry acquitted in Texas prison food scandal". Canada.com. CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  18. "Canada Federal Corporation Search". Corporations Canada. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  19. "VitaPro Brochure" (PDF). VitaPro. 2014.
  20. Supreme Court of Texas (December 9, 1999). "State of Texas vs. VitaPro" (PDF).
  21. "Federal Corporation Information - 2535282". Government of Canada. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  22. "VitaPro - contact". VitaPro Foods, Inc. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  23. "IRS Form 990 for Global Village Champions Foundation Inc" (PDF). Internal Revenue Service. August 12, 2013.

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