With a quick name change and the addition of keyboard player Nickey Barclay, Fanny was on their way to being the first all-women band to release an LP with a major label. The first four original Fanny albums are available on Real Gone records, with updated liner notes, pictures, and new mixes.

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The group was founded by sisters June and Jean Millington (on guitar and bass respectively), who had been playing music together since they moved from the Philippines to California in the early 1960s. Captured in the documentary ‘ Fanny: The Right to Rock ’, which tells the story of the legendary all-women band, the barriers they broke, and coming back together to release their first album in over 50 years as Fanny Walked the Earth on Blue Elan Records.

From the band: Over the last 15 years, we've been dedicating our lives to this band - it's been our passion. ROCKRGRL To Present Women Of Valor Award To Fanny, The First All Female Band To Release Major Label Album". During her time in Fanny, she initially favored the Gibson ES-355 and Fender Twin Reverb amp, before acquiring a Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar and Traynor amplifiers.

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The record was expertly engineered by Zackary Darling and mastered by Grammy award winner, Adam Ayan. Bowie’s quote is the first image to flash across the screen in director Bobbi Jo Hart’s documentary “FANNY: The Right to Rock,” which aims to give the band their due exposure.

Patti Quatro continued to work as a session musician for her sister Suzi and was involved in the reissue of material by the Quatro sisters' early band the Pleasure Seekers. She operates the Institute for Musical Arts, a non-profit organization supporting girls and women in music.

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The musical palette of Messyis exceptionally enhanced by producer/bass player Paul Bushnell (Elton John, Sarah McLachlan, Alanis Morissette) and an all-star studio band, including Dave Levita (Lana Del Rey, Sara Bareilles), Zac Rae (Death Cab for Cutie), Thomas Lang (Peter Gabriel, Glen Hughes) and Bernie Barlow (Moody Blues, Sarah McClachlan).Still, it frustrates the lead guitarist that more female rockers who rose in Fanny’s wake haven’t acknowledged their pivotal role.

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In London, Fanny recorded their third album “ Fanny Hill ” at The Beatles’ Apple Studio with Perry and Geoff Emerick, The Beatles’ sound engineer.The group were more successful in the UK and Europe, where audiences appreciated their music and respected their work, than in the US. By submitting this page, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to TailoredMail in accordance with their Privacy Policy . Quatro and Brandt both toured with Electric Light Orchestra and appeared on the album A New World Record in 1976.