Millington
1. Millington
Profile: Sister duo. (1977–1978)
Members: Jean Millington, June Millington
In 1977, June and Jean Millington reunited as a duo called Millington, and recorded Ladies on the Stage (1978) for United Artists.
Biography:
Millington, Jean and June
American musicians who formed the group Fanny, the first all-female rock 'n' roll band to sign a contract with a major record label.
Millington, Jean (1949—).
Born Jean Yolanda Millington in the Philippines in 1949.
Millington, June (1950—).
Born June Elizabeth Millington in the Philippines in 1950.
Jean and June Millington were born in the Philippines but moved to California with their family in 1961, where they soon became involved in surf music and rock 'n' roll. After mastering the ukelele, the sisters graduated to guitar, and were quickly copying solos by the great guitarists of the time, including Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton. When their boyfriends formed a surf music band in the mid-1960s, the sisters formed an all-girl band so they could perform between their boyfriends' sets. Before long the Millingtons' group had surpassed that of their now exboyfriends, and, under the name the Svelts, they played at YMCAs, school dances, and other minor gigs.
By June's senior year of high school, the Svelts' manager had absconded to Hawaii with their earnings, and many in the group were planning leave the band to attend college. In 1968, during what was thought to be the band's last summer, the Svelts made several trips to Los Angeles to perform, and were "discovered" by Richard Perry, a producer at Warner Bros. who had also signed the pop singer Tiny Tim.
