Happy Birthday today (Sept. 7) to influential American singer, - TopicsExpress



          

Happy Birthday today (Sept. 7) to influential American singer, songwriter & guitarist Chrissie Hynde, best known as the leader (& only constant member) of UK-formed rock/new wave band, The Pretenders; most popular in the 80s, they scored the 1980 UK #1 single Brass In Pocket plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles; outside the band, Chrissies collaborations with others include the 1985 UK #1 single I Got You Babe with UB40 & a duet with Frank Sinatra on his 1994 album, Duets II; since 2010, she has collaborated with Welsh singer J.P. Jones in J.P., Chrissie & The Fairground Boys, releasing debut album Fidelity that same year; with The Pretenders, Chrissie was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame in 2005; she released the solo album Stockholm in 2014, featuring contributions from Neil Young & tennis great John McEnroe (!); Chrissie is a vegetarian & animal rights activist, a supporter of animal rights groups PETA & Viva!; she also supports Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit organization that works to restore & revitalize music education in disadvantaged US public schools…
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:51:12 +0000

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