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Yank Barry was born Gerald Barry Falovitch 29 January 1948 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The philanthropist along with his friend and partner Muhammad Ali have fed over 772,000,000 meals to the needy around the world over the last eighteen years.
Yank Barry has been recently nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
Discography
Falling in love, artist Yank Barry (Kol Israel Records) 1964
The sea rushes to the shore, artist The Footprints Columbia Records 1966
He was a touring member The Kingsmen 1968 to 1970. Yank pioneered the first quadraphonic album along with Robert Lifton and Ben Lanzarone at Regent Sound Studios in New York in 1970. He then recorded the rock opera The Diary of Mr. Gray in 1971, which put him on the cover of many trade magazines, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and The Sally Jessy Raphaël Show. Yank was also commissioned by the White House, (Richard M. Nixon) to write and compose "Welcome Home P.O.W.s" in 1975. Yank produced the Broadway show Let my People Come at the Imperial Theater in 1979. Yank wrote, composed, arranged, produced, mixed or performed with the following artists:
As Founder of Global Village Champions Foundation Yank has been the recipient of more than 20 international humanitarian and peace awards.
Divertissement 1996, Guardian Angel Presented to Yank Barry by Herzog Hospital Canadian Friends of Ezrath Nashim, Charity Fundraiser, with an auction of celebrity masks and musical performances by: Danny and the Juniors, Yank Barry and Gary U.S. Bonds. Divertissement 1996 Guardian Angel
1997 Côte d'Ivoire Honorary Chiefs, Yank Barry & Muhammad Ali honored as African chiefs in full headdresses, for humanitarian efforts by His Excellency Henry Konan Bédié, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
1998 Côte d'Ivoire Humanitarian Peace Award, Yank Barry & Muhammad Ali receive the Côte d'Ivoire flags of Honor, for humanitarian efforts by His Excellency Henry Konan Bédié, President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire.
1998 Ring from Banten, In recognition of their many humanitarian contributions, Minister Azwar Anas presented a ring from Banten to Yank Barry and a "Phinisi Nusantara" boat made of silver to 'The Champ".
1998 UAS Kaliningrad Peace Award, Presented to Yank Barry & Muhammad Ali by Yuri Gremyachev of Universal Aide Society
2005 Red Cross Humanitarian, Yank receive the humanitarian award from a Red Cross representative, Mrs. Bernadette Christie and Prime Minister Perry Christie of the Bahamas.
2011 Thailand 2 Star General Honorary Rank Honorary Rank of 2 Star General Bestowed upon Yank Barry by Gen. Dulkit Rukpao, Commanding General of Thailand Armed Forces Development Command, August 2011 in recognition of the humanitarian assistance and food that Mr. Barry provided the survivors of the massive flooding in Thailand in 2011
Yank has also been on the covers of Zoo World, Eye magazine and a major feature in Cashbox. These magazine covers featured Yank's earlier career in the music industry.
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