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The Pretenders

Band Information

Genre:	Rock
Members:	Former: Bobby Peterson
First mentioned:	"Duffless"

The Pretenders are a British-American rock band.

History

Springfield University dean Bobby Peterson used to play bass for The Pretenders.

Appearances

Episode – "Homer Goes to College" (mentioned)

External links

The Pretenders at Wikipedia

Musicians

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5 From 'Field • ABBA • AC/DC • Aerosmith • Archie Bell & the Drells • Bachman–Turner Overdrive • Backstreet Boys • The Backup Boys • The Backyard Boys • The Bartchies • Bay City Rollers • The Be Sharps • The Beach Boys • The Beatles • Bell Biv DeVoe • Belle and Sebastian • The Bingoes • Blink-182 • The Blue Man Group • The Blues Brothers • Boston • Boyz from da 'Burbs • Brave Combo • BTS • The California Raisins • Captain & Tennille • Captain Bart and the Tequila Mockingbirds • The Chubb Group • Capital City Youth Philharmonic • The Chipmunks • Chunk Mafia • Coldplay • Coreys 2 Men • Covercraft • Crosby, Stills & Nash • Cypress Hill • Da Glock Pointaz • The Decemberists • Devo • Dexy's Midnight Runners • The Didjeridoo Bagpipe Jugband • Dixie Chicks • Doe-Eyed Boys • Ear Poison • The Everly Brothers • Fatneck Sisters • Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes • The Five Boyfriends • Fleetwood Mac • Funkadelic • Funky-See, Funky Do • G.O.R.M. • Gary Ocean and the Motion • Grand Funk Railroad • The Grateful Dead • The Grave Matthews Band • Green Day • Green Man Collective • Hooray for Everything • Hudson Brothers • Huey Lewis and the News • The Inhuman Capotes • The Jackson 5 • Jonas Brothers • Journey • Judas Priest • Jupiter Jerks • Kansas • The Kinks • KISS • Kneesock Dolls • Kool & the Gang • Kovenant • Krusty and the Krums • The Larry Davis Experience • Led Zeppelin • Les Rock Stars • London Symphony Orchestra • Los Tigres del Norte • M.C. Safety and the Caution Crew • Manfred Mon • Men Without Hats • Metal Moe • Metallica • Miami Sound Machine • The Mighty Mighty Bosstones • The Moody Blues • Moe Szyslak Connection • The Monkees • Monkeytown Philharmonic • The Movementarian Tabernacle Choir • Mumford and Sons • 'N Sync • N'Style • Nathan Newley Orchestra • The New Beat Boys on the Block • Nine Inch Nails • Nirvana • No Threat • NRBQ • OK Go • Otto and the Screaming Whiners • Oyl 'N Vinega • Parliament • Party Posse • Phish • Phuntime Phunky Phour • Pink Floyd • Pious Riot • Pixie Chicks • The Pre-Marital Sextet • The Pretenders • Queen • R.E.M. • Ramones • The Rappin' Rabbis • Red Breem and His Band of Some Esteem • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Rigel 7 Children's Choir • The Rock Bottom Remainders • The Rollicking Rocks • The Rolling Stones • Ronny & the Daytonas • The Roots • Sadgasm • Sailor's Delight • Salty Joe and the Irregular Heartbeats • Sex Pistols • Sha Na Na • Sigur Rós • Silver Quarry Men • Simon & Garfunkel • The Skankfurters • Smash Mouth • The Smashing Pumpkins • The Snuffs • Sonic Youth • Sonny & Cher • Spice Girls • Spinal Tap • Springfield Elementary School Band • Springfield Philharmonic • The Stabfour • Steely Dan • Steve and Eydie • The Stewardesses • The Stooges • Styx • Sungazer • Third Eye Blind • The Three Bottoms • The Towels • U2 • The Umbilical Chords • Van Halen • Violencia Gigante • Weezer • The White Stripes • The Wiggles • Wings • The Who • The Whom • The Ya Hoo! Recovering Alcoholic Jug Band • Yes, We Have No Bananas

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Billy Corgan • Elvis Costello • Freddy Freeman • Tom Hamilton • Mark Hoppus • Randy Jackson • Penn Jillette • Marcus Le Marquez • John Lennon • Jeff Lynne • Chris Martin • Paul McCartney • George Michael • Timothy Nordwind • C. J. Ramone • Ravi Shankar • Homer Simpson • Sting • Sid Vicious • Hank Williams, Jr. • Rob Zombie

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Johann Sebastian Bach • Ludwig van Beethoven • Irving Berlin • Eubie Blake • Dave Brubeck • David Byrne • Frédéric Chopin • John Coltrane • Stewart Copeland • Danny Elfman • Dizzy Gillespie • James Horner • Marvin Hamlisch • Elton John • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Thelonious Monk • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Charlie Parker • Trey Parker • Cole Porter • Tito Puente • Sergei Rachmaninoff • Maurice Ravel • Antonio Salieri • Sally Salieri • Franz Schubert • Stephen Sondheim • Paul Shaffer • Don Shirley • Sun Ra • Gail Tucker • McCoy Tyner • Antonio Vivaldi • Paul Williams • Gerald Wilson

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Bartholomieux • DJ Breakfast • DJ Cheeseface • DJ Crazy Times • DJ Daddy Towers • DJ Keg Head • Kid Grown-Up • Nostra Drum-Bass • S3x Tow31 • #Von# • Wolfgang Von Bassdrop

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Travis Barker • Pete Best • John Bonham • Buddy Budman • Phil Collins • Paul Cook • Stewart Copeland • Elvis Costello • Zack de la Rocha • Nick Delacourt • Mick Fleetwood • Bill Gibson • Dave Grohl • Hippie Hippo • Jamaican musician • Joey Kramer • Lou • Paul McCartney • George Michael • Tito Puente • Marky Ramone • Bart Simpson • Ringo Starr • Sticks • Max Weinberg • Hank Williams, Jr.

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Trey Anastasio • Ethan Ballantyne • The Big Bopper • Sammy Biltmore • Jack Black • Jimmy Buffett • Glen Campbell • Phil Campbell • Carl Carlson • David Cassidy • Charo • Johnny Colla • Alice Cooper • Billy Corgan • Elvis Costello • Dick Dale • Mac Davis • Zack de la Rocha • Tom DeLonge • Peter Frampton • Dave Grohl • Sammy Hagar • Kurt Hardwick • George Harrison • Jimi Hendrix • Joan Jett • Lenny Kravitz • Robby Krieger • Damian Kulash • John Lennon • Lenny Leonard • Lurleen Lumpkin • Jeff Lynne • Aimee Mann • Chris Martin • Brian May • Paul McCartney • Jim Messina • George Michael • Michael Nesmith • Ted Nugent • John Oates • Jimmy Page • Princess Penelope • Joe Perry • Tom Petty • Prince • Johnny Ramone • Keith Richards • Roofi • Carlos Santana • Boz Scaggs • Bob Seger • Brian Setzer • Homer Simpson • Slash • Robert Smith • Shredder Stevens • Sting • Street guitarist • James Taylor • Livingston Taylor • Tiny Tim • Jive Turkey • Ritchie Valens • Brad Whitford • Hank Williams, Jr. • Rob Zombie

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Billy Corgan • Chip Davis • John Lennon • Huey Lewis • Chris Martin • Michael Nesmith • Ozzy Osbourne • Sting • Hank Williams, Jr.

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Paul Anka • Billy Corgan • Elvis Costello • Peter D'Abbruzio • Zack de la Rocha • Donald Fagen • Sean Hopper • Elton John • Foxy Lady • John Lennon • Jeff Lynne • Chris Martin • Linda McCartney • George Michael • Ozzy Osbourne • Pool Sharks salesman • Max Rebo • Paul Shaffer • Sting • Taco • Doris Troy • Hank Williams, Jr. • Edgar Winter

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Brendan Beiderbecke • Bernie • Dave Brubeck • Frédéric Chopin • Jimmy Durante • Enya • Aretha Franklin • Lady Gaga • Joe Gardner • Isaac Hayes • D.W. Jitters! • Salty Joe • Billy Joel • Elton John • John Legend • Chris Martin • George Michael • Thelonious Monk • Michael Nesmith • Judith Owen • Sam • Bob Seger • Paul Shaffer • Don Shirley • Bart Simpson • Homer Simpson • Sting • Sun Ra • Mac Tonight • McCoy Tyner • Hank Williams, Jr. • Zhenya

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Alcatraaaz • Bad Bunny • M.C. Birthday • Joe C. • 50 Cent • Common • Zack de la Rocha • Snoop Dogg • Drake • Eminem • Flavor Flav • Jay G • MC Hammer • Ice-T • Jazzy James • Queen Latifah • Lizzo • Ludacris • Marky Marky • M.C. Champagne Millionaire • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Kid Rock • Rappin' Granny • The Rappin' Rabbis • RZA • Tupac Shakur • Queen Booty Shaykah • Bart Simpson • Little Smelly • Jaden Smith • Will Smith • Romeo Smoov • Lil Wayne

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Cannonball Adderley • Boston Cream Basie • Bill Clinton • Ornette Coleman • John Coltrane • Bootsy Croutonne • Candy Dulfer • Edith • Fatneck Sisters • Friedrich • Kenny G • Isaac Hayes • Birthmark Billy Jackson • Justin • Branford Marsalis • Bleeding Gums Murphy • Flossy Murphy • Charlie Parker • Sonny Rollins • Adolphe Sax • Professor Sax • Saxophonist • Lisa Simpson • Zoot Sims • Sting • Allison Taylor • Grabass Walker • Edgar Winter

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Adele • American Idol contestant • Trey Anastasio • Katie Anderson • Paul Anka • Anniversary singer • Susan Anton • Alan Arkin • Fred Astaire • Frankie Avalon • Cody B. • Count Buddy • Jimmy Buffett • Bad Bunny • Ethan Ballantyne • Christine Baranski • Fantasia Barrino • Ms. Biljana Electronica • Beck • Dustin Beeber • Lou Bega • Brendan Beiderbecke • Anwar Benitez • Tony Bennett • Beyoncé • Justin Bieber • The Big Bopper • Björk • Jack Black • Bob • Johnny Bobby • Andrea Bocelli • Matteo Bocelli • Virginia Bocelli • Michael Bolton • Jon Bon Jovi • Bono • Sonny Bono • Pat Boone • David Bowie • Boy George • Susan Boyle • James Brown • Jackson Browne • Carla Bruni • David Byrne • Johnny Calhoun • Calvin • Cameron • Glen Campbell • Mariah Carey • Nick Carter • David Cassidy • Richard Chamberlain • Carol Channing • Cher • Maurice Chevalier • Tootsie Childs • Kelly Clarkson • Kurt Cobain • Leonard Cohen • Phil Collins • Alice Cooper • James Corden • Billy Corgan • Elvis Costello • Country singer • DJ Crazy Times • Bing Crosby • David Crosby • Miley Cyrus • Gulliver Dark • David • Larry Davis • Sammy Davis, Jr. • Chip Davis • Mac Davis • Larry Davis • Kara DioGuardi • Celine Dion • Disco-pus • Djörk • Snoop Dogg • Plácido Domingo • Drake • Jimmy Durante • Bob Dylan • Echo • Billie Eilish • Elvish • Enya • Donald Fagen • Farty the Crippled Robot • Ella Fitzgerald • Laney Fontaine • Tennessee Ernie Ford • Sutton Foster • Peter Frampton • Aretha Franklin • Ewell Freestone • Lady Gaga • Art Garfunkel • Judy Garland • Gary Glacier • Bobby Goldsboro • Robert Goulet • Betty Grable • Josh Groban • Dave Grohl • Barney Gumble • Arlo Guthrie • Sammy Hagar • Rob Halford • Daryl Hall • Kurt Hardwick • David Hasselhoff • Isaac Hayes • Jimi Hendrix • Billie Holiday • Buddy Holly • Whitney Houston • Darius Hughes • Orion Hughes • Enrique Iglesias • Ignatz • Terry Jacks • Michael Jackson • Randy Jackson • Victoria Jackson • Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs • Mick Jagger • Waylon Jennings • Joan Jett • Billy Joel • Scarlett Johansson • Elton John • Al Jolson • Booker T. Jones • Tom Jones • Rachel Jordan • Kako • Danny Kaye • Karen Kilgariff • Eartha Kitt • Korean singer • Lenny Kravitz • Kris Kristofferson • Damian Kulash • Patti LaBelle • Rita LaFleur • Cyndi Lauper • John Legend • John Lennon • Huey Lewis • John Lithgow • Lizzo • Kenny Loggins • Jennifer Lopez • Courtney Love • Lyle Lovett • Lurleen Lumpkin • Patti LuPone • Jeff Lynne • Old MacDonald • Madonna • Hettie Mae Boggs • Porky Mah Jong • Barbara Mandrell • Aimee Mann • Chris Martin • Ricky Martin • Johnny Mathis • Linda McCartney • Paul McCartney • Bobby McFerrin • Sarah McLachlan • Mitzi McVeigh • Melvin • Freddie Mercury • Jim Messina • George Michael • Bette Midler • Mitch Miller • Carmen Miranda • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Tori Missouri • Janelle Monáe • Marilyn Monroe • Jaye P. Morgan • Nelson Muntz • Bleeding Gums Murphy • Vela Murphy • Nabil • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon • Alaska Nebraska • Willie Nelson • Michael Nesmith • Julie Newmar • Stevie Nicks • Harry Nilsson • Timothy Nordwind • Finneas O'Connell • Gilbert O'Sullivan • John Oates • Billy Ocean • Yoko Ono • Tony Orlando • Ozzy Osbourne • Judith Owen • Dolly Parton • Princess Penelope • Katy Perry • Tom Petty • Robert Plant • Iggy Pop • Elvis Presley • Prince • Etta Pryor • Quilloughby (imaginary) • Quilloughby (real) • Raffi • Joey Ramone • Rihanna • R.J. • Helen Reddy • Little Richard • Keith Richards • Lionel Richie • Rihanna • Kenny Rogers • Linda Ronstadt • Roofi • Diana Ross • Johnny Rotten • RuPaul • Jane Russell • Barry Sadler • Leo Sayer • Boz Scaggs • Seal • Bob Seger • Brian Setzer • Paul Shaffer • William Shatner • Cybill Shepherd • Allan Sherman • Dinah Shore • Gene Simmons • Paul Simon • Josie Simone • Bart Simpson • Homer Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Marge Simpson • Frank Sinatra • Seymour Skinner • Sluggo • Robert Smith • Sonya • Britney Spears • Posh Spice • Bruce Springsteen • Nancy Spungen • Ashlee Starling • Gwen Stefani • Cat Stevens • Sting • Michael Stipe • Barbra Streisand • Ruben Studdard • Harry Styles • Taylor Swift • Moe Szyslak • James Taylor • Livingston Taylor • Tiny Tim • Tommy • Mac Tonight • Steven Tyler • Leslie Uggams • Little Uma • Carrie Underwood • Usher • Ritchie Valens • Rudy Vallée • Milhouse Van Houten • Luther Vandross • Sarah Vaughan • Sid Vicious • Tabitha Vixx • Muddy Waters • Clarissa Wellington • Kanye West • Biff Westwood • Barry White • Clancy Wiggum • Ralph Wiggum • Andy Williams • Hank Williams, Jr. • Paul Williams • Pharrell Williams • Bruce Willis • Wakkety Yak • "Weird Al" Yankovic • Yodelin' Zeke • Rob Zombie

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Aaron • Louis Armstrong • Missy Baker • Señor Beaverotti • Count Four Count • Boris Csupovski • Nighty Day • Gustavo Dudamel • Gertie Feesh • Giuseppe • Benny Goodman • Roy Hargrove • No Nickname Henderson • Yo-Yo Ma • Wynton Marsalis • C.S.I. Miami • Lee Morgan • Bleeding Gums Murphy's nephew • Daly Night • Defonzo Palmer • Hi Hat Pat • Darryl Peyton • Johnny Pop • Richie Sakai • Trombone Shorty • Soaky • The Stooped-Over Fiddler • Maximillian von Wonthelm • Der Zip Zorp