The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978
Yes The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde.
My favorite pretenders song is  "Stop Your Sobbing" what is yours?
that is mine as well i really like the acustics on that song
The second full-length album, Pretenders II, was released during August 1981 I think was the best album ever
, with Hynde as the only consistent member, and Chambers returning after an absence of several years.
Hynde launched a solo career in 2014, and The Pretenders were dormant as a band between 2012 and 2016. However, The Pretenders are once again active, having issued an album and toured in 2016.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
History.
History Background.
Hynde, originally from Akron, Ohio, moved to London in 1973, working at the weekly
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