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Rock stars' stage names

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by tapintoamerica, Feb 6, 2009.

  1. Bob Slydell

    Bob Slydell Active Member

    Iron Chet, that was one of the first I thought of.
    Others:
    John Doe
    The Ramones
    Sid Vicious
    Little Richard
    Black Francis
    David Bowie
    Elton John
    Jello Biafra and the other Dead Kennedys.
    Ringo Starr!
    Chuck D
    Ice Cube
     
  2. Oscar Gamble

    Oscar Gamble New Member

    McKinley Morganfield AKA Muddy Waters
     
  3. Oscar Gamble

    Oscar Gamble New Member

    Bo Diddley = Ellas Otha Bates
     
  4. Oscar Gamble

    Oscar Gamble New Member

    Tina Turner = Anna Mae Bullock

    Tony Bennett = Anthony Dominick Benedetto

    Herbie Mann = Herbert Jay Solomon

    will.i.am (formerly Will 1X) = William James Adams Jr.
     
  5. Oscar Gamble

    Oscar Gamble New Member

    Gene Simmons = Chaim Witz

    Freddie Mercury = Farrokh Bulsara

    Iggy Pop = James Newell Osterberg, Jr.

    Elvis Costello = Declan Patrick MacManus

    Courtney Love = Courtney Michelle Harrison

    Cher = Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPierre

    Macy Gray = Natalie Renee McIntyre

    Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys) = Eric Reed Boucher
     
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Joan Jett — Joan Marie Larkin. Jett was her mother's maiden name.
     
  7. RossLT

    RossLT Guest

    The worst name for anyone in the R&B genre has to be Ginuwine, his real name is Elgin Lumpkin.
     
  8. waterytart

    waterytart Active Member

    Lupe Fiasco (Wasalu Muhammad Jaco)
     
  9. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    --Tone Loc: Anthony Smith
    --Antoine (Fats) Domino
    --Prince (Rogers Matthews)
     
  10. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    And the real Davy Jones was bigger than Bowie could ever hope to be.
     
  11. Elgin Baylor Lumpkin.

    Yes, named after that Elgin Baylor...who, if I recall from something I read when I was eight, was named after his dad's wrist watch.
     
  12. RossLT

    RossLT Guest

    His middle name is actually Baylor? That one I didn't know.
     
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