Trailblazers for Women In Rock
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Fellow musicians discuss their first time seeing Fanny perform.
The B-52's Kate Pierson says "Fanny was the first band I saw where women were playing guitar. They were great!" The Go Go's Kathy Valentine gives kudos to other Fanny bandmates, and John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful shares how bassist Jean Millington was the first woman player he saw who had "stink face" when "playing one of those vicious bass lines."
Trailblazers for Women In Rock
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The B-52's Kate Pierson says "Fanny was the first band I saw where women were playing guitar. They were great!" The Go Go's Kathy Valentine gives kudos to other Fanny bandmates, and John Sebastian of Lovin' Spoonful shares how bassist Jean Millington was the first woman player he saw who had "stink face" when "playing one of those vicious bass lines."
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(Fanny playing "Cat Fever") (Fanny continues playing) - I just remember hearing them on the radio, and they rocked in it.
Fanny was the first band I saw where a woman played guitar, and I was very impressed., and her attitude, too, was just kind of, you know, flipping her hair and just a tough attitude, and she played great.
(Fanny playing "Cat Fever") - Nickey Barclay, I mean, you just don't see women rocking out on the keyboards like that.
She was the first person I saw playing like Nicky Hopkins or that I'd only seen men do.
And Alice, a great drummer.
♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ I through a penny down the well ♪ ♪ So I could find out why I was turning ♪ ♪ For the worse ♪ ♪ You put me under such a spell ♪ ♪ It blew my mind out ♪ ♪ And now I'm burning ♪ ♪ Call the nurse ♪ ♪ 'Cause I believe I'm gonna fade away ♪ - I had never seen a woman do a stink-face, but when she would play one of these real vicious baselines, you can see this.
(growls) ♪ Oh, yes, I do ♪
The Band Is Back In the Recording Studio After 50 Years
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Fanny prepares to record their first album in over 50 years. (1m 28s)
"Fanny Hill" the Sorority House of Rock and Roll
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Explore Fanny's legendary home in the Hollywood Hills, "Fanny Hill." (1m 26s)
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Def Leppard singer Joe Elliott on his discovery of Fanny. (1m 29s)
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Co-founded by Filipina American sisters, Fanny is a ferocious 70s rock band. (30s)
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