Stories (band)

Stories
Origin	New York City, New York, United States
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1972–1974
Labels	Kama Sutra, Raven
Associated acts	The Left Banke, The Beckies, Foreigner, Landscape, Dust, Earl Slick Band, Peggy Lee, Fast Forward, Axis, Starz
Past members	Ian Lloyd Bryan Madey Steve Love Michael Brown Kenny Aaronson Ken Bichel Richie Ranno

Stories was an early 1970s rock and pop music band based in New York. The band consisted of keyboardist Michael Brown, bassist/vocalist Ian Lloyd, guitarist Steve Love, and drummer Bryan Madey, and had a Number 1 hit with a cover of Hot Chocolate's "Brother Louie."

Lloyd (b. Lloyd Buonconsiglio, 1947, Seattle) and Brown (b. Michael Lookofsky, April 25, 1949, Brooklyn) were introduced by their fathers, Peter Buonconsiglio and Harry Lookofsky, two old friends who had worked together for years as session violinists. Lloyd had been singing for years and had attracted local notice recording as Lloyd London. Brown had led, wrote and played with his group The Left Banke, which had made the U.S. charts with "Walk Away Renee" (#5, 1966) and "Pretty Ballerina" (#15, 1967).

The two set about becoming a Beatlesque band. They recruited New Yorkers Love and Madey and located an interested record label in Kama Sutra. A self-titled album and a single – "I'm Coming Home" (#42, 1972) – followed.

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