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    The Left Banke was an American baroque pop band, formed in New York City in 1965. They are best remembered for their two U.S. hit singles, "Walk Away Renée"...
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  • The Left Banke Too is the second studio album by American baroque pop band the Left Banke, released by Smash Records in 1968. It would be the final album...
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    with the Left Banke. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of violinist and arranger Harry Lookofsky. Brown was the principal songwriter for the 1960s...
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    classical instrumentation by early 1966. The term "baroque rock" was coined in promotional material for the Left Banke, who used harpsichords and violins in...
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    founding member of the 1960s baroque pop group The Left Banke, on bass and vocals. At age sixteen, Finn was a founder member of The Left Banke in Manhattan...
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    Walk Away Renée (category The Left Banke songs)
    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...
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    this period, Tyler sang backing vocals on The Left Banke Too, the second album by baroque pop group the Left Banke. Before Aerosmith, Tyler wrote what would...
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    early 1967, he was briefly a member of the New York City "baroque pop" band the Left Banke and played on the "Ivy, Ivy" single (B-side: "And Suddenly")...
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    manager put together a band to tour as the band to profit off of the single. Sommer also co-wrote the Left Banke single "And Suddenly" with member Michael...
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  • Renée Fladen-Kamm (category Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area)
    In the 1960s, Fladen was the partner with Tom Finn, bass guitarist for The Left Banke. Fladen is said to have been the inspiration of the Left Banke songs...
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