the Pretenders: Quick Facts

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Awards And Honors	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2005)
Notable Works	“Break Up the Concrete” • “Get Close” • “Hate for Sale” • “Last of the Independents” • “Learning to Crawl” • “Pretenders II” • “Pretenders”

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The Pretenders band members pose in a studio, left to right: James Honeyman-Scott, Chrissie Hynde with hand on head, Pete Farndon, and Martin Chambers.

The Pretenders band members Pete Farndon, Martin Chambers, Chrissie Hynde, and James Honeyman-Scott pose against a red background in a 1979 promotional photo.

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders holds a sign reading Ban horse-drawn carriages at a PETA protest in New York City, with other demonstrators and signs in the background.

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