The Pretenders

The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England in 1978. The name The Pretenders was chosen based on The Platters hit song "The Great Pretender"

History
Chrissie Hynde, originally from Akron Ohio, moved to London in 1973. She was involved with early versions of The Clash and The Damned. The Pretenders formed in 1978 after Dave Hill at Anchor Records heard some demos of Hynde's music. The band's first single was a cover of The Kinks song Stop Your Sobbing. It was followed in June with "Kid" and then in 1980, the band got to No. 1 in the UK with "Brass In Pocket" which was also successful in the US reaching #14 on the Billboard Top 100.

After Their Heyday

 * In 1997 The Pretenders provided 2 tracks to the Soundtrack of The Ridley Scott film G.I. Jane "Goodbye" and "The Homecoming"
 * The band Recorded a Cover of the 10cc song "I'm Not In Love" for the film Indecent Proposal
 * The Band recorded a cover of the Jimi Hendrix song "Bold As Love" for the tribute album Stone Free
 * In March 2005 The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
 * In 2011 The Pretenders performed on CMT Crossroads with Faith Hill & her band featuring songs from both Catalogs.
 * In 2012 The Pretenders (Hynde, Chambers, Heywood, Welbourne, Wilkinson) regrouped as part of the entertainment lineup for the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix

Members
Chrissie Hynde

Martin Chambers

Nick Wilkinson

James Walbourne

Eric Heywood

Daniel's Top Reccomendations

 * The Singles
 * Pretenders Live In London