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Christine Ellen Hynde (born September 7, 1951) is an American-British [2] musician. She is a founding member of the rock band The Pretenders and is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter; she and drummer Martin Chambers are the band's two remaining original members.
The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion).
The Pretenders were formed in the spring of 1978 by Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Pete Farndon and Martin Chambers. [1] After the release of Pretenders in 1980 and Pretenders II in 1981, Farndon was fired from the band on 14 June 1982 due to increasing problems with drug abuse, which had led to Honeyman-Scott claiming he would leave if the bassist was not dismissed. [2]
Dave Thompson suggests that the song is actually about the Pretenders' first live concert rather than a sexual experience. [12] Cash Box said the song shows why Hynde was "quickly emerging as one of the bright new singer/stylists of 1980", highlighting "her sly, sexy warbling and tremendous control". [13]
Kerr married Chrissie Hynde, lead singer of The Pretenders, in 1984. They divorced in 1990. [22] They had one daughter named Yasmin born in 1985. [23] He subsequently married actress Patsy Kensit in 1992 and divorced in 1996. [citation needed] Jim Kerr is a Celtic fan. [24]
"Hymn to Her" is a song that was first released from British–American rock band the Pretenders' fourth studio album, Get Close (1986). It was written by Meg Keene, a high school friend of Pretenders' lead singer Chrissie Hynde. [2] "Hymn to Her" was released as a single in the UK and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
James Honeyman-Scott (4 November 1956 – 16 June 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founder member of the band the Pretenders.. With the band, Honeyman-Scott established a reputation, in the words of AllMusic, as "one of the most original and versatile guitarists of the early-'80s new wave movement."
Allmusic critic Stewart Mason calls it "an all-time classic rock and roll love song" and "probably the [Pretenders'] masterpiece." [2] He particularly praises Hynde's "beautiful and emotional" lead vocals, and James Honeyman-Scott's lead guitar playing, which he says sounds like the Byrds at times but also sounds tougher when necessary. [2]