Fanny 1971

[@loutruckmd]

I am 60 years old, this is the first time I've ever heard of them. How could I have missed them, I like them alot.

[@yampymusic]

Try Blind Alley live ;-) m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZfXmHhnq8uqmM0

[@robertlange1772]

I’m 64 years old, I first heard of them when I was 18. I was told that they weren’t a real band, so I never checked them out until recently. I was misinformed, they were great!

[@sherdelune]

@@robertlange1772 David Bowie certainly thought they were a real band: David Bowie wrote about FANNY in Rolling Stone Magazine - 12/29/99: “One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace. And that is Fanny. They were one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time, in about 1973. They were extraordinary: They wrote everything, they played like motherfuckers, they were just colossal and wonderful, and nobody’s ever mentioned them. They’re as important as anybody else who’s ever been, ever; it just wasn’t their time. Revivify Fanny. And I will feel that my work is done.”

[@battambangscooterandmotorc303]

Same here.

[@jimisi7424]

​@@sherdelunebang on! They had a couple of things going against them (producer promotion, a couple of years out of current fashion)but Bowie saw it.

[@toddp5026]

Mick Ronson, of about the same time, was not a technical guitar player but everything he played came alive. He had that special touch. This guitar player, she has the same ability, she’s amazing.

[@frankgarnevicus1187]

June inspired me to pick up guitar when I was 14. She really was that good.

[@stackolee4480]

Hear, hear !!

[@larrywakeman4371]

I love the drummer-she's super cool! Love her long hair! Super talented! :) I was little little in 1971 - I never heard of this group even when I was older- wow, unreal! Kim

[@danlefou]

I was at Birmingham University in 1971 when Fanny played at the Union, what may even have been their first UK gig. They were setting up and rehearsing just as lectures finished, and people were drawn from all over the campus by this incredible bluesy hard rock sound. Nobody had ever heard of them, and they were quite happy to let everyone watch their rehearsal; the music was all that mattered. Needless to say, I came back for the show, and was just blown away. One image is etched indelibly on my brain half a century later - June Millington standing there in stylish ordinary clothes, just playing astoundingly fast, fluid slide guitar with sine waves running down her beautiful hair. Hell, they were all equally good. I recall that for a subsequent tour, June seemed unhappy about attempts by the management to glam them up, with more revealing, sparkly outfits. Fanny didn't need that crap, but perceptions of show-biz appeal prevailed. Perhaps that's one reason why Fanny withdrew from touring. A great loss, but it's wonderful to see them here on KZbin.

[@thirdbase6870]

@danlefou Thanx for the pictures from your past.

[@gloriagomez2327]

God these girls were extremely talented musicians !!!

[@SwingingCreeper]

Nobody ever said they were not talented but when your going up against other bands who mine a similar vein in a pre MTV world you needed to sound unique.

[@peterbfield]

I've been listening to Fanny on KZbin. This song in particular, "You're the One", shows their mastery. They project power, excitement, and an infectious style all their own. I love it!

[@Realbillball]

The greatest band you never heard?

[@ClaudioGabrielSalgado-qt5ee]

Oooh Fanny, keep on chooglin' all time..! Wonderful ladies I'm earin' your voices even when I have a rude awakening.❤A gift.🎁(from Jujuy,Argentina)

[@williamrenz3141]

Jean had a great voice. Best lineup

[@HalEisenberg]

Although they never got the respect they deserved, this band absolutely rocked. Great musicians and vocalists, and I believe they were ahead of their time.

[@michaelbrickley2443]

Very much so…sleater kinney was equally talented and got tons of respect and they were the critics darlings. Just wasn’t meant to be

[@PsyphaX09]

They are getting it now. 😊

[@toddwenzel479]

I can't understand growing up in the 60's and 70's I never heard of Fanny.. Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin , Cher.... this band is so GREAT!!!

[@lepantoslim7058]

Jean is an amazing bass player

[@chrisbeauvais7499]

This Mohawk and Marine combat veteran from the right love's great music

[@BarryL2697]

Roger, THAT!

[@AnthonyMiyazaki]

A quote from David Bowie about Fanny: "One of the most important female bands in American rock has been buried without a trace. And that is Fanny. They were one of the finest... rock bands of their time, in about 1973. They were extraordinary... they're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny. And I will feel that my work is done." (From a 1999 interview with Rolling Stone.)

[@tomitstube]

great quote, and that's the great thing about youtube, without preserving these video's they really would have "been buried without a trace."

[@chilliechee12]

Man, I was just thinking that - who buried this band?

[@jjgrey1488]

And that was the great thing about Bowie...he really cared about the art...he lobbied MTV hard to play black videos

[@BrianScottHarris]

Here's my question...and keep in mind that David Bowie is my God and my favorite artist, so I mean absolutely no disrespect...but this quote is from 1999, when he still toured. If he felt that Fanny needed to be revived and heard by new audiences, why didn't he get them to reunite and take them on tour with him, where they could play in front of thousands every night?

[@SupernalOne]

@@BrianScottHarris who knows, maybe he looked into it and found they had gone on to other activities and didn't wish to reunite -- anything is possible. I remember Fanny, if only from their one single Ain't That Peculiar.

[@tgarcia615]

This Band is Awesome

[@janiceblackwood3152]

why did God hide these women from me, all these years until now

[@kychemclass5850]

I recently discovered these guys ;) Incredible!!!!

[@gigijnbaptiste6974]

Wish they had made it big! I'm an 80s baby with discerning muaical tastes across many genres...this group was 🔥!

[@TheSpannerLab]

I've got an audition to be a classic rock DJ on a local station, and I promise you all now, if I get the gig, our town is going to be hearing Fanny regularly. Especially Blind Alley.

[@jaxsun72]

Update?

[@paularmstrong2306]

Terribly underrated. Hope u got the gig. Let us know please.❤

[@daveniner]

It's a shame they never made a live album. They were so much heavier than their records.

[@philwright2480]

Such a great band, four very very talented musicians

[@blackcosmos]

These girls were bad ass especially the sista on the keys...she kills it!!

[@rstrid5505]

I should have heard of this band WAY before 2020.

[@paulm749]

Their cover of "Special Care" should be an all-time rock standard - what an awesome song!

[@sickagain7541]

THAT BASS GUITARIST WAS HOTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[@aes00703]

Damn! These Girls have some Chops. I had never heard of them. Stumbled across these videos on KZbin. I'm just flabbergasted by them.

[@williamdon3442]

Very talented women

[@2ndEndingVintage]

I love that the drummer kept her old blue Ludwig floor tom as part of her newer kit ....

[@etmeyutub]

This is what KZbin is for. How would you have seen this in the 1980's , 90's? You wouldn't have.

[@tubbychubby1]

fucking brilliant, never heard of them before today, found this by luck

[@williammartin9115]

Music is Music...these pioneers were among the best to ever do it!

[@brendanwalsh4040]

I found them yesterday. They are brilliant.

[@lewismingledorff6417]

Thank goodness these short clips survived. Thank you for posting this.

As much as hear them, more enchanted

[@georgefarrall2543]

Best female band ever

[@hibernatus]

One of the Best Band Ever...

[@edgarmcbee2474]

Possibly best band ever. These ladies are awesome

[@nelsapagensvensson2122]

Probably among the best musicians at that time ! Fosho ??

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

@@nelsapagensvensson2122 among the best musicians of the 70s?

[@wangson]

Yup. Spot on,

[@crowdog56]

This band totes blows my mind!! They're so fucking good and I totally missed them back in the day! Sorry about that, I can assure you.

[@lexo30]

6:07-6:39 - Nickey Barclay breaks it down and steps up the intensity several notches. Sometimes I think she was the real powerhouse in this band (a bit like Jon Lord in Deep Purple).

[@thirdbase6870]

Nickey is the real piano man.

[@vinceschauf9437]

It sad that she didn't get along with June especially and to less extent the other 2 members.

[@rafaelcarmany463]

@@vinceschauf9437 Just saw a 2019 Interview with the Drummer. She said that Nickey was part Genius and part Psychopath! She was serious. Lol

[@reedread58sofus24]

Fanny was "hidden gold" -band for many......

[@philgoodyear1513]

Letting that hallow body sing and everyone else keeps their pace. This band hits all their marks.

[@box1u]

never heard of this band, i;m from this era. Excellent sound, great songs, attractive members.

[@markveits6300]

Special Care. SOME of their power comes thru on this one! Gives me the goosebumps!

[@zorzum]

bababababababababa !!!!!!!!!!!!! super thank's !!!!!!!!!!

[@peteraustin370]

Fabulous.!!!! Nobody like this out there nowadays.!! Just a bunch of pretenders and karaoke singers out there now mostly. !!!!!

[@metalqueen17]

Its such a shame that a lot of us have never discovered these incredibly talented and awesome ladies until recently. Better late than never I guess! I wish they were more well known because they deserve to be inducted. Spread the Fanny love! 🌻🎸

[@JuneEsWorld]

Hey, thanks

[@peterbuckmaster581]

You read my mind. I'm an 80s kid and thought I had a fairly decent grip of the golden music of the 60s & 70s, but then KZbin in its divine wisdom suggested Fanny last year and I was blown away. I need to catch up! The two songs here are phenomenal.

[@susiefairfield7218]

No doubt!!! Grateful for my Brazilian Deadhead Sistah, @Elaine Oliveira for turning me on to them in 2021🤘💯🔥💘

[@tonstudionaturesound5798]

I do agree: the "manpower" is melting away .. when listening to those power-female *rockband* out of the 70 tees .. Oh, wow, it's unbelievalble, but must be appreachiated purely .. **

[@hueman3840]

@@JuneEsWorld OH!!!!! JEAN drove me UTTERLY insane for 3 nights in southern NH in 1971 (or 1973?) - my hair was down to my butt, and she kept smiling at me - but I was too shy to come up & say hi..... MUCH love from France, where I live now.....

[@lexo30]

I saw a clip of Fanny playing in the 70s on some TV clip show in the 80s - it must have been Best of Beat Club. I thought they were incredible, but not only could I not find their records anywhere, I couldn't even find a mention of them anywhere in any rock history book. I began to think I'd imagined them, but then in the early 00s people began to talk about them on the internet, and I got the Reprise boxed set. So glad that they are finally being given even a tiny bit of their due.

[@timatanov7844]

Герлы таланты без сомнения. Играют в живую. Laik. Лайк

[@nv1493]

What a shame they got buried by record companies looking for miniskirts...

[@That_AMC_Guy]

Some of their lack of success falls to their manager; Roy Silver. He was the one pushing for the glam and the outfits. What he WASN'T doing was pushing their music on radio. You know how the Raiders got their **ONLY** #1 hit? Paul Revere hopped on his motorcycle and for MONTHS drove around the continental US of A pushing the single to rock radio DJ's. As HUGE as a group that the Raiders were; "Indian Reservation" is their ONLY #1 hit partially in part to Uncle Paul Revere.

[@tihomirkrcmar5062]

What a drum&bass !!!!!!!!!! 👌

[@demtb]

Now this is Freaking Rock n Roll

[@jfk64kennedy95]

the harmonies early on...chills

[@presleylove8349]

Estou impressionado. Brasil🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏👏👏

[@fabiocollina]

Bass and drums are excellent...the vocals too, very tight band indeed

[@youdontsay2181]

The organ....?????

[@fabiocollina]

@@youdontsay2181then I'd say better the guitar

[@Guardducks]

Never get tired of listening to Fanny.

[@chrisambrose8838]

Hey that’s a Buffalo Springfield song !!! Very nicely executed !, ❤️🙋‍♂️🖖🏻

[@TK-fk4po]

This is the best new old band I’d never heard of.

[@gaborszeberenyi1917]

Brilliant!

[@ginac777]

they were inspiring for all girls back in the 70s and are still not recognised for their amazing talent...oh to be a boy!!!!

[@markblix6880]

Jean is so cool on bass.

[@NikilRaja]

2 real sisters who totally rock the guitars and mic!!

[@johnsmith100]

Such a good song. They are all talented.

[@jimkyle8008]

Simply terrific.

[@ashnoyatrushanyan6599]

A very talented, very intense and I dare to say, very important group!

[@metalheadneji]

This is great, and is probably the best thing I've saw all month; and I love seeing women play Rock N Roll, especially the bass.

[@JuneEsWorld]

Thank you. June

[@stephenmark6781]

The most talented band you've never heard of.

[@theoneblackcat]

I adore this band. I'm so glad to find videos of them. I agree with David Bowie: it's a crying shame that they're not famous.

[@Mikino1976]

They're pro's on their instruments and they rock!

[@sawyerscott7360]

❤️ you’re so good! to think i almost missed experiencing your beauty and your music early on and up until today! i am grateful i found you Fanny ❤️

[@tapsarautanen]

So many talking about how little known they are but at least June Millington (the sing leader) is still active, she has the same face and the same hair, just white instead of black, and she still rocks...

[@dwill123]

I saw Fanny at the Fillmore East in 1971 and then again at the legendary Max's kansas city in NYC. An excellent band.

[@JuneEsWorld]

And hard-working!:))

[@thirdbase6870]

@dwill123 Envy you

[@floepiejane]

@@JuneEsWorld lol

[@josiesiudut-bf2rj]

I was a teenager in the 70 s. A record collecter our local music stores or dept stores never sold fanny albums. Or I would have bought some

[@AB-jq6ip]

I was big fan back in the 70's. They played good, sang good, looked good.

[@nickstertee5348]

This was always one of my favorite Fanny tunes I didn't realize they were so unknown always have liked Fanny and I'm A 46 year-old dude raised on Chili Peppers and gnr

[@collenrung5009]

I love them so much!!!!!!

[@RobertLofrano]

Jean great vocals and great bass lines so adorable wow , I would give my love to you in a heartbeat ♥️♥️♥️💥

[@ldognz]

Absolutely great never heard of them till today

[@Foxswoop]

Neither had I, a mate put me onto them, said he bought all of their 4 albums recently but can't past the first one, they are so good.

[@ldognz]

@@Foxswoop :)

[@ebierke]

@@Foxswoop the first three are incredible; due to production issues Mothers Pride and R&R Survivors didn't quite do as well. If you go to Fannyrocks.com (run by Alice) there are interviews with each one of them and they openly discuss what was going on at the time. They were on the road during the production of Mothers Pride so they had to leave it in the hands of Todd Rundgren who added stuff they didn't like (think "Penny Lane" piccolo trumpet solo); he actually locked them out of the studio so he could rush through production and get on with his business of Utopia, which is where his priorities were, and then June and Alice had left the band by the time R&R Survivors came out. Oh well... it is what it is, and they were and ARE still a great band and just put out Fanny Walks The Earth in March 2018.

[@mikenelson3338]

Same here. Now I'm going through all videos I can find.

[@ebierke]

@@mikenelson3338it's addicting isn't it? Just can't get enough, I'm in the same spot, lol!

[@pudgyv5223]

I saw Fanny in Dusseldorf Germany opening for Slade. All I can say is 'Thanks for over 40 years of rock and roll thrills.

[@badcoach2000]

+Pudgyv You saw Fanny and Slade? How loud was Slade the night you saw them and what year was that? Too cool! These girls were way ahead of their time.

[@pudgyv5223]

+badcoach2000 Very loud. Very awesome! After all of these years I can't remember if this was late 72 or early 73. I do remember that it was a Friday evening and it took me almost all day to get to Dusseldorf from my army base east of Stuttgart. I had to get special permission from my sergeant to take that day off. He was a cool guy.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

@@pudgyv5223 Did you ever think of becoming one of their groupies???

[@pudgyv5223]

@@MrJohnnyDistortion An interesting thought now but seeing how I was unlikely to meet one of them, much less date one, the answer is no.

[@JuneEsWorld]

You are so welcome. June (guitarist:)) xx

[@Max_Doubt]

Goddamn! I'm 58. How come I never heard of these rockers until now: 2019? Count me as a forever Fanny fan!

[@ferdzrines954]

freekin' A!! these girls did really ROCKED! wow!

[@jammer70s]

Lord. Listen to that sweet Hammond B-3 at 6:20. The sound of great 70s rock, for sure.

[@gordonteats298]

Their was THE LIVERBIRDS the first all girl rock band from ENGLAND in the 1960s, They toured all over ENGLAND AND EUROPE, and released albums and singles

[@RoyFive]

Such an underrated band!

[@morbusxx7]

Man I miss the 70's. I was one of the very few people who had heard of Fanny among my friends. So many great memories.

[@gregm9230]

Good is good, doesn't matter if it's 1971 or 2021....well done, ladies!

[@JuneEsWorld]

Thank you Greg!!

[@markdsatterfield4712]

Hey thats my line...bUT YOU AINT LYIN bro....Good is Good...Music is the eternal language...of love....

[@gregm9230]

For real, Mark. Fanny is really groovy in a far out way ✌️

[@designerhell]

Phx missed out on this. We'd a loved it.

[@dancoronado4254]

I saw Fanny this same time period, they opened for Spirit at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. They were fantastic and blew everyone away in the audience, Brits and Yanks!!! Groups from the U.S. that weren't heard of in Britain were invited to perform on The Old Grey Whistle Test which was a LIVE show! If you liked them on TOGWT, you were gonna like them better live in concert. They didn't disappoint. It was a California kinda evening, wine, Lebanese Blonde, and California rock!!! GOOD TIMES!!!!

[@descartesdonkey4291]

did Lebanese blond come from California? News to moi.

[@jeffreyholmes7216]

This band is fantastic.

[@mrb4886]

I thought the Go Go's were first...... :) Fanny ruled the earth.

[@leavingitblank9363]

OMG you got some learnin' to do.

[@kingbob985]

Never heard of them before finding on youtube today by accident..they are a amazing find!!

[@robertpelikan7374]

Chills and tears

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

I love all the counterpoint going on between the piano, bass and guitar. 👍👍👍

[@PHILG2864]

Back in the 70s I had a cassette tape which I played till it was worn out, then played the copy until that was worn out. It was "Fanny Hill", a quite superb album by any standards. My fave tracks were "Aint that peculiar" and "Hey bulldog". These days, we have Spotify & Amazon Music so I get to play it regularly! Happy days Phil G

[@ecwhittemore]

SO fine!

[@mikepatsnyder7308]

saw them back in 1970 at an outdoor summer rock festival as part of a multi-band line-up. Back then they were very unique as there were very few all-female bands of any kind, let alone Rock. I remember they had chops and flair and delivered an exciting show with flair. The audience was very appreciative.

[@thirdbase6870]

Which festival?

[@velociraptor2544]

I and my cat appreciates this. I'm serious my cat listens to music and reacts to rock particularly, i'm studying that now .

[@andreaprodan5616]

They've got it ALL! MUSICAL, CHARISMATIC...AND ROCK!!!! I'm a new, big, fan!!!!

[@tylercountrychordscambas2182]

Me too fuzz box i miss that sound

[@jondoe888i]

I was back home for the holidays in 1970, and heard them interviewed on the radio. On a whim, I went to see them - and was blown away! What luck. I'm more of a fan of their guitar-driven songs like Badge and Hey Bulldog, but these sound great!

[@selenamrtnz1]

I am so stoked to find this! I almost forgot about them but heard a song and I was so excited to have my daughter hear it. They were not given proper credit or airtime, if so they would be Women rock icons and in my opinion they ARE. I had their album in the early 70's and wore it out. these two songs had so much meaning for me and still do. I will be returning to listen often, Thank you for providing us this

[@JuneEsWorld]

Selena, go to www.ima.org, we set up a non-profit for women and girls in music - go to the concerts and programming pulldowns! Also, Just wanted to tell you, if you didn't know, that Jean had a stroke and is in recovery ... I set up a Go Fund Me account so if you would like to donate and share (please do!) please include a note - so healing! - and go to www.gofundme.com/jean-millington-go THANKS!!! And Happy Thanksgiving ... :)) xx

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

selena martinez: I don’t get it...they should have filled the airwaves back then with everyone else during the 70's. Maybe it was as Joan Jett has said so many times: girls just weren’t accepted into the business back then. It took the Runaways another decade to be accepted. And if it hadn’t been for Kenny Laguna believing in Joan, they wouldn’t have made it either. Nuts! I just found out about them and I graduated in 75...

[@richarddennie8413]

So good! Can’t get enough of this band!

[@JuneEsWorld]

@@richarddennie8413 Thanks Dennis! June

[@andrewjoseph149]

I lived in a commune in 1977 in the Adelaide foothills for a year and these girls remind me of the four who would wake up with me from time to time in that time and on the beach new years day about 7 am swimming

[@scottmcgregor562]

Did anyone else remember when they were on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert?? I do they were amazing.

[@toddwenzel479]

No... which year???

[@thirdbase6870]

@@toddwenzel479 2.15.75 But they were without June and Alice. You can see them on Midnight Special kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmXPaH-facyhpLs

[@davidmolnar8251]

I saw them live at Bethany College in Bethany WV ca 1971. They were quite good