Although they didn’t achieve massive commercial success when they first arrived
on the music scene in 1969, Fanny was the first all-female band to release an
album on a major label. Since their split in 1975, they’ve been cited as one of
the most influential female rock bands of all time. Originally calling
themselves Wild Honey, the band was formed in Sacramento, California by sisters
Jean Millington (bass / vocals) and June Millington (guitar / vocals), Nickey
Barclay (keyboards / vocals), and Alice de Buhr (drums), the group moved to Los
Angeles but found the competition was s...