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The Left Banke were a late 1960's band from New York with a unique sound. Critics labeled them "baroque-pop" due to the classical influences in their music. Besides three songs that hit the Billboard charts, "Walk Away Renee," "Pretty Ballerina," and "Desiree," the group left behind a legacy of music that influenced notable musicans ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Alice Cooper.

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»LB Portrait by Susaye Greene

»LB Machinima Videos by Charlemange

»The 411

News & Updates Trivia Discography Pictures Related Artists

»Session Notes

Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina Left Banke Too Various Sessions

»The History Of The Left Banke

Tom Finn Steve Martin Caro George Cameron Michael Brown

»Dawn Eden Interviews

Walk Away Renee Michael Brown Tom Finn Rick Brand Alan Merrill

»Articles & Interviews

KYA BEAT Oct 1966 KYA BEAT Nov 1966 KBTR/71 1966 Teen Screen 1967 LP Liner Notes 1967 Teen Set 1967 Song Hits 1967 Hit Parader 1967 Teen's Top 1967 Teen Screen 1968 GO 1968 Hit Parader 1969 Mojo 2002 Big Takeover 2003

»Downloadable Media

"Live" Videos Machinima Videos Machinima Videos 2 Leftbankeisms v1 Leftbankeisms v2 Dress Rehearsal Strangers On A Train Steve Martin Caro - Summer Song Jeff Winfield - The Switch The Michael Brown Story Bob Brainen's Playlist

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»Thanks!

I would like to thank the following people for some of the content and inspiration for this site and helping it to grow: Dawn Eden for the interviews and Damien Youth for transcripting them. The oh so sexy Alan Merrill. MySpace pal and great filmmaker Allison Anders. Deena for the Teen Set 1967 article & Central Park Zoo pics. Ran from Road Ode for the "Walk Away Renee" video. Leftbankeisms 1 & 2 downloads would not be possible without John Kennedy, Tom Finn, Jeff Winfield, and Angela Wedo. The Steve Martin Caro & Jeff Winfield demos are available on this site due to the generousity of Angela Wedo, John Kennedy, Barbara Linn, and Jeff Winfield. Strangers On A Train was converted from vinyl to MP3 by Power Pop Lovers. Even Johan Ottersland & Glockenspiel Productions donated The Michael Brown Story. Les Fradkin, Tom Fair and Tom Finn for the session notes. Bob Brainen's Playlist (WFMU) Daniel Coston for video info. Lisa for help with the html tables. Thanks to The Left Banke for three great albums!!

»Technical Info

Graphics and coding are all made by Charlemange using Photoshop CS2 and WeBuilder2007 respectively, then uploaded using WS_FTP Pro.