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The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. [1] They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, " Walk Away Renée " and " Pretty Ballerina ". [ 3 ] The band often used what the music press referred to as " baroque " string arrangements, which led to their music being variously termed as " Bach ...
"Walk Away Renée" is a song written by Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, and Tony Sansone for the band the Left Banke, released as a single in July 1966. Steve Martin Caro is featured on lead vocals. It spent 13 weeks on the US charts, with a top spot of No. 5. [6] The song has been widely considered a quintessence of the baroque pop genre. [7]
During 1966, the Left Banke released the singles "Walk Away Renée" and "Pretty Ballerina", which peaked at number 5 and number 15 respectively on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by keyboardist Michael Brown, the son of producer and jazz violinist Harry Lookofsky, both singles and their B-sides were incorporated into the album. [7]
Brown left the band prior to the recording of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie", which became a No. 1 hit for Stories in the US and Canada. [8] [9] Subsequently, he became involved with The Beckies. [5] Brown briefly reunited with the Left Banke at a New York performance in June 2013.
There's Gonna Be a Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966–1969 is a compilation album by American baroque pop band the Left Banke, released by Mercury Records in 1992. [1] It contains the entirety of the band's two 1960s albums Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina and The Left Banke Too, with an additional four tracks having appeared on singles only, and one previously unreleased track, "Men Are ...
"Pretty Ballerina" is a song written by pianist Michael Brown that was released as a single by his band The Left Banke in December 1966. [5] It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 4 on the Canadian RPM chart.
At age sixteen, Finn was a founder member of The Left Banke in Manhattan, New York City in 1965, alongside Michael Brown, Steve Martin, George Cameron and Warren David-Schierhorst. The members of the group were all members of other groups, but were put together by Harry Lookofsky , a jazz violinst who was the father to Michael Lookfosky, known ...