David Bowie once told us that 'one of the most important bands have been buried.' Now, in a new doc, Fanny will finally get their due.
American rock band Fanny, circa 1972. Left to right: drummer Alice de Buhr, guitarist June Millington, keyboard player Nickey Barclay, and bassist Jean Millington.When Deep Purple didn’t show up for a gig once in Ohio in the early Seventies, opening actwent on in their place. “And slammed,” recalls guitarist June Millington. “No one left, which impressed everyone.
The group calls itself Fanny Walked the Earth, also the title of their recently released LP: a collection of 11 new songs full of big hooks, rich vocal harmonies and raucous guitars. During their initial run, the musicians faced constant discrimination. “There were so many instances of egregious sexism that our minds automatically deleted them, needing the head space to learn and do our work,” Millington says. “It wasn’t worth paying attention to. You may as well have been paying attention to all the holes in the road.”
The group’s quasi-reunion stems from a February 2016 tribute concert held in June Millington’s honor in Northampton, Massachusetts, near the small town where she has lived since 2001. There, she and her partner run the Institute for the Musical Arts, which holds rock camps for teen girls. The event featured friends and collaborators, including Jean Millington and Darling, playing music from throughout June’s career.
Emphasizing tight vocal harmonies and the potent blend of Barclay’s bluesy keyboards and Millington’s fiery guitar playing, Fanny played with confident rock & roll swagger: Their first album included a searing cover of Cream’s “Badge,” and they had a Top 40 hit with the loping boogie workout “Charity Ball,” the title track from their second album. The band hit the road hard, touring internationally and opening for groups including the Kinks, Slade, Jethro Tull and Humble Pie.
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