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Fanny is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Funk Brothers and Philosophy of the World. Those roots explain a lot about how Fanny arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as James Gang, Wings, Humble Pie, Paul McCartney & Wings and Venetian Snares, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Venetian Snares, The Go-Go's, The Bangles and The Runaways, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Fanny, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Venetian Snares. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Fanny was an American rock band, active in the early to mid 1970s. They were one of the first all-female rock groups to achieve critical and commercial success, including two Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 singles.
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Fanny connections
Fanny grew out of The Beatles, The Funk Brothers and Philosophy of the World, shares an orbit with James Gang, Wings, Humble Pie and Paul McCartney & Wings, went on to shape Venetian Snares, The Go-Go's, The Bangles and The Runaways. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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