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Maya Ford

Maya Ford

American musician


Maya Anne Ford (born January 8, 1979, in Oakland, California) is an American musician and the former bass player of rock band The Donnas.[1] She also goes by the name Donna F.

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Early life

Maya Anne Ford, was born on January 8, 1979, in Oakland, California, on the same day as her former band member Torry Castellano. She met future bandmates Torry Castellano, Brett Anderson and Allison Robertson in junior high school.[2] They formed a band in 8th grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School. Ford started to play the bass guitar at age 13. Initially she was playing guitar (she received an acoustic guitar from her cousin), but then she decided to switch to the bass.[3][4] When her band (then known as Screen) started in May 1993, she had had approximately six months of playing experience.


References

  1. "Maya Ford". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. "Mayhem and mood swings -- a day with the Donnas". SFGate. 2004-11-06. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  3. Baker, Brian (August 10, 2009). "The Donnas with Blondie and Pat Benatar". citybeat.com. Cincinnati CityBeat.
  4. Futterer, Allee (May 1, 2011). "Maya Ford: A Real Thunderbird". bassmusicianmagazine.com. Bass Musician Magazine.

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