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Fanny

Fanny is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Funk Brothers, The Beatles 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 The Go-Go's, The Bangles, The Runaways and Venetian Snares, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Fanny, reaching back through The Funk Brothers and forward to The Go-Go's. 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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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
FannyThe Funk BrothersThe BeatlesPhilosophy of the Wo…The Go-Go'sThe BanglesThe RunawaysVenetian SnaresJames GangWingsHumble PiePaul McCartney & WingsVenetian SnaresMountainSteve Harley & Cockn…Jefferson Airplane

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Fanny connections

Fanny grew out of The Funk Brothers, The Beatles and Philosophy of the World, shares an orbit with James Gang, Wings, Humble Pie and Paul McCartney & Wings, went on to shape The Go-Go's, The Bangles, The Runaways and Venetian Snares. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Fanny

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Fanny.

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Fanny.

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Legacy4

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