{"id":974469,"date":"2020-01-16T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=938753"},"modified":"2020-01-16T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:13:12","slug":"the-left-bankes-steve-martin-caro-walk-away-renee-singer-dead-at-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/the-left-bankes-steve-martin-caro-walk-away-renee-singer-dead-at-71\/","title":{"rendered":"The Left Banke\u2019s Steve Martin Caro \u2014 \u2018Walk Away Renee\u2019 Singer \u2014 Dead at 71"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Steve Martin Caro, lead singer of the Sixties baroque-pop band the Left Banke, has died at the age of 71.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caro\u2019s death was first announced<\/a> on a Left Banke Facebook fan page that both he and surviving members of the group frequented; the group\u2019s Twitter later confirmed<\/a> the singer\u2019s death, the cause of which was not revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thank you for the outpour of love and support on behalf of Steve Martin Caro, our voice. He will be missed but not forgotten. Listen to our music today and celebrate an extraordinary individual.
Carmelo Esteban “Steve” Martin Caro 10\/12\/48-1\/14\/20#SteveMartinCaro<\/a> #theleftbanke<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/hQGSo3F3V1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Left Banke (@theleftbanke) January 16, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt is with a heavy heart that I have to inform you that Steve has passed away last night. Another great voice has been taken away too early. We will all miss him and all that he gave to the Left Banke,\u201d the page reads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caro \u2014 who initially performed under the name Steve Martin before adding the \u201cCaro\u201d in the Seventies to differentiate himself from the comedian \u2014 is best known as the vocalist on the Left Banke\u2019s \u201cWalk Away Renee,\u201d a Top Five hit in 1966 and Number 222 on Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n