James Honeyman-Scott

James Honeyman-Scott
Peter Farndon
The Grim Reaper of Rock got a two for one special on “The Pretenders”. Fronted by Chrissy Hynde the band burst on the music scene in 1980. Their debut album really rocked and “Brass In Pocket” became a hit. They followed this up with “Pretenders II” and then the singles “Talk Of The Town”,”My City Was Gone” and “Back On The Chain Gang”. By the time of “Middle of the Road” Hynde and the drummer Martin Chambers were parents together and two of the band members were dead. Lead guitar player James Honeyman-Scott was found dead from a drug overdose on June 16th, 1982 at the age of 25. Bassist Peter Farndon followed him ten months later on April 14th, 1983 at the age of 30.