Artist
The Pretenders
39 releases · 52 collaborators · 12 labels
- Date active
- 1985 – 2009
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits and labels)
Bio
Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978, emerging from the British post punk movement. The band evolved into a mainly four-piece outfit and has experienced numerous personnel changes, with Chrissie Hynde as the only consistent member. Original member Martin Chambers returned after an absence of several years.
Current members (2017):
Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Martin Chambers (drums, percussion, backing vocals), artist 646438 (bass, backing vocals), artist 682686 (lead guitar, backing vocals) and artist 303992 (pedal steel guitar, backing vocals)
Other notable ex-members include:
artist 523074 (bass), artist 523075 (guitar), T.M. Stevens (bass), artist 266076 (guitar), artist 271424 (bass), artist 483642 (lead guitar, backing vocals) and artist 489981 (bass)
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 (Performer).
Current members (2017):
Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Martin Chambers (drums, percussion, backing vocals), artist 646438 (bass, backing vocals), artist 682686 (lead guitar, backing vocals) and artist 303992 (pedal steel guitar, backing vocals)
Other notable ex-members include:
artist 523074 (bass), artist 523075 (guitar), T.M. Stevens (bass), artist 266076 (guitar), artist 271424 (bass), artist 483642 (lead guitar, backing vocals) and artist 489981 (bass)
Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2005 (Performer).
Members
Dominic Miller
143
Chrissie Hynde
99
Johnny Marr
87
Martin Chambers
58
T.M. Stevens
53
Andy Rourke
41
Chris Elliott
38
Jimmy Copley
34
James Hood
13
Billy Bremner
7
Robbie McIntosh
Blair Cunningham
Malcolm Foster
Eric Heywood
Adam Seymour
Andy Hobson
Pete Farndon
James Honeyman-Scott
Nick Wilkinson
James Walbourne
Michaël Memmi
David Page (6)
The Pretenders (Artist)
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Active
- Releases: 2 Relevance: very high Active: 2006
- Releases: 15 Relevance: low Active: 1993 – 2006
- Releases: 14 Relevance: low Active: 1987 – 2008
- Releases: 6 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2009
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2004
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active:
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2002
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1985
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1994
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active:
- Releases: 13 Relevance: extremely low Active: 1987 – 2008