Podcast Member’s Biographies
Alice de Buhr was the original drummer of Fanny from 1969-1973 during the Reprise Records era. She recorded on the first four Fanny albums and toured extensively with the band across the U.S. and Europe. At the end of 1973, Alice left the band. She continued in the music industry as the local marketing director at A&M Records until 1984, at which time she transitioned to the video industry in sales. She created Inner Visions Group (IVG) Video and DVD, Inc. based out of Arizona in 1989. IVG catered to libraries and retail outlets with special interest videos. During this period, Alice also made space for all-things Fanny in order to keep the band name alive. Around 2002, she helped create the Fannyrocks.com website along with Byron Wilkins where Fanny merchandise and music can be found. Currently, she is the co-creator/co-producer/co-host of the “Get Behind Fanny” podcast along with Dr. Kristen Hillaire Glasgow (daughter of Fanny’s manager, Roy Silver) and Byron Wilkins.
Dr. Kristen Hillaire Glasgow has her Ph.D. in History from UCLA. Kristen’s unique perspective on all-things Fanny is a result of growing up with the band from the age of three. Her dad, Roy Silver, was Fanny’s manager. At the age of fifteen, Kristen was signed to Warner Bros. Publishing as a singer/songwriter. She was also an actress in the all-kids live musical, “Let’s Put On a Show,” which ran every Sunday at the Roxy Theatre for three years. Kristen continued pursuing music, starting two bands as the lead singer and songwriter. The arc of her bands’ music ranged from traditional jazz to Rock and Roll. Kristen decided to broaden her scope and pursue a career in academia, but the pull of music and the history of Fanny was too strong. After getting her Ph.D., Kristen helped create the “Get Behind Fanny” podcast with Alice de Buhr and Byron Wilkins, and is currently the co-producer and co-host.
Byron Wilkins is cartoonist and illustrator as well as a life-long Fanny fan, having discovered the band when the “Charity Ball” single was released in the fall of 1971. In college during the late 1970’s, he played bass guitar in a variety of local bar bands while directing TV news in downstate Illinois. In the 1980’s, Byron transitioned away from TV news and created his own independent video production company that went on to produce award winning videos for Caterpillar, Prudential Insurance, and other corporate accounts. In 2007, he retired from video and took up drawing comics for a living. In 2002, Byron created a simple website about Fanny where he shared his stories of playing their albums at college dorm parties. It was on this website that keyboardist Nickey Barclay read Byron’s stories and decided to contact him, and they’ve been friends ever since. At the same time, Byron contacted Alice de Buhr and reconnected Nickey with her in time for the release of the Rhino CD anthology. From there, he helped create the original FannyRocks.com website and has been the webmaster ever since. He co-produces and co-hosts the podcast.