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How many of the Pretenders are still alive?

Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band when he was found dead on 14 April 1983 by his wife. After taking heroin and passing out, Farndon had drowned in his bathtub, leaving Pretenders with only two living members.

What happened to the original members of the Pretenders?

Sadly, over the years, the Pretenders have had their share of drug-related tragedies... Chrissie Hynde fired Pete Farndon on June 14, 1982. Two days later, James Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure as a result of cocaine use. Farndon was found dead April 14, 1983.

Then, who was the original guitar player for the pretenders?

Formed in 1978, the group originally consisted of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead guitarist and keyboardist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers.

Regarding this, are the pretenders touring in 2022?

Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Pretenders scheduled in 2022.

Also, are the pretenders in the rock n roll hall of fame?

When the Pretenders formed in London in 1978, the odds were stacked firmly against them. But through the drug-related deaths of founding bassist and guitarist Peter Farndon and James Honeyman-Scott, the band pulled it off and became New Wave legends and, this year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.

Who invented country rock?

Country rock arose from the conviction that the wellspring of rock and roll was the work of 1950s and '60s regionalists such as Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and George Jones, as well as, to some extent, that of the Carter Family and Flatt and Scruggs and other artists who had blossomed in local folk and bluegrass scenes

Moreover, how many albums did the pretenders sell?

THE PRETENDERS sold over 6,450,000 albums, including 4,000,000 in the United States and 1,640,000 in the United Kingdom.

Moreover, what guitars do the pretenders use?

"I use the Strymon Mobius, which I actually quite like now," he admits. "A guilty pleasure. There you go – sue me!" On stage, The Pretenders have a very simple setup.

Correspondingly, who played bass for the pretenders?

The Pretenders/Bassists

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