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The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. ... Hynde had teamed with ex-Katydids guitarist Adam Seymour to form a new version of Pretenders.
Adam Seymour – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals; Nick Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals; Martin Chambers – drums, percussion, backing vocals; Zeben Jameson – keyboards, backing vocals (touring member) none Early 2008 – present Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar; James Walbourne – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
ImageNameYears ActiveInstruments1978–1982 (until his death)lead guitar keyboards backing vocalsPretenders (1980) Extended Play (1981) ...1978–1982 (died 1983)bass backing vocalsPretenders (1980) Extended Play (1981) ...1983–1987lead guitar backing vocalsLearning to Crawl (1984) Get Close (1986) ...Malcolm Foster1983–1986 1987bass backing vocalsLearning to Crawl (1984) Get Close (1986) ...After Reprise Records dropped the Katydids, Seymour joined The Pretenders for four albums: Last of the Independents, the live album The Isle of View, Viva el Amor and Loose Screw. Additional performances featuring Seymour appeared on the four-disc Rhino Records release Pirate Radio which chronicled the band's career
May 10, 2014 · She recruited former Katydids guitarist Adam Seymour, often compared to the late, great James Honeyman-Scott in his ability to both jangle and crunch. She brought on a couple of bass players...
May 9, 2021 · During the early 90s, Lowe was playing with a young guitarist named Adam Seymour (formerly of UK indie hopefuls The Katydids), and Hynde was suitably impressed by his abilities. Detecting a melodic flair and versatility in Seymour’s playing akin to that of her old sparring partner James Honeyman-Scott, Hynde recruited Seymour for Pretenders ...
- Alan York
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May 21, 2024 · October 25, 1957, Sutton, Surrey, England), Adam Seymour, and James Walbourne and bassists Malcolm Foster (b. January 13, 1956, Gosport, Hampshire, England) and Nick Wilkinson (b. 1971, Suffolk, England). Formation and early years
But it wasn’t just guitarist Adam Seymour, bassist Andy Hobson, and drummer Martin Chambers playing with Hynde: she was also accompanied on more songs than not by the Duke Quartet, featuring violinists John Metcalfe and Richard Koster, viola player John Metcalfe, and cellist Ivan McCready.
