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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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»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

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"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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»Machinima Videos

These are machinima music videos of the Left Banke and Stories. I made these using Sims 2 and other tools. These video files have been compressed to save loading time. Just unzip them and use your favorite video viewer to watch them. All of these videos can be viewed on my YouTube Channel.

»Walk Away Renee

A machinima visualization of the definitive Left Banke song, "Walk Away Renee."

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»Goodbye Holly

Goodbye Holly was written by Tom Fair and features George Cameron on lead vocals.

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»Desiree

Desiree was the last Left Banke single to hit the Hot 100. Please note, there is a mistake in the credits for composer. Desiree was written by Michael Brown and Tom Fair.

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»Darling - Stories

Stories featuring Ian Lloyd and Michael Brown, from their About Us LP.

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»Nice To Have You Here - Stories

A song from Stories' first LP. This video is meant to be a complement to "Darling."

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