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Rock Writer and promoter Ritchie Yorke this week pulled off one of his biggest projects-the Maple Leaf Music Junket, which brought European and U.S. music people here to sample our music
Rock Writer and promoter Ritchie Yorke this week pulled off one of his biggest projects-the Maple Leaf Music Junket, which brought European and U.S. music people here to sample our music

Rock Writer and promoter Ritchie Yorke this week pulled off one of his biggest projects-the Maple Leaf Music Junket, which brought European and U.S. music people here to sample our music

Date6/6/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rock Writer and promoter Ritchie Yorke this week pulled off one of his biggest projects-the Maple Leaf Music Junket, which brought European and U.S. music people here to sample our music.
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Ritchie Yorke
Ritchie Yorke
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