There are 5 artists/bands with the name
Fanny: 1. Formed by two sisters, guitarist June Millington and bassist Jean Millington - the group, initially known as Wild Honey, was completed by drummer Alice de Buhr and keyboardist Nickey Barclay. (A famous rumor to the contrary, the name
Fanny was not given to them by George Harrison, but selected by the band members.) Supporting themselves for years by gigging at bars, clubs, fraternities, and armed forces bases in the late '60s, opening for such bands as The Doors,
Fanny were signed to Reprise Records in 1969 after a concert at the famed Troubadour club in Los Angeles.
Fanny were influenced by The Beatles, Cream, Badfinger and...
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