musicians real names
Printed From: Progarchives.com
Category: Topics not related to music
Forum Name: General discussions
Forum Description: Discuss any topic at all that is not music-related
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5533
Printed Date: March 04 2025 at 01:19
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.01 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: musicians real names
Posted By: Guests
Subject: musicians real names
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 14:03
|
perhaps this subject has already been posted...sorry for my ignorance if it has. anyway, i find this phenomenon known as "stage names" to be interesting: Elton John = Reginald Kenneth Dwight Enya = Eithne Ni Bhraonian Sting = Gordon Matthew Sumner Alice Cooper = Vincent Damon Furnier Syd Barrett = Roger Keith Barrett Bono = Paul David Hewson Muddy Waters = McKinley Morganfield Ringo Starr = Richard Starkey Gene Simmons = Chaim Witz Ozzy Osbourne = John Michael Osbourne Freddy Mercury = Farouk Pluto Bulsara Marilyn Manson = Brian Warner Madonna = Madonna Louise Ciccone Bob Dylan = Robert Zimmerman |
Replies:
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 14:08
|
Lemmy Ian Kilmister ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
|
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 17:20
|
Roger Waters:George Roger Waters
|
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 17:29
| ALEX LIFESON - ALEX ZIVOSVENOVICH [the spelling may be wrong] |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 17:30
|
David Bowie = David Jones (changed because of Davy Jones of the Monkees) Engelbert Humperdinck = Thomas Dorsey (changed because of Tommy Dorsey of jazz) |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 17:32
|
Geddy Lee = Gary Lee Weinrib ------------- 
|
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 17:53
| Paul McCartney: James Paul McCartney... or to be completely correct, Sir James Paul McCartney |
Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 18:49
|
madonna must have ritchie at the end of her name now? manic street preachers richey edwards = richey james nicky wire = nick jones ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
|
Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 04:46
|
Nicholas Berkley Mason - Nick Mason Richard William Wright - Rick Wright David Jon Gilmour - David Gilmour William Bruford - Bill Bruford ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
|
Posted By: Jeremy Spade
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 04:58
| Buckethead = Brian Carroll |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 07:17
|
Greg Lake = Fatty Arbuckle
+++Runs away & hides.....+++ ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |