After their Hall of Fame induction, the Pretenders continued touring as a four-part team ( Hynde, Seymour, Hobson and Chambers ).

The original lineup of The Pretenders, with the exception of lead singer Chrissie Hynde, were from Hereford, as were the rock band Mott the Hoople.

Fan reaction towards " Make a Move " was lukewarm, but the other two new songs, " Admiration " and " Neither of Us Can See " ( a duet with Chrissie Hynde ), seemed to be much more well-liked.

Davies was romantically involved with Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders during the 1980s, and Natalie is a product of that relationship.

The band has experienced drug-related deaths of the members, and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde and Chambers as the remaining original members.

He arranged a rehearsal studio in Denmark Street, where a 3-piece band consisting of Hynde, Mal Hart on bass ( he had played with Hynde and Steve Strange in The Moors Murderers ), and Phil Taylor of Motörhead on drums played a selection of Hynde's original songs.

Hynde then formed a band composed of Pete Farndon ( who was later associated romantically with Hynde ) on bass, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, and Gerry Mcilduff on drums.

Hynde had a daughter with Ray Davies during January 1983.

By 1993, Hynde had teamed with ex-Katydids guitarist Adam Seymour to form a new version of the Pretenders.

The team of Hynde and Seymour then hired a number of session musicians to record Last of the Independents that year, including ex-Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, ex-Primitives bassist Andy Hobson, and drummer / writer / producer James " Fred " Hood, formerly with The Impossible Dreamers and Moodswings.

Hynde wrote a good portion of the album with the team of Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

Over the course of the decade, Hynde became increasingly concerned with political activism, vocally supporting the environmental movement and vegetarianism.

On 5 February 2011, Hynde and the Pretenders performed live on CMT's Crossroads with Faith Hill and her band, including songs from both catalogs.

Simple Minds did a North American tour where they played as headliners supported by China Crisis during the Canadian leg and in support of the Pretenders in the U. S. while Hynde was pregnant with Kerr's daughter ( The marriage would last until 1990 ).

The notoriously drug-fuelled recording sessions featured a core band of Thunders, bassist Phil Lynott, drummer Paul Cook, and guitarist Steve Jones, with guest appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Steve Marriott, Walter Lure, Billy Rath, and Peter Perrett.

*" I Put a Spell on You " ( with Nick Cave, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, Johnny Depp, Bobby Gillespie, Glen Matlock, Paloma Faith and Eliza Doolittle )

They eventually reappeared in late 1999 with charting singles " Love Song " and " Funky Music ( Sho Nuff Turns Me On )" ( featuring Edwin Starr on guest vocals ), plus " Power To The Beats " and " Lost Vagueness " ( featuring Chrissie Hynde ).

During the 1980s and 1990s Amphlett collaborated as a songwriter with other artists including Chrissie Hynde and Cyndi Lauper, and both Amphlett and McEntee worked on solo projects.

's were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Cropper appeared with a new line-up of the group for the Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary concert, on October 1992 at Madison Square Garden, performing songs by and backing Dylan, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Chrissie Hynde, Sinéad O ' Connor, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young.

In terms of cultural significance, she has been ranked with Patti Smith, The Raincoats, Chrissie Hynde, of The Pretenders, The Slits, Lydia Lunch, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie and the Banshees and even Nico.

The surname is Scottish in origin and is believed to derive from either of two meanings associated with the following accepted spellings of the word ; Hynd, ( OE ) Hind, and ( ME ) Hynde.

Lauren Hynde from The Rules of Attraction also reappears, having become a successful actress with ties to Hughes ' terrorist organisation ; other Rules characters appear ( e. g., in flashback ) such as Bertrand, who is now a terrorist also.

They also wrote several songs with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, including the top-ten single " I'll Stand By You ".

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 ).

Although it was rough, he felt he had seen and heard enough " star potential " to suggest that Hynde form a more permanent band to record for his new label, Real Records.

" Shortly thereafter, Gerry Mcilduff was replaced on drums by Martin Chambers, and Hynde named the band " Pretenders " after The Platters song " The Great Pretender.

Hynde was the only person pictured anywhere on the album, and was the only official member of the band.

But by the end of the album sessions ( and for the subsequent tour ) the official band line-up was Hynde, Seymour, Hobson, and returning drummer Martin Chambers.

Derek Forbes, Chrissie Hynde and Johnny Marr joined the band onstage during the Love Song / Sun City medley on the final night.

UB40 caught their first break when Chrissie Hynde saw them at a pub and gave them an opportunity as a support act to her band, The Pretenders.

* The Moors Murderers, an early band of Chrissie Hynde before she formed The Pretenders

However, the album was also noted for being less artistically cohesive than the debut ; while Little's songs retained the folk flavour the band was known for, Gould's were rapidly evolving toward a rock style strongly influenced by one of her first musical heroes, Chrissie Hynde.

In late 1976, they placed an advertisement in Melody Maker for band members and ended up turning down Chrissie Hynde ( The Pretenders ), Jon Moss ( Culture Club ) and Tony James ( Generation X ).

The band originally consisted of Eugene Reynolds ( real name: Alan Forbes ), vocals ; Fay Fife ( born Sheilagh Hynde ), vocals ; Jo Callis, guitar ; William Mysterious ( born Alastair Donaldson ), saxophone ; Angel Patterson ( born Alistair Patterson ), drums ; Hi-Fi Harris, guitar ; Dr D. K.

McLaren had more success with his second band, the Sex Pistols, and Hynde eventually joined the Pretenders while Vanian, Sensible, and Scabies teamed up with former London SS member Brian James to form The Damned.

It is unclear when the band began using the name " Masters Of The Backside " as The Damned acknowledge many of their members first performed together in a group with Hynde but they refer to the project as being unnamed.

They were joined at the concert by fellow Akron-area musicians The Black Keys and Chrissie Hynde.

" Also present at the sessions were Joan Jett, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, and Tommy Ramone of The Ramones.

Hynde, originally from Akron, Ohio, attended Kent State University at the time of the Kent State shootings in 1970.

Farndon was fired 14 June 1982 by Hynde.

Hynde then changed the lineup, keeping Chambers and adding professional musicians Robbie McIntosh on guitar and Malcolm Foster on bass.

Soon after recording sessions for the next album began and one track had been completed, Hynde declared that Chambers was no longer playing well and dismissed both him and Foster.

The revised Pretenders team became Hynde, McIntosh, bassist T. M.