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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Bob Grossweiner

“I use a spark plug to play slide. It's a trick Lowell George showed me. It gets incredible sustain – metal on metal”: In the face of sexist skepticism, Fanny's June Millington carved a unique six-string path, and inspired countless players in the process

June Millington performs onstage with Fanny at City Hall in Newcastle upon Tyne, England on May 30, 1973.

The Go-Go's might be the most successful all-girl rock group ever, but the satirically monikered Fanny were the first all-girl group to get national attention.

Led by the Millington sisters, Fanny recorded four albums for Warner Brothers and then a swan song LP for Casablanca without the Millingtons, who teamed up for a duet album on United Artists.

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