The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978
The Pretenders
The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, United Kingdom in March 1978. The original band consisted of 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). Following the drug-related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon, the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes
List of The Pretenders band members
The Pretenders is an English-American rock band from Hereford. Formed in 1978, the group originally consisted of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead guitarist and vocalist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist and vocalist Pete Farndon, and drummer and vocalist Martin Chambers. After the release of their first two albums – "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