The Pretenders
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| Origin | Hereford |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Hereford | |
| England | |
| Hall of fame induction | 2005 |
| Members | Chrissie Hynde |
| Johnny Marr | |
| Martin Chambers | |
| James Honeyman‑Scott | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Punk Rock | |
| Pop | |
| New Wave | |
| Alternative | |
| Novel | |
| Fiction | |
| Historical Novel | |
| Official site | thepretenders.com |
| Songs | 1994 |
| List | 1994 |
| 1982 | |
| 1986 | |
| Albums | Pretenders |
| Learning to Crawl | |
| Get Close | |
| Pretenders II | |
| Reviews | www.goodreads.com |
| Published | 1962 |
| Authors | F. Sionil Jose |
| Previous in series | My Brother, My Executioner |
| Media actions | www.worldcat.org |
| Get book actions | www.worldcat.org |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1373665 |
About The Pretenders
The Pretenders is a 1962 historical novel written by Filipino National Artist F. Sionil José. It is the second to the last novel composing José's series known as The Rosales Saga.
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... And that was just the acts in the main arena…Rick Astley popped up again at the Woodises Stage to perform a set of Smiths covers with Stockport indie band Blossoms; while former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr joined Chrissie Hynde for a set with The Pretenders on The Park Stage...
Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
... Across his decades-long career, Rourke recorded with The Pretenders, Killing Joke, Badly Drawn Boy, Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of the Stone Roses), and former Oasis guitarist Bonehead as Moondog One, a band which also included Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon...
Seymour Stein dies: Music exec who signed Madonna, Talking Heads and more
... One of the most successful talent spotters in the business, his other signings included Ice-T, The Pretenders, KD Lang and Richard Hell & the Voidoids...
Official Singles Chart turns 70: Seven historic controversies
... Two separate documentaries, one by BBC Two s Newsnight and the other by ITV s World In Action, claimed record stores were being sent free gifts to encourage them to falsify chart reports for acts like Fleetwood Mac, Gary Numan, Queen and The Pretenders...
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... I viewed it as a concert - it was just off the M74, and it was a great stop-off point and a lot of great bands played there, such as Simple Minds and The Pretenders...
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... From Monty Python to Madonna, The Pretenders, Prince, Koko has seen it all...
Andy Rourke: The Smiths bassist dies aged 59
By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter
Andy Rourke, the bassist for Rock Band The Smiths , has died aged 59, The Band has announced.
Guitarist Johnny Marr confirmed " with deep sadness" that Rourke died after a long battle with pancreatic Cancer .
Marr said: " Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those Who Knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
" We request privacy at this sad time, " he added.
Rourke played on The Smiths ' most famous songs including This Charming Man and There Is a Light That Never Goes Out, as well as solo singles for singer Morrissey after The Group broke up.
The musician also played as part of a supergroup called Freebass with two other Mancunian bass players, Gary " Mani" Mounfield from The Stone Roses and Peter Hook from New Order .
Across his decades-long career, Rourke recorded with The Pretenders , Killing Joke , Badly Drawn Boy, Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of The Stone Roses), and former Oasis guitarist Bonehead as Moondog One, A Band which also included Mike Joyce and Craig Gannon .
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