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The Left Banke

The Left Banke were a 1960s New York band best remembered for the massive hit 'Walk Away Renée'. The main songwriter was teenage keyboard player Michael Brown, while the falsetto vocals of Steve Martin and the band's use of harmonies and strings created a classic late-1960s pop sound, sometimes dubbed 'baroque and roll'. The Left Banke had temporarily split up, with Brown moving to California, when 'Walk Away Renee' became a major hit in 1967. Another hit soon followed with the single 'Pretty Ballerina'. Their first album was 'Walk Away Renée/Pretty Ballerina' in 1967, which...