![]() “This is the greatest rock band you’ve never heard of.”įanny existed, in various iterations, from 1969 through 1975. “I was so thrilled to discover Fanny,” she says. It turns out that Hart was doing some research on the Taylor guitar site to buy a new instrument for her then-12-year-old daughter Phoénix Hart when a retro photo and bio of Fanny’s lead guitarist, June Millington, popped up. When I spoke with the film’s director, Bobbi Jo Hart, 55 - a California-born, award-winning documentary filmmaker now residing in Montreal - the first thing I told her was, “I’m embarrassed to say I had never heard of Fanny.” She jumped in, “Neither had I!” in Hollywood promoting a concert at the famed Whiskey for the release of their first album in 1970. They played legendary venues like the Troubadour, Fillmore East and Carnegie Hall. It’s a reaction that was immediately followed by, “How could I not have known about these women, the first all-female rock band signed to a major label to release an LP?” David Bowie was a huge fan! They toured with Chicago and Steely Dan! They had a legendary rehearsal/party pad in Hollywood in which they all lived called Fanny Hill, where the Rolling Stones hung out and Bonnie Raitt stayed over and Joe Cocker ate muffins in the kitchen. It’s a hell of a heartwarming story about female rock music pioneers infused with the heady heyday of the music scene in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Waters: “Lulu’s Provencal Table” by Richard Olney with Lulu Peyraud “French Country Cooking” by Elizabeth David “The Cuisines of Mexico” by Diana Kennedy “Mediterranean Grains and Greens” by Paula Wolfert and “The Taste of Country Cooking” by Edna Lewis.After previewing the documentary Fanny: The Right to Rock, which premieres via streaming on April 29 as part of the Hot Docs Festival, I couldn’t stop smiling. Singer: “My Bombay Kitchen” by Niloufer Ichaporia King “A Platter of Figs” by David Tanis “The Violet Bakery Cookbook” by Claire Ptak “The Zuni Cafe Cookbook” by Judy Rodgers and “Salt Fat Acid Heat” by Samin Nosrat. What they’re reading: Singer said she recently reread “An Everlasting Meal ” by Tamar Adler, while Waters shared “How to Cook a Wolf” by M.F.K Fisher.īefore the book talk, mother and daughter also shared their food reading lists: “In these times it’s good to have a libation you can trust.” “The fact that she’s 102 years old and drinks a lot of this stuff is a really good sign,” Singer added. Waters noted that the winemaker’s proprietress, Lulu Peyraud, is 102 and a longtime family mentor. On Tuesday night, Singer and Waters led a book club toast with a bottle of Bandol rosé from Domaine Tempier. ![]() “It’s not an open container if it’s a candlestick,” Singer said. Singer recalled a time her mother opened wine in a public park and then quickly corked it with one of her candles. That includes candles “to change the mood,” a camping stove and a good bottle of wine. Waters says she travels everywhere with an emergency pack in her car. Singer noted Tuesday night that photos in her book re-create the lunches but that the actual meals were more elaborate productions with separate containers for everything, including Water’s signature vinaigrette. Singer recalls her packed lunches went from basic peanut butter and banana to “completely bonkers” feasts. Singer’s memoir chronicles a childhood of fine food in the orbit of her mother’s Chez Panisse restaurant and the stories behind the gourmet middle school lunches her mother began making during her ’ divorce. ![]()
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