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.

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.

During July 1982, just weeks after Honeyman-Scott's death, a caretaker team of Hynde, Chambers, Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and Big Country bassist Tony Butler was assembled to record the single " Back on the Chain Gang ".

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.

There was a hiatus in musical activity for Hynde until 1990, when Hynde hired session players ( including one-time Pretenders Bremner and Cunningham and bassist, John Mckenzie ) and released Packed!

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.

With Hynde was the guitarist James Walbourne, pedal steel player Eric Heywood, bassist Nick Wilkinson and drummer Jim Keltner ( on the album only ).

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 ).

Numerous witnesses, however, claim that Simon was, indeed, assaulted by Hynde.

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

* 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.

The Nelson Mandela Concert was the largest such event since 1985's Live Aid and the line-up also featured: Dire Straits, George Michael, Eurythmics, Joe Cocker, Ashford & Simpson, Natalie Cole, Tracy Chapman, Wet Wet Wet, Bee Gees, UB40, Chrissie Hynde, Hugh Masekela, Jerry Dammers, Whitney Houston, Meat Loaf, Salt-N-Pepa, Stevie Wonder and many more.

The song heard over the end credits, " If There Was A Man ", was one of two songs performed for the film by Chrissie Hynde, of 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.

The first recording was Robert Wyatt's album Cuckooland, and the client list also includes Brian Eno, David Gilmour, Annie Lennox, Kevin Ayers, and Chrissie Hynde.

After the song's writer, Chrissie Hynde, said in a radio interview she did not mind the use of the song, an agreement was reached for an annual usage fee of one hundred thousand dollars to EMI, which reportedly is donated to the animal rights organization PETA.

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

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.

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

Female backing vocalists on The Specials first two studio albums included: Chrissie Hynde, Rhoda Dakar ( then of The Bodysnatchers and later of The Special AKA ), Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey ( of The Go-Go's ).

Some reports stated that a drunk and disorderly Hynde grabbed Simon around the neck and punched her, although Simon attempted to put these rumors to rest on her official website in 2002.

*" 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 ).

The band's lineup for the album is the same as that credited on 1994's Last of the Independents: Chrissie Hynde ( vocals, guitar ) Martin Chambers ( drums ), Andy Hobson ( bass ) and Adam Seymour ( guitar ).

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.

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

The album is a personal collection of favourite songs by women who have inspired her, Bonnie Raitt, Aretha Franklin, Emmylou Harris, Chrissie Hynde, Joni Mitchell, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Lucinda Williams and Jane Siberry.

The album featured fellow NME journalist Chrissie Hynde and Dr. Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson.

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 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.

The album featured an eclectic collection of guests including Tom Waits, Solomon Burke, Michael Franti, Chrissie Hynde, Aaron Neville, Shelby Lynne, George Clinton, Mavis Staples and Les McCann.

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.

* In 1995, Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders sang their own version on the Friends soundtrack album.

The song was performed live by Chrissie Hynde in a 1995 episode of Friends titled " The One with the Baby on the Bus ", and that version also appears in that show's soundtrack album.

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.

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.

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 ).

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.

Hynde continued with the band.

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 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.

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

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.

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.