BRIE BRANDT Â Â
 After moving to the U. S. from the Philippines in 1961, guitarist June Millington and her sister, bass guitarist Jean Millington organized an all-girl band while they were in high school in Sacramento, CA that was called the Svelts; the other bandmembers were Addie Lee (guitar) and Brie Brandt (drums), who was later replaced on drums by Alice de Buhr.   Brie Brandt has been active as a musician and also an actress for many years; under the name Brie Howard, she starred opposite Klaus Kinski in the 1982 science fiction film, Android.  June Millington and Alice de Buhr left Fanny after the fourth album; they were replaced by guitarist Patti Quatro (who was also a bandmember in the Pleasure Seekers) and Brie Brandt, who had drummed in their earlier band the Svelts. They came up with a final album in this line-up, Rock and Roll Survivors.  (October 2013)  |