Chrissie knew Jim loved Rockpile and Nick Lowe, so she took the demo to Lowe, an old friend of hers, and asked him to listen to it to see if he would be interested in producing them. This time, however, Chrissie and Pete were determined to have him in the band. It was summer, 1978, and once again, Jim happily returned to Hereford. Included on this demo were I Can't Control Myself, Precious, The Phone Call, and S top Your Sobbing. He agreed and was paid for the session with "£100 and a load of speed". In need of a guitarist for recording demos, Pete once again phoned Jim to see if he was interested in the job. About this time Gerry Mackleduff came along and, while never officially joining the band, drummed for them as a session player, receiving £10 each time. Honeyman-Scott was less impressed and went back home to Hereford. Hynde and Farndon, however, were very impressed with Jim. Phil would not be swayed, and stayed with Motorhead. James Honeyman-Scott agreed to go to London for the session. Pete had a guitarist-friend in Hereford whom he decided to call. To make this plan seem valid, they had to get a decent guitarist for the "audition". To get Phil Taylor in the band, Chrissie and Pete came up with a plan to try to lure him away from Motorhead - they'd ask him to sit in on drums while they auditioned guitarists. Chrissie had her mind set on Phil Taylor, Motorhead's drummer. It was soon apparent that Gas was not right for the band and they dismissed him. Pete was impressed and began the task of working out the odd time signatures in her other songs. The first song they played was Groove Me by King Floyd, followed by a few of her songs - Tequila, The Phone Call, and I Can't Help Myself. Later, Chrissie took Pete to her rehearsal space, which he said was "the scummiest basement I've ever been in my life". She said hello, then turned around and ignored him for an hour. Pete jumped at the chance to again escape Hereford and give rock 'n' roll another shot. Gas phoned Pete the following week to tell him about the band he was in with an American, and to ask him if he was interested in coming to London to join them.
Pete had just returned from Australia where he'd been in a folk group, The Bushwackers. While in Hereford, Gas bumped into an old friend, Pete Farndon. Gas had recently returned to London from a trip to his hometown of Hereford. Hill introduced Hynde to a studio drummer, Gas Wild. He told her to come around anyway and signed her up as the first artist on Real Records. She phoned Dave to tell him she no longer had a manager and wouldn't be able to make the meeting. The day before the meeting was to take place, Chrissie was on the phone with Secunda, "said something really stupid," and he hung up on her. In March 1978, Tony arranged a meeting with Anchor Records' Dave Hill, who was setting up a new label, Real Records, in the UK. Chrissie, with Fred Berk (Johnny Moped) on bass and Nigel Pegrum (Steeleye Span) on drums, recorded a few demos including The Phone Call. Towards the end of 1977, while living in squats around London, she met Tony Secunda, onetime band manager of such acts as Steeleye Span and The Move. Before the Pretenders, Chrissie played with a few other bands including Jack Rabbit and the Berk Brothers.Īfter kicking around the US, UK and France for over a decade, Chrissie Hynde finally wound up on the path that would eventually lead her to the Pretenders. Chrissie may be the first 'chick rocker." Although Chrissie hails from Akron, Ohio, she made her musical move in England in the early 70s. Chrissie's provocative and often personal song writing skills and singing presentation showed the world that she not only can sing with the big boys of rock, but often surpass their abilities. Her distinctive vocals and cavalier charm have established her as one of the premier singers of rock and alternative music. The band has seen numerous changes in members due to deaths and conflicts, yet Chrissie has remained the focal point and the backbone of the group. The Pretenders formed in 1978 as a rock quartet featuring Chrissie Hynde as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. With a forthcoming UK Tour over October, and appearing over the European continent, in early 2004. Let's go down memory lane, and delve deeper into the lives and tragedies of the Pretenders, helm by Chrissie Hynde and her ever-changing line-up of the band. The band releases their new single next Monday called The Losing. This band was totally disregarded as an icon in the early 80s only to be heard now, again in our ever-changing music Industry. The 80s revival continues with one of the influential bands of the late 70s and early 80s, which survived 4 decades of pure hell, were The Pretenders. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.
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