On this day: May 5, 1984

Rock came together on May 5, 1984 when Pretenders leader/vocalist/songwriter Chrissie Hynde married Simple Minds band member Jim Kerrr in a Central Park wedding. The pair had been together less than a year, in fact Hynde had given birth to her her daughter, Natalie in February of 1983, whose father was Ray Davies of the Kinks.

Hynde, born and raised in Akron, Ohio moved to London in 1973 where she began writing for New Musical Express. In 1975 she returned to her roots and joined a band in Cleveland, but it didn't last long. By the next year she had created her own group with James Honeyman-Scott, lead guitar, Pete Farndon, bass, and Martin Chambers, drums, they became the Pretenders.

Other notable events for May 5:
-Buffalo Springfield disbanded on May 5, 1968, Stephen Stills teamed up with David Crosby and Graham Nash in Crosby, Stills, and Nash (which sometimes featured Neil Young, another ex-Springfield member), while Ritchie Furay formed Poco with Jim Messina
-135 girls fainted at a gig in Liverpool on May 5, 1987 by Curiosity Killed the Cat
-A John Lennon tribute concert took place in Liverpool on May 5, 1990 with Daryl Hall and John Oates, Kylie Minogue, Terence Trent D'Arby and Dave Edmunds among the performers