“We got back to the hotel, and when we walked up to the desk, the guy said, ‘There’s a message from David Bowie’”: Fanny's June Millington recalls the band's first encounter with the Thin White Duke, who would become one of their biggest fans

Left-June Millington of Fanny playing slide guitar while performing on stage at City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 May 1973; Right-David Bowie performs on stage on his Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane tour in London, 1973.

Trailblazers Fanny are, undoubtedly, one of the most underrated rock bands of the ’70s. The outfit, heralded by sisters June and Jean Millington – on guitar and bass respectively – recorded four albums together before the original line-up split.

However, during their time together, the band was bona fide pioneer – receiving nods from contemporaries such as David Bowie, who hailed them as “one of the finest fucking rock bands of their time.”