Fabienne Shine was born in North Africa and was raised in Paris. She began as a model and appeared in Italian films. It was Nico (Velvet Underground) who opened the door to the music world for Fabienne. Fabienne fell in love with rock and roll.She began singing, playing guitar and composing. She met Johnny Thunders in Paris when the New York Dolls were performing. She jammed with Thunders and followed him to New York City. Their relationship endured. Johnny Thunders wrote his most beautiful song "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" for Fabienne.A true gypsy. She continued to travel the world playing guitar and singing. She met Led Zeppelin during their best year in 1975. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant jammed with Fabienne. They told her that she had talent and encouraged her to form a band. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... For the prequel to Ico, see Shadow of the Colossus. ... The Velvet Underground and Nico (from left to right: John Cale, Nico, Lou Reed, Sterling Morrison, and Maureen Tucker) The Velvet Underground (Affectionately known as The Velvets, or V.U. for short) was an American rock and roll band of the late 1960s. ... Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with the New York Dolls, the proto-punk glam rockers of the early 70s. ... The New York Dolls are a rock band formed in New York City in 1971. ... You Cant Put Your Arms Around a Memory is a song originally by Johnny Thunders, guitarist for the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers (the original punk supergroup, which bore no relation to Tom Pettys band). ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band that formed in September 1968. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter, most famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin, but also for his successful solo career. ...

Fortunately, Fabienne took their advice. She went to France and formed Shakin' Street a band with Eric Lévi , Corrine Marienneau, Jean-Lou Kalinowski and Louis Bertignac (Telephone). The band was renamed "Shakin' Street" (after the MC5 song) when they appeared at the first Mont de Marsan festival in France, sharing the bill with the Damned,The Police and Eddie and the hot rods. Eric Lévi (real name Eric Jacques Levisalles), born 1955 in Paris, France, is a musician best known for being the mastermind behind the group ERA and the ERA musical trilogy. ... Louis Bertignac (born in 1955) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. ... MC5 (short for Motor City Five) was a hard rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1964 and active until 1972. ... The Damned are a punk rock and later gothic rock band formed in London, England in 1976. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of singer/bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner), guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. ...

Shakin Street developed as a band at the same time as the British punk bands and shared bills with The Clash and The Stranglers as well. Fabienne's photo graced the cover of Sounds. Always traveling, Fabienne met Phillip Shine in Bombay, India. He became the group's manager. Fabienne says that if it were not for Phillip, she never would have made it so quickly. Phillip made the band professional. He also gave Fabienne his name.Shakin Street was signed to CBS and released "Vampire Rock." They toured with Nico as the opening act. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Stranglers are an English rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. ... This article is about compression waves. ...

Their follow up album, the self titled "Shakin Street" was produced Sandy Pearlman (The Clash, Pavlov's Dog and Blue Öyster Cult). Now with Ross The Boss (The Dictators) on guitar, they toured the world for a full year sharing bills with Blue Öyster Cult, Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Heart and Sammy Hagar. Sandy Pearlman was the original producer, manager and a songwriter for the Blue Öyster Cult. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pavlovs Dog is a 1970s progressive rock/AOR band formed in St. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American metal band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Ross The Boss Ross Friedman (born New York City) is a guitarist best known as a founding member of both the punk band The Dictators and the Heavy Metal band Manowar. ... The Dictators are a proto-punk band from New York City. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American metal band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Molly Hatchet is an American Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1974, known primarily for their hit song Flirtin with Disaster from the album of the same title. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. ... Heart is an American rock band which came out of Bellevue, a suburb of Seattle, Washington State, USA. Going through several lineup changes, the only constant members of the group are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. ... Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar (aka The Red Rocker), is an American rock guitarist, singer, and composer. ...

In 1980 she married the mysterious Damon Edge who founded the legendary experimental / industrial band Chrome. Fabienne collaborated with Damon on several Chrome albums. Her haunting vocals appear on the classic Chrome album "Third From The Sun" When Damon moved to Paris, Fabienne introduced him to her band and a new version of Chrome was born.After she and Damon separated, she studied astrology in Paris for four years with the France's most respected astrologers. Fabienne has an intense interest in the planets. Chrome was one of the first industrial musical groups. ...

Fabienne continued to compose songs and nurtured her next project. Jean-Lou Kalinowski co-wrote four songs with Fabienne for her 1997 release "No Mad Nomad.". She wrote the album No Mad Nomad in honor of her late husband, the mysterious Damon Edge from the cult Californian band Chrome. This album remains in print and is available on cdbaby.com

Shakin'Street reunited for a concert in 2004 with Ross the Boss and Norbert Krief for a unique concert at the Olympia in Paris. This same year, she was reunited with Chrome's co-founder legendary guitarist Hellios Creed. She co-wrote two songs with Helios and developed a beautiful version of "All Tomorrow's Parties" for her late friend Nico. The album "Deep Blue Love Vacuum" is considered to be one of Helios Creed's best. In 2006 she toured with Helios and performed at the SXSW in Austin. They played three sold out shows at the conference. After the tour, Fabienne continued to compose new material for her latest album. All Tomorrows Parties is a song by The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed and released on the groups 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground and Nico. ... South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ...

Renaissance woman, Fabienne has once again reinvented herself and explores a number of styles yet she remains true to herself. Her intense interest in the planets lead her to name her band. Fabienne Shine and The Planets.

The new album features the musicians that Fabienne considers to be her family. Drummer Jean-Lou Kalinowski was 15 years old when he joined Shakin Street. He produced and composed two songs for the new album. Ross The Boss (The Dictators, Manowar, The Brain Surgeons) plays guitar. Albert Bouchard and Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult) play drums ans bass. Norbert Krief from the French group Trust is another "guitar hero in the family. Thierry Cossu plays guitar also and Micha Sanchez plays bass. Fabienne composed five songs with an enigmatic musicien , Balasz Antal (Nobody seems to know who he is except Fabienne) who plays guitar, keyboards and sitar. Moogy Klingman (Todd Rundgren) plays Hammond organ and Phil Bonanno plays synths and organ, Dave Shultz (English Beat and Berlin) also plays keyboards. The album was recorded in L.A., New York and Paris and will be released in June 2007. Ross The Boss Ross Friedman (born New York City) is a guitarist best known as a founding member of both the punk band The Dictators and the Heavy Metal band Manowar. ... The Dictators are a proto-punk band from New York City. ... Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980. ... The Brain Surgeons are a Rock/Metal/Progressive band featuring Albert Bouchard formerly of Blue Öyster Cult, rock critic Deborah Frost, and guitarist Ross The Boss formerly of The Dictators and Manowar. ... Drummer, singer, guitarist and songwriter Albert Bouchard was a founding member of Blue Öyster Cult and a driving force through the bands first decade. ... Joe Bouchard joined in the band-that-would-become BÖC as a bassist in the summer of 1970, although he had already been jamming and performing occasionally with the band for a few years. ... Blue Öyster Cult is an American metal band formed in 1967 and still active in 2007. ... Norbert Krief, often known as Nono, is a French rock guitarist. ... Bernie Bonvoisin (left) and Norbert Krief (right) Trust was a famous hard rock band seen by many in its early years as the French AC/DC. // Band history Trust was founded in 1977 by: Bernard Bernie Bonvoisin (vocals, lyricist) Norbert Nono Krief (guitar, composer) Raymond Ray Manna (bass guitar) Jean... Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA), is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. ...

Discography

Fabienne Shine :

No mad Nomad 1997

Fabienne Shine and the Planets 2007

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