June Millington

Before her family moved from the Philippines to California, a teenage June Millington heard a girl playing guitar at school. Soon after, June and her sister Jean were playing acoustic guitars and ukuleles at variety shows. Before long, they were playing in bands, now with electric guitars. After several personnel changes and band names, The Svelts and Wild Honey, they landed a recording contract.
They changed the band name to Fanny. People took notice, including David Bowie who referred to Fanny as “extraordinary... as important as anybody else.”  Their first time playing a large venue was opening for The Kinks and Procol Harum. Fanny made their mark as a fantastic and much-loved all-female rock group.

June Millington has made her mark – she’s Artistic Director at Institute for the Musical Arts. IMA runs rock n’ roll performance and recording programs for girls and young women. June recently released a new album, Snaphots. Her autobiography, Land of a Thousand Bridges: Island Girl in a Rock & Roll World tells her amazing story. I’ve been a fan for years. It was great…getting to talk with June Millington.

Photo by Sasha Pedro

You can purchase June’s autobiography, Land of a Thousand Bridges, from The Institute for the Musical Arts here.

You can also get June’s latest album Snapshots here.

June’s sister Jean, who played bass for Fanny, suffered a stroke and could use your help. A GoFundMe page has been set up for those who’d like to donate here.

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