Group

Pretenders

English‐American rock band

From: Hereford, United Kingdom
Since: 1978–present
Rating: ★ 4.35 (3 votes)
Releases: 87

rock
new wave
hard rock
jangle pop
pop
pop rock
punk
punk rock

About

The Pretenders are a British 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). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; American-born Hynde has been the band's only continuous member.

The band's hit songs include "Kid" (1979), "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "I Go to Sleep" (1981), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

From The Pretenders on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Chrissie Hynde 1978–now · original member guitar, lead vocals
James Walbourne 2008–now
Carwyn Ellis now
Nick Wilkinson now
James Honeyman‐Scott 1978–1982 · original member · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
Pete Farndon 1978–1982 · original member · former background vocals, electric bass guitar
Martin Chambers 1978–1985 · original member · former percussion, drums (drum set), background vocals
Malcolm Foster 1982–1985 · former background vocals, electric bass guitar
Robbie McIntosh 1982–1987 · former background vocals, guitar
Blair Cunningham 1985–1987 · former drums (drum set), percussion
T. M. Stevens 1985–1987 · former electric bass guitar
Johnny Marr 1987–1987 · former guitar
Andy Hobson 1993–2005 · former electric bass guitar
Adam Seymour 1993–2008 · former guitar