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The Pretenders

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Group. Formed 1978.

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Biography

The Pretenders are a British rock band. The original band consisted of group 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 band was fractured by drug-related deaths and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole continual member.

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  1. Rockabilly return

    Mon 1 Jun 2009 08:55

    Chrissie Hynde discusses the new Pretenders album

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  1. The Best Of/Break Up The Concrete 2009

    The Best Of / Break Up the Concrete (disc 1: The Best Of)

    Reviewed by Daryl Easlea

    To hear them again is akin to very good friends returning from afar.

  2. Pretenders II 2006

    Pretenders II (bonus disc)

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    Stripped of the makeweight associations II is a shining example of all that was great...

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