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The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band comprised initiator 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 band has experienced drug-related deaths of the members, and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole continual member. History Early years: Hynde, originally from Akron, Ohio attended Kent State University at the time of the Kent State shootings in 1970. She moved to London in 1973, working at the weekly music paper NME and at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's music store. She was involved with early versions of The Clash and The Damned and played in short-lived bands such as Masters of the Backside and The Moors Murderers. The Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave...
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Discography
- The Singles, 1987
- Never Do That
- Pretenders, 2006
- ¡Viva El Amor!, 1999
- The Isle of View, 1995
- Human, 1999
- Pirate Radio, 2006
- Break Up the Concrete, 2008
- Learning to Crawl, 1984
- Goodbye
- Don't Get Me Wrong, 1992
- Kid, 1979
- Night in My Veins
- Brass in Pocket, 1979
- Pretenders II, 1981
- Loose Screw, 2002
- Packed!, 1990
- Time, 2003
- Live in London, 2010
- Get Close, 1986
- Greatest Hits, 2000
- Extended Play, 1981
- The Best Of / Break Up the Concrete, 2009
- Stop Your Sobbing, 1979
- I'll Stand by You, 1994
- Last of the Independents, 1994
- Talk of the Town, 1980
- Now & Then
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