The Donnas ' band member Brett Elizabeth Anderson was born on May 30 , 1979 .
After gathering a cult following in the punk scene since their 1997 debut , the band achieved major label commercial success in the early 2000s and afterward as their music mixed punk , metal and classic rock sounds.  All the founding band members were born in 1979 ; Brett Anderson ( vocals ) on May 30 ; Allison Robertson ( guitar and vocals ) on August 26 ; and Maya Ford ( bass guitar and vocals ) and Torry Castellano ( drums , percussion , vocals ) , both on January 8 .
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