14 April 1983(1983-04-14) (aged 30) London, England
Genres
Rock
new wave
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Bass
vocals
Years active
1976–1983
Formerly of
The Pretenders
Musical artist
Peter Granville Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs ("The Wait" and "Space Invader"), before a drug problem resulted in his dismissal from the group in 1982 and his death a year later.[1]
^Jones, Allan (June 1999). "Rock and Roll Heart". Uncut (25).
Peter Granville Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing...
as the following year bassist PeteFarndon was dismissed and guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died in the same week. Farndon died in 1983, and a new line-up...
album. Hynde formed the Pretenders in Hereford, England in 1978, with PeteFarndon, James Honeyman-Scott and Chambers. She has also recorded a number of...
Hynde, lead guitarist and keyboardist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist PeteFarndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. The band's current lineup includes Hynde...
(vocals/guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (guitar/vocals/keyboards) and PeteFarndon (bass guitar/vocals). Hynde and Chambers are the only two surviving original...
Chrissie Hynde, guitarist/keyboardist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist PeteFarndon and drummer Martin Chambers formed The Pretenders in 1978. Their chart-topping...
Records after a hiatus during which band members James Honeyman-Scott and PeteFarndon died of drug overdoses. The album's title of "Learning to Crawl" was...
This came two days after the Pretenders fired their longtime bassist PeteFarndon because of his drug problem. On July 20, 1982, the band began recording...
Dynamite and played in a short-lived group called Samurai, with bassist PeteFarndon, guitarist Henry Padovani, organist Mick Gallagher, and vocalist Steve...
Williams. 1 (2000) Justin Timberlake The Pretenders Martin Chambers, PeteFarndon, James Honeyman-Scott, and Chrissie Hynde. First nomination; First year...
Hynde to join the Pretenders after Hynde dismissed original bassist PeteFarndon. Foster permanently joined in late 1982, and helped the band finish their...
The rest of the band arrives in a large pink American car driven by PeteFarndon. The three men peruse the menus but are soon joined by their female partners...
studio and it was on tape in two hours, basically." The song, as bassist PeteFarndon said, initially featured multiple sound effects (among them were sounds...
brothers Kevin Williams (vocals) and Ian "Ernie" Williams (lead guitar), PeteFarndon (bass) (much later of The Pretenders) and Paul "Jazz" Jones (drums),...
has also been released, simply titled Karen Carpenter. The Pretenders' PeteFarndon and James Honeyman-Scott were both featured on the 2006 remaster editions...
1915) 1978 – F. R. Leavis, English educator and critic (b. 1895) 1983 – PeteFarndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (b. 1952) 1983 – Gianni Rodari, Italian...
(following the deaths of fellow founding Pretenders James Honeyman-Scott and PeteFarndon) including guitarist Robbie McIntosh and bass guitarist Malcolm Foster...
Peter Scudamore, jockey James Honeyman-Scott, guitarist the Pretenders PeteFarndon, bass guitarist the Pretenders Martin Chambers, drummer the Pretenders...
the Duck comic books and then she introduced Howard to [bassist] Pete [Farndon] and Pete was well over the top on it. He's got every Howard the Duck comic...
William Walton, composer, 80 23 March – David Wynne, composer, 82 14 April PeteFarndon, bassist of the rock group the Pretenders, 30 (drug overdose) Elisabeth...
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