The Pretenders

The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in  Hereford, England, in March 1978. 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.