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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).
Vocalist/guitarist Chrissie Hynde, guitarist/keyboardist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon and drummer Martin Chambers formed The Pretenders in 1978. Their chart-topping debut album, Pretenders, is widely regarded as one of the finest debut albums of all time. [1]
Pretenders is the debut studio album by British-American band The Pretenders, released in January 1980. A combination of rock and roll , punk and new wave music , [ 3 ] this album made the band famous.
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]
"Don't Get Me Wrong" is a song by British-American rock band the Pretenders. It was the first single released from the band's fourth studio album, Get Close (1986). It was also included on the band's compilation album, The Singles (1987).
Learning to Crawl is the third studio album by British-American rock band the Pretenders.It was released on 13 January 1984 by Sire Records after a hiatus during which band members James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon died of drug overdoses.
This album was released as a Pretenders' album, though Hynde was the only original member to appear on it. [30] The new band also played a concert for the BBC at the Maida Vale studio. [31] In 2016, Hynde and the Pretenders opened for Stevie Nicks. [32] In July 2020, the Pretenders released their 11th studio album Hate for Sale. The album was ...
Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by English-American rock band The Pretenders, released in 2000.It was only their second greatest hits album in 22 years, but less successful than its predecessor, The Singles, released in 1987.