Allison Robertson

Allison Robertson was born on August 26, 1979, in North Hollywood, California. She comes from a musical family. Her father is musician Baxter Robertson[http://onstagemag.com/ar/performance_bashing_night_away/index.htm Onstage magazine profile of The Donnas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528125708/http://onstagemag.com/ar/performance_bashing_night_away/index.htm |date=May 28, 2007 }} who wrote the track "Feel The Night" on The Karate Kid soundtrack as well as writing and performing the track "Vanishing Point" on the Body Rock soundtrack.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/body-rock-original-soundtrack--mw0000962098|title=Original Soundtrack - Body Rock|website=Allmusic|accessdate=May 1, 2023}} Her mother, Lisa Jimenez, worked for A&M Records and for a variety of music publishing companies in Los Angeles prior to the family relocating to Palo Alto in the early 1980s.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Although she was born in North Hollywood, she later moved to Palo Alto, California, early in her childhood. She started to play guitar at the age of 12.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Her first guitar was a Mexican-made Fender Telecaster[http://www.gibson.com/player/mar03/donnas.html The GIBSON & Baldwin Player- The Donnas] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180644/http://www.gibson.com/player/mar03/donnas.html |date=September 30, 2007 }} which she later sold to get her first Gibson guitar. In Palo Alto she met her bandmates (from what was later known as The Donnas) Torry Castellano in 4th grade, Maya Ford in 5th grade, and Brett Anderson in 7th grade[http://diary.atlantic-records.com/thedonnas/archives/000508.html The Donnas: Ask The Donnas Torry 7.12.04] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807122644/http://diary.atlantic-records.com/thedonnas/archives/000508.html |date=August 7, 2007 }} in school. They formed a band in 8th grade called Ragady Anne, later calling themselves The Electrocutes at Palo Alto High School.{{Cite web|url=http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-18503-the_donnas_with_blondie_and_pat_benatar.html|title=The Donnas with Blondie and Pat Benatar|website=citybeat.com|access-date=2016-03-21}} She toured with the band, straight out of high school.

She is known for playing Gibson guitars[http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/The%20Donnas/ Allison Robertson Interview] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212191504/http://gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/The%20Donnas/ |date=2009-02-12 }} Gibson Guitar and Marshall amps,[http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?storyCode=4194 Guitar Player - THE BUSINESS] her signature guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Standard.

In 2006, she formed the band Elle Rae,[http://www.myspace.com/ellenandrae Elle Rae on MySpace] with her sister Emily. The name was a combination of both their middle names, Ellen and Rae. Elle Rae has recorded two songs, both of which are available for streaming on their Myspace page. One of the songs is a cover of the Split Enz track "Six Months in a Leaky Boat".

In early 2007, she played lead guitar for band Loudlion. One of their songs appeared on The Hills Have Eyes 2 soundtrack.{{Cite web|url=http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=8164 |title=Bleu And His Band LoudLion Loves Def Leppard |date=10 June 2007 |access-date=27 March 2015 |website=Melodic.net |last=Winberg |first=Pär |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404033455/http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=8164 |archive-date=4 April 2015 }}

As of May 2007, she has her own show called Fun in The Dungeon with Allison Robertson on the internet radio station Women Rock Radio.[http://www.womenrockradio.com/djs.html Women Rock Radio DJs] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708224213/http://www.womenrockradio.com/djs.html |date=July 8, 2007 }}

In January 2009 Allison joined with Samantha Maloney (ex. Mötley Crüe, Hole), former Playboy model/disc jockey Jill Janus, and Corey Parks (ex. Nashville Pussy), to form Chelsea Girls.{{Cite web|url = https://myspace.com/chelseagirlsrock|title = Chelsea Girls|website = MySpace}} Chelsea Girls were offered a monthly gig at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, after the band's first three live shows there sold out and attracted major media attention.{{Cite news|url = https://www.flickr.com/photos/theroxyblog/3384820425/|title = Soundcheck: Chelsea Girls|date = 25 March 2009|work = Spin Magazine}}

In February 2010 Robertson announced that she was no longer playing with Chelsea Girls via The Donnaholics message boards. In October 2010 Robertson began playing select shows with the Chelsea Girls once again.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

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