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.

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.

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.

In 1984, Jim Kerr married Chrissie Hynde from the Pretenders ( who temporarily renamed herself Christine Kerr ).

Pretender Chrissie Hynde, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and The Edge from U2 were among the attendees of these early shows.

* In 1983, English-American rock group The Pretenders, released their song " Back on the Chain Gang ", featuring the lyrics " The phone, TV and the News of the World got into the house like a pigeon from hell ..." Written by the group's singer, Chrissie Hynde, the song was about the band's experience of losing their guitarist, James Honeyman-Scott, to a drug overdose, and these lines were in reference to the surviving members ' inability to escape the story at the time.

Popular singers from Ohio include Dean Martin, Doris Day, The Isley Brothers, Marilyn Manson, and Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders.

Ohio is known for a wide variety of punk rock icons from Akron, Cleveland and Cincinnati, primarily ; these include The Dead Boys, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, The Cramps, Rocket From The Tombs, Pere Ubu, Robert Quine, Rachel Sweet, Pagans, Devo and the Rubber City Rebels.

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.

William Gibson has stated that he derived inspiration for the character from the image of Chrissie Hynde on the cover of the first Pretenders album.

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.

Annie Lennox, Billy MacKenzie and Chrissie Hynde helped out, as did several of BG's bandmates from Aquarium.

The project sprang from a Spanish version of the track Complicada, written by Brieva's wife Chrissie Hynde.

The album includes the musical styles of salsa, cumbia, pop music, ballads and chillout and has guest appearances from Robert Wyatt, Paul Thompson, Enrique Bunbury, Chrissie Hynde, Annie Lennox, Quimi Portet, Gilad Atzmon, and one of Cuba ’ s top pianists Aldo Lopez Gavilan.

Solomon Burke, Tom Waits, Michael Franti, Chrissie Hynde, Richard Thompson, Aaron Neville, Mavis Stables, Shelby Lynne, Me ’ Shell NdegeOcello, Danny Thompson, Duke Robillard, Michael Jerome, George Clinton, Robert Randolph, Les McCann, David Hidalgo, Charlie Musselwhite, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams Jr., Vince Gill, Leann Womack, Oak Ridge Boys, Jamey Johnson, Ben Harper, Susan Tedeschi, Toots Hibbert, Randy Travis, Timothy B. Schmit, Bonnie Raitt, Jars of Clay, Dan Zanes, Lou Reed, Marva Wright, Asleep At The Wheel, John Hammond, Allen Toussaint, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Hot 8 Brass Band, Bennie Pete, Carl LeBlanc, Billy Preston, Tom Petty, Peter Gabriel, Prince, The Time Jumpers, K. D.

As ever, a Starr album would be lacking if it did not include some celebrity guests and Choose Love does not deviate from the formula ; it features Billy Preston and Chrissie Hynde as its most notable guests.

Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, also an Akron native and Firestone High School graduate, followed their set.

Only Hynde and Chambers attended the ceremony.

UB40 collaborators include: Pato Banton, Madness, Bitty McLean, Chrissie Hynde, Maxi Priest, Robert Palmer, Hunterz, Japanese artist Mikidozan, French artist Nuttea, Lady Saw, Afrika Bambaataa, 808 State.

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.

During the 1990s, the American press reported an incident between Simon and the Pretenders ' vocalist Chrissie Hynde, at a Joni Mitchell concert at New York's Fez Club.

His epic poem Queen Hynde was published at the end of the year.

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.

'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.

Go Tell It On the Mountain: Live in New York highlights special guests at the show, including Aaron Neville, Mavis Staples, Chrissie Hynde, John Medeski, Robert Randolph, and Michael Franti.

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.

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.

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.

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

Farndon was fired 14 June 1982 by Hynde.

Hynde continued with the band.

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

Hynde had a daughter with Ray Davies during January 1983.

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.

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

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.

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.

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