Jon Bon Jovi has set the bar for nearly three decades as the lead singer of one the world’s most successful rock bands, Bon Jovi. Rock’s great iconoclast, Neil Young, perfectly summed up what we all know about Chrissie Hynde: “She’s a rock & roll woman.
And on the other hand, without us, they might have been here, but that’s the way it works in rock 'n' roll." we’re paying tribute to James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn’t be here. "I know that The Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. In her acceptance speech, Hynde named and thanked all the replacement members of the group, and in true style Hynde said: In March 2005, the Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their eponymous debut album was released in early 1980, which also made it to No.1 and garnered much critical acclaim in the UK and US.Ĭhrissie Hynde has recorded nine studio albums with The Pretenders in the past 30 years since their 1980 landmark self-titled debut, she has proven to be a thought provoking, tough minded and totally uncompromising artist, yet also capable of moments of heart tugging tenderness. This was followed in quick succession by the hit singles ‘Kid’ and ‘Brass in Pocket’, which have become firm staples in The Pretenders’ magnificent back catalogue, the latter yielding a UK No.1. They exploded onto the scene in 1978 when they recorded a version of Ray Davies' ‘Stop Your Sobbing’, the single made it into the British Top 40 in early 1979. Though the group personnel and dynamic has changed over the years, Chrissie has remained a constant force, leading from the front, and the band’s focal point – songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist. The band eventually consisted of James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. Chrissie Hynde formed The Pretenders in 1978. I called James and said, "Let’s do some Dylan covers," and that’s what started this whole thing.Ĭhrissie Hynde told us that in regards to songwriters, there's no one she rates above Bob Dylan: SOUNDCUE (:12 OC. He’s always funny and always has something to say.
\Whatever Bob does, he still manages somewhere in there to make you laugh because as much as anything, he’s a comedian. I remember where I was sitting the day that Kennedy was shot - every reference in the song. I was lifted out of this morose mood that I’d been in. In a press release for the new album, Chrissie Hynde, shed light on how Standing In The Doorway came to be:Ī few weeks into lockdown last year, James sent me the new Dylan track, "Murder Most Foul." Listening to that song completely changed everything for me. On May 24th - Bob Dylan's 80th birthday - Britain's Sky Arts will be broadcasting the documentary chronicling the sessions for Hynde and Walbourne's covers set, titled, Tomorrow Is A Long Time. Hynde who began recording the songs with Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne during the pandemic, thrilled grams by posting their Dylan tracks on YouTube as a work-in-progress. The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde will release Standing In The Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan, her nine-track Bob Dylan covers set on May 21st, according to.
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