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The Left Banke
12+ albums
baroque pop60spsychedelicpoppsychedelic pop
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The Left Banke was an American 1960s pop-music group which produced the two hit singles of "Walk Away Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina". Often utilizing so-called baroque pop string arrangements, the band's music was an imaginative response to the work of The Beatles, The Zombies, and other British invasion groups of the era. The band was short-lived, but it had a major influence among many later American groups. The group was formed in 1965 and consisted of keyboardist/songwriter Michael Brown, guitarist Jeff Winfield (later replaced by Rick Brand), bassist Tom Finn, drummer George Cameron and singer Steve Martin (aka Steve Martin Caro). Brown's father, Harry Lookofsky, a well-known session violinist, ran a studio in New York and took an interest in the band's music, acting as producer, manager, and publisher. Brown's song "Walk Away Renee" was sold to Smash, a subsidiary of Mercury Records, and became a hit in late 1966. "Pretty Ballerina," also written by Brown, charted in early 1967, and the Left Banke released an LP entitled, appropriately enough, Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina. At this point, tension between Brown and the rest of the group began to surface, as Brown recorded a single, "And Suddenly"/"Ivy Ivy," under the Left Banke name, using session musicians and Bert Sommer on lead vocals. The remaining Left Banke numbers used their fan club to boycott the record, which led to confusion among radio stations over which "Left Banke" to support. Radio and Smash Records ul
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albums
Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina
There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966-1969
There's Gonna Be A Storm - The Complete Recordings 1966-1969
The Left Banke Too
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There's Gonna Be A Storm - The Complete Recordings 1966-196
There's Gonna Be A Storm
The Rolling Stone Magazines 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time
Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina
Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time
There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966-69
there's gonna be a storm: the complete recordings, 1966-69
Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina