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Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Pretenders, shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.

Chrissie Hynde, leader of the Pretenders, shares her musical milestones with Matt Everitt in a programme first broadcast in 2014.

Born in Akron, Ohio in 1951, Chrissie became obsessed with rock n roll and the UK music scene and moved to London in 1973. She was part of the crowd that hung out at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's shop Sex in the Kings Road, Chelsea, which was the breeding ground of the UK punk rock movement.

She formed the Pretenders in 1978, and led them though a run of Top 20 albums and classic singles, keeping the band together despite the tragic deaths of guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon.

Chrissie discusses the music that influenced her from her earliest days, through to the worldwide success of the Pretenders, and onto the release of Stockholm, the first album made under own name.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 14 Jun 2023 01:00

Music Played

  • Pretenders

    Kid

    • The Pretenders.
    • Sire.
    • 7599-27430-2.
  • Frank Sinatra

    LOVE AND MARRIAGE

    • 20 GOLDEN GREATS.
    • CAPITOL.
    • EMTV-10.
  • Freddy Cannon

    PALISADES PARK

    • The Best Of Freddy "Boom-Boom" Cannon!.
    • Rhino.
    • R2-72210.
  • JACKIE MOORE

    Precious, Precious, Precious

    • Soul Hits Of The '70s: Didn't It Blow Your Mind! Volume 4.
    • Rhino Records.
    • PRO2 90055.
  • The Beatles

    I Want To Hold Your Hand

    • 1 (One).
    • Apple.
    • 724352997022-NA.
  • Mitch Ryder

    BREAK OUT

    • Rev Up - The Best Of Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels.
    • Rhino.
    • R2-70941.
  • James Brown, his Band and Max Beesley

    Prisoner of Love

  • The Clash

    White Riot

    • The Clash.
    • CBS.
    • CDCBS-32232.
  • Pretenders

    TALK OF THE TOWN

    • THE PRETENDERS II.
    • RHINO.
    • 356-2.
  • Pretenders

    STOP YOUR SOBBING

    • THE PRETENDERS.
    • SIRE/REAL.
    • 256-774.
  • Pretenders

    BRASS IN POCKET

    • PRETENDERS.
    • REAL.
    • REAL-256772.
  • Chrissie Hynde

    Dark Sunglasses (Promo CD)

    • Stockholm.
    • Caroline International.
    • PROMO.
  • Neil Young

    THE NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE

    • LIVE AT MASSEY HALL.
    • REPRISE.
    • N/A-01.
  • Mark Morrison

    Return of the Mack C&J Radio Edit

    • Return of the Mack.
    • Warner Music UK Ltd.
    • 0630 141262.
  • Suede

    The Wild Ones

    • Nude.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    I'm A Man

    • The Best Of.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • Elbow

    Open Arms

    • Fiction.
  • Spiritualized

    I Think I'm In Love

    • Dedicated.
  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)

    • Ibibio Sound Machine.
    • Soundway.
    • 001.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Oct 2014 13:00
  • Fri 26 Jan 2018 01:00
  • Sat 30 May 2020 04:00
  • Wed 9 Nov 2022 02:00
  • Wed 14 Jun 2023 01:00

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