Meet the rock legends we never knew about until now

Thursday 9 p.m. FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK – Documentary
Founded in California 50 years ago by lesbian, Filipino-American teenagers, Fanny was the first all-girl band to release an album with a major label (Warner/Reprise, 1970). Revered by David Bowie, discover the most revolutionary rock band you’ve never heard of…until now.

FANNY is undoubtedly one of the legends of rock that we had never heard of until recently. What started as a way for two Filipina sisters to make friends at a Sacramento high school has become the first all-girl band to release an album on a major label.

As young women who skillfully played their own instruments, Fanny wrote original songs that were ahead of their time, with lyrics exploring themes of sexual freedom, war, relationships and identity.

FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK juxtaposes an intimate, cinematic journey of Fanny’s quest to complete and release her new record with the intriguing story of the band’s unlikely path during their heyday in the 1970s.

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