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Names -> Music Performer Pseudonyms -> B

This is a list of names of famous people, who have changed their real name. I'm only looking for music performers, not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.

Entries Beginning with B

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
B		Lamont Williams		Given by cousin when he was young and it stuck with him.		Young Breeze
B		Jessica Dipalma		gorjess girl, changed it cos she was bored, and used to get called that.. lol!!		Miss Bess
B-Real		Louis Freese				Bobo
B-Rok		Brian Thomas Littrel		He is Brian from the Backstreet Boys.		Soleeeeeee
B-rok		Brian Thomas Littrell		From the Backstreet Boys.		ozone
B-Zar		Balthazar Getty		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
B. Livid		Rashad Leone				Mike Jones
B. True		Tim Smith				Bobo
B.B. King		Riley B. King				blue
B.B.King		Riley King		B.B. King is short for his nickname, Blues Boy King.		Breigmania
B.Down		Nicholas Okorocha		He has albums on all online music stores, about three albums... He goes by the name "B.Down".. His real name is Nicholas Okorocha		Big Rags
B.G.		Christopher Dorsey		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
B.J. Thomas		Billy Joe Thomas				Countryboy
B.J. Wilson		Barry J. Wilson		Drummer for Procol Harum.		rock
B.W. Stevenson		Louis C. Stevenson		One-hit wonder for "My Maria". B.W. stood for "Buckwheat".		oldsongs
Baby		Brian Williams		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Baby Bam		Nathaniel Hall		Of Jungle Brothers		Bobo
Baby D.		Dania Birks		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Baby Girl		Kim Walsh		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Baby Spice		Emma Lee Bunton				Jack
Baby Stase		Stason Betha		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Baby'k		Kayla Roberts		I can sing so hopefully I will Be in one of these list!		Kayla
Babybird		Steven Jones		(aka Arthritis Kid) UK artist, biggest hit "you're gorgeous"		sharkey
Babyface		Kenneth Edmonds				inthe80s.com
Bad Water Bob		Robert Wieder		Backing vocalist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Badly Drawn Boy		Damon Gough				Big Al
Bahamadia		Antonia Reed		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Bam		Brandon C. Margera		Bam�s grandpa used to call him "Bam" when he was younger.		Di
Bam Margera		Brandon Margera				helena
Banda Blanca		Banda Catracha		They named it Blanca so it would be easier to understand. It means white band in Spanish.		annie
The Banjo		Andrew Barton Paterson		Composed "Waltzing Matilda", the most famous Australian song in history.		aussie
Barbara Eden		Barbara Huffman				t.v.
Barbara Lynn		Barbara Lynn Ozen		Lefty guitar player who claimed "You're Gonna Lose a Good Thing" in 1962.		sherock
Barbi Benton		Barbi Klein				Countryboy
Barbra Streisand		Barbara Joan Streisand				MOR
Barcuda		John Andrew Smit		Dyslexia		Steven
Bare, Jr.		Bobby Bare, Jr.		Son of 70s country star Bobby Bare.		rocker
Barnes & Barnes		Robert Neemer/Billy Mumy		According to a source I found, it was Robert Neemer who sang wihth Bill Mumy as "Artis Barnes" Robert Haimer was a co-writer with Billy Mumy for songs by "America"		Lynn
Barnes & Barnes		Robert Haimer/Bill Mumy		Yes, the same Bill Mumy that played little Will Robinson in that 60's sci-fi series "Lost In Space". By the way, their hit was "Fish Heads".		Duo
Baron Longfellow		Andy Kim (ne Joachim)		The bubble-gum pop star, who also wrote "Sugar, Sugar", was raised in Montreal and recorded a couple of Canada-only LPs under this Neil Diamond-inspired moniker.		jonaco
Barry Blue		Barry Green		He changed his name to Barry Blue so it's alliterated		guy
Barry D.		Ian Bakker		Member of Jesus Jones.		brit
Barry Fratelli		Barry Wallace				soph
Barry Gibb		Douglas Gibb		1/3 of The Bee Gees.		aussie
Barry Gibb		Barry Alan Crompton Gibb		Whoever said that Barry's original name was "Douglas" was incorrect. He was born Barry Alan Crompton Gibb.		Jane Kirk
Barry Gibb		Barry Alan Crompton Gibb		To further clarify the confusion about "Douglas," Barry was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK. This probably led to the confusion.		Martha Irvin
Barry Gibb		Douglas Barry Alan Crompton Gibb		@ Jane Kirk: Barry's first name WAS Douglas. His full name at birth was Douglas Barry Alan Crompton Gibb. He was named Douglas because he was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom, but he dropped his first name and called himself Barry because he thought that his full name was too long.		Rpollck
Barry Island		Richard Marsh		Ex Pop Will Eat Itself bassist, and half of Bentley Rhythm Ace.		Bobo
Barry Manilow		Barry Alan Pincus		He wouldn't have many women fawning over him if he didn't change his name.		smooth
Barry Mann		Barry Iberman		Singer and songwriter who married his partner Cynthia Weil.		Oner
Basia		Barbara Trzetrzelewska		It was her correctly birthname.		babachop
Basia		Basha Trzetrzelewska		Jazz singer best known for "Cruising for Bruising".		newage
Bass		Michael McCary		Of Boyz II Men.		blaque
Bass Junkie		Phil Klein		Also used the names Battle Systems, Cybernet Systems, and his own name, before changing to this name.		Bobo
Bat		Peter Stone		Driving force behind industrial/metal outfit, Xorcist		Bobo
Bat For Lashes		Natasha Khan		Another British singer who uses a rock band alias.		Brit Boxx
Batman		Marques Houston		He is the older brother of B2K's Omarion		Batman
Beanie Sigel		Dewight Grant		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Bebe Winans		Benjamin Winans				gospel
Beck		Beck Hansen		No relation to The Hanson brothers (of the movie "Slapshot") or the group Hanson (real brothers).		loser
Beck		Bek David Campbell		There are a couple of web sites that have this as his real name. "Beck Hansen" is the name he uses professionally.		newave
Beefcake the Mighty		Casey Orr		This is Orr's stage name while in the band GWAR		Jeremy
Beenie Man		Moses Davis		Know as the King of the Dance Hall.		Sassy S
Bela B.		Dirk Felsenheimer		Drummer and singer from the German band "Die ì,rzte".		ChickMastA
Belinda Carlisle		Belinda Jo Kerzcheski				go-go
Bell & James		LeRoy Bell/Casey James		Duo who recorded "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)".		duo
The Bellamy Brothers		Howard/David Bellamy		Their big hit was "Let Your Love Flow".		brothers
Belouis Some		Neville Keighley		British 80s artist who had a few minor hits with "Some People", "Round and Round", and "Imagination".		British Bullcrap
Ben E. King		Benjamin Earl Nelson				the king
Benjamin Orr		Benjamin Orzechowski		The late bassist for "The Cars".		cal
Benji		Benjamin levi Madden(combs)				SpYraL
Benji		Benjamin Madden		benji and twin joel changed their last name to madden in honor of their mother, which was her maden name		BenjisXriotXgurl
Benji		Benjamin Combs		Benji and his twin Joel like to keep their last name a secret because of their dad. The other members of Good Charlotte do the same in respect.		punkon420
Benji Combs		Benjamin Levi Combs-Madden		He is better known as Benji from Good Charlotte		Jennie Ambrose
Benji Madden		Benjammin Combs		Man, that is a f***ing gay name before he changed it.		Libby
Benjis_chick		Joel Combs		Combs was his fathers last name, but him and twin brother, Benji changed it to Madden-their mothers maiden name.		Benjis_chick
Benny Goodman		Benjamin David Goodman				jazz
Benny Hill		Alfred Hawthorne Hill				funny brit
Bent Fabric		Bent Fabricius-Bjerre		Danish jazz pianist who gave us the tinkly classic "Alley Cat", a massive worldwide hit in '62- and, arguably, the first song many of us (including this writer) ever learned on the piano.		jonaco
Bernadette Peters		Bernadette Lazzaro				sing
Bernard Albrecht		Bernard Sumner		That is his real name, he`s from my home city of Salford, UK.		Steve
Bernard Albrecht		Bernerd Dicken				Bobo
Bernard Webb		Paul McCartney		Paul wrote "Woman" for Peter & Gordon. Afraid the duo was popular only because they had hits with Lennon-McCartney tunes, Paul used this pseudonym to see if it would become a hit. It did.		Ray Lemire
Bert Convy		Bernard Whalen Convy		Late musician and game show host.		t.v.
Bert Lahr		Irving Lahrheim		Played The Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz".		old
Bert McCraken		Robert McCraken		The lead singer of the punk band The Used.		Kim
Bert Parks		Bert Jacobson		The original host of the "Miss America Pageant", noted for the song "Here She Is".		America
Betty Boo		Alison Clarkson		Named for her supposed resemblance to the cartoon character Betty Boop.		Jenny
Betty Comden		Betty Cohen				singer
Betty Grable		Ruth Elizabeth Grable				sexy
Bev Bevan		Beverley Bevan		Formerly with Electric Light Orchestra.		rockon
Beverly Sills		Belle Miriam Silverman				opera
Beyonce		Beyonce Gesselle Knowles				Kirsten
Beyonce		Beyonce Giselle Knowles				Boomer
Beyonce		Beyonce Giselle Knowles		Excuse me, Saider Eiegle and Kita, but Beyonce is not spelled with an apostrophe. However, the second "e" does have an accent mark over it, so it looks like this: Beyoncé. To make the "e" with an accent mark, hold down the "alt" key, type "0233" on the numeric keypad, then release the alt key.		Joe
Beyonce'		Beyonce' Giselle Knowles		Beyonce' is actually the last name of her great-grandmother.		Saider Eiegle
Beyonce'		Beyonce' Gisele Knowles		she is named after her mother's maiden last name		Kita
Bif Naked		Beth Torbert		Scored with "Lucky" (before the Britney Spears song of the same name).		newsound
Big AL		Al Agan		Drummer for 80's punk band 70,000 Tools.		Simon G
Big and Rich		John Rich and Big Kenny		The Big from Big Kenny and the Rich from John Rich. Yes Big Kenny is his real name and yes John Rich is his real name.		jojo_is_hot
Big Bank Hank		Henry Jackson		1/3 of the rap trio The Sugarhill Gang.		rapster
Big Bill Broonzy		William Lee Conley Broonzy				Bobo
Big Boi		Antoine Patton				Tamverine
The Big Bopper		J.P. Richardson		Was the maker of the first music video "Chantilly Lace"		Weird Kem Mak
Big Bopper		Jiles Perry Richardson		Died in 1959 after plane crash, inspiring American Pie, by Don McLean		Bobo
Big Daddy Kane		Antonio Hardy				inthe80s.com
Big Dee Irwin		Defosca Ervin		She sang a version of "Swinging On A Star" with Little Eva.		Candy Welty
Big Head Todd		Todd Park Mohr		Frontman for Big Head Todd and The Monsters.		rockhead
Big L		Lamont Coleman				Bobo
Big Mama Thornton		Willie Mae Thornton				blues
Big Pun/Big Punisher		Christopher Rios				rappa
Big Time Sarah		Sarah Streeter		A rousing vocalist and dynamic entertainer, "Big Time" Sarah Streeter's among the more enterprising contemporary blues performers. She moved to Chicago from Coldwater, MS, as a child, and sang in South Side gospel choirs before debuting as a blues vocalist on stage at Morgan's Lounge at 14.		Bobo
Bill Anderson		James William Anderson III				Country
Bill Bailey		Mark Bailey		Comedian/musician. Took stage name from workmate singing 'Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home'.		Pickle*
Bill Bill		William Rorchowski		He originally planned to use "Bill Roark" as his stage name, but his manager forgot his last name and said "Bill, Bill, Bill," as he was trying to remember Bill's last name. Thus his stage name became Bill Bill.		Rpollck
Bill Conti		William Conti				rocky
Bill Graham		Wolfgang Grajonca				promoter
Bill Haley		William John Clifton Haley				rocknroll
Bill Leeb		Wilhelm Anthon Leeb		Bill Leeb is the the leader of the canadian industrial band Front Line Assembly and numerous other side-projects, including Noise Unit, Delerium, Pro-Tec, Cyberaktif, etc. He also used the pseudonym of Wilhelm Shroeder in his short-lived contribution to that other canadian industrial band, Skinny Puppy.		the Grey
Bill Leeb		Willhelm Shroeder		Member of industrial band Front Line Assembly		Chris Wilson
Bill Legend		Bill Fifield		Ex-drummer for T. Rex		brit
bill monroe		william smith monroe		Mr. Monroe often mentioned how his initials also stood for the call letters of the radio station the Grand Ole Opry was broadcast from (WSM). He was a longtime member of the Opry, up until he passed away.		norman k
Bill Ward		William Ward		Drummer for Black Sabbath		Kyle
Bill Wyman		William Perks		Bassist for The Rolling Stones.		stoned
Billee, Eastside Billee		William Speelman		Popular Detroit area musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer		Fard Glinswatter
Billee/Eastside Billee		William Speelman		Popular Detroit Area lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (recently successful with song "Frosty Run", about a 1962 Robena Coal Mine accident). New album to be released in Aug. 2006 called "Ridgerunners, Stumpjumpers and Jesus".		Fard Glinkswatter
billee/eastside billee/billy christie		William Speelman		Also, songwriter of Jim Walewander Blues, and All For the People (tribute to Budzyn & Nevers). Currently performing as a solo artist & as lead guitarist for Detroit band Silver Hammer		Fard Glinkswatter
Billie Holiday		Eleanora Harris				blues
Billie Holiday		Eleanorea Fagen		Holiday's real name was not Eleanor Harris.		moira wilkinson
Billie Joe		Billy Joe Armstrong		Lead singer for "Green Day".		rocknroll
billie joe		billie joe		billie joe armstrong wud be furious to hear his name said othewise. his crackhead mother spelt the name wrong on the birth certificate. it's BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG not william joesph.		blueday
Billie Joe		Billie Joe Armstrong		(Reply to Sam, blueday, and whatsername) I think Billie Joe would be furious if he read that you think his mother is a crackhead. She was high on drugs to ease the pain of childbirth. After 5 other children, don't you think its okay for her to be? Because of that, she spelled his name wrong. You make her out to be a junkie off doing drugs when she had children at home.		Wouldnt you like to know
Billie Joe		William Joseph Armstrong		Billie Joe is the lead singer/lead gutaurist for Green Day.		SkaTeRfReAk4LiFe
Billie Joe		Billie Joe Armstrong		man...my computer is gay! anyway, i was reading Billie joe quotes a while ago and he said something like "no, its not william joseph, its billie joe. my mom is a big country fan." there was also another rumor that his mom spelled it "ie" instead of "y" because she was so doped up on drugs when she filled out his birth certificate. whatever the reason, his name is Billie Joe Armstrong.		whatsername
Billie Joe		Billie Joe Armstrong		Just writing to say that Billie Joe's mother wrote Billie Joe with a 'y' on the birth certificate instead of an 'ie', because she was doped up on painkillers. Just pointing that out to whatsername. And yes his name is definitly not William Joseph.		Sam
Billy (from Good Charlotte)		Billy Martin		The guys usually just go by their first names...		benjibabe123
Billy Bob		Maynard James Keenan		Guitarist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Billy Bragg		Steven William Bragg				brit
Billy Burnette		William Beau Burnette III				rockin
Billy Corgan		William Patrick Corgan		Billy Corgan Is The Lead Singer Of Zwan, And The Ex- Lead Singer Of The Smashing Pumpkins (they broke up a while ago)		Annie
Billy Corgan		William Patrick Corgan II		rock		mindy
Billy Eckstine		William Clarence Eckstine				oldie
Billy Fury		Ronald Wycherley		Late singer.		punk
Billy Gunn		Kip Sopp		WWE Wrestler (Mr. Ass, The One Billy Gunn)		El Tengu of GEK
Billy Idol		William Michael Albert Broad		When he was a little kid in school, he had trouble paying attention in school. One day, the teacher got frustrated and wrote 'Billy is Idle' atop one of his papers. He gets it back, and thinks, 'No, no, no. It should be rock idol - I-D-O-L.'		SilverIdol
Billy Idol		William Broad				Bobo
Billy Idol		William Michael Albert Broad				SadieSwitchblade
Billy J. Kramer		William Ashton		The last name, Kramer, was selected for him by a telephone operator whom he called to help him find a suitable stage name.		Barry Disbrow
Billy Joe Hunter		Louis Bideu		Recorded "Percolator (Twist)" with his Checkmates.		old
Billy Joel		William Martin Joel				MOR
Billy Joel		William Joel Martin		Billy worked in bars singing to get his start calling himself Bill Martin- which is why he's Bill adn not Billy in Piano Man (He said Bill I believe this is killing me as a smile ran away from his face).		Emily
Billy Martin		William Dean Martin		He is one of the hottest men known to man, but is in the worst band ever(Good Charlotte). I still do not understand how you get Billy out of William, but oh well.		Savannah
Billy Martin		William Martin		Before I became a fan of Good Charlotte I thought Billy was his real name but his birth name is WILLIAM! Get it right peoples! He just likes Billy		A Good Charlotte and Simple Plan fan
Billy Martin		William Dean Martin				GCPUNKROCKER
Billy Martin		William Dean Martin		Billy is short for William. This is why the band call billy that. William: AKA Billy		billy fan
Billy Martin		William Dean Martin		He is better known as Billy from Good Charlotte		Jennie Ambrose
Billy Ocean		Leslie Sebastian Charles				inthe80s.com
Billy Ocean		Leslie Sebastian Charles		The Ocean part of his stage name comes from the Ocean Estate in London's East End where he was living at the time he was starting his music career.		harderman
Billy Paul		Paul Williams		Biggest hit was "Me And Mrs. Jones".		oldsongs
Billy Rankin		Brinsley Schwarz		Singer and guitarist for Nazareth.		oldrock
Billy Rose		William Samuel Rosenberg				composer
Billy Tipton		Dorothy Lucille Tipton		Gender bending jazz artist. Only after his/her death in 1989 was it discovered he was a she.		jazz
Billy Vaughn		Richard Vaughn		Orchestra leader who had more pop hits than any other during the rock era; arranger/conductor for Pat Boone, The Fontane Sisters and others.		Evan L. Heller
Billy Vera		William McCord, Jr.		His one hit was "At This Moment".		one-hit
Billy Zoom		Tyson Kindall		Guitarist for the band X.		punky
Bing Crosby		Harry Lillis Crosby				oldtimer
Binnie Barnes		Gitelle Gertrude Maude Barnes				brit
Binnie man		GItelle Gertude Maude Barnes				Sabrina
Biosphere#1		J�rg Burger		Also performed under pseudonyms Science Wonder, Invasion USA, and House Hallucinates		Matt
Bird York		Kathleen York		Another one of those actresses that cut an album as a side project.		j.c.
Bix Beiderbecke		Leon Bismarck Beiderbecke		This is the real name according to walshnet.com.		jazz
Bix Beiderbecke		Leon Bix Beiderbecke		Horn player who died in 1931 at 28.		jazzy
Biz Markie		Marcell Hall				inthe80s.com
Bizarre		Rufus Johnson		D12 Member. "Peter S. Bizarre" is another pseudonym.		Rax
Bizarre		Peter S. Bizarre		Member of D12		Bobo
Bizzy Bone		Bryon Anthony McCane		Also known as: BB Gambini, The Midwest Cowboy, Lil' RIPSta, Bizzy Tha Kid.		Jamie Petty
Bizzy Bone		Byron McCane		Of Bone Thugs 'N' Harmony.		bone
Bizzy D		Deryk Whibly		Rhythm Guitar,Sum 41. It said in the DVD, interviews and cd cover that his name is Bizzy D		Daniel
Bizzy D		Deryck Whibley		Sum 41 guitarist. The Sums, ha.		Sdik
Bizzy D		Deryck Whibley				brittany
Bizzy D		Deryck Whibley		from Sum 41		me
Bjork		Bjork Gudmundsdottir		Icelanders do not have last names per se; they use patronymics. Bjork's last name means "Gudmund's daughter".		Marcus van der Meer
Bjork		Bjork Gudmundsdottir		Dropped the last name because nobody can spell it.		Bobo
Black		Colin Vearncombe				Bobo
Black Balls		Adonis Smith				Bobo
Black Francis/Frank Black		Charles Thompson IV		Former lead singer for The Pixies. Changed name to Frank Black for solo career.		alt rock
Blackie Lawless		Steve Duren				Sandi
Blacky		Jean-Yves Theriault		Voivod original bass player		noiro
Blame		Conrad Shafie				Bobo
Blas Elias		Blas Elias Gomez				Dynasty
Blas Elias		Blas Elias Gomez				Sandi
Blaze Bayley		Bayley Cook		Nickname given to him in his teenage years. Vocalist for Wolfsbane, Iron Maiden and Blaze		Clegnut
Blind 'Neep' McHandy		Hugh Docherty		This is my dad's stage name as a Scottish blues singer and is in tribute to Blind 'Lemon' Jefferson. 'Neep' being a Scottish word for turnip with the 'mac' being added to WC Handy's name.		Rhuaraidh
Blind Boy Fuller		Fulton Allen				blues
Blind Boy Grunt		Robert Zimmerman (Bob Dylan)		Dylan used this name so that his recorded performances could be released on the Folkways label instead of Columbia, to which he was under contract.		John
Blind Owl Wilson		Alan Wilson		Late lead singer/guitarist for Canned Heat.		rock
Blixa Bargeld		Christian Kaufmann		Ex member fo Nick Cave and the bad seeds Christian Emmerich is incorrect		zeraph
Blixa Bargeld		Christian Emmerich		Member of German group Einsturzende Neubauten and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.		Bobo
Blondie		Debbie Harry		Named "Blondie" because that's what men used to call her on the street.		Bird69
Blu Cantrell		Tiffany Cantrell				Meiwilli
Blu Cantrell		Tiffany Cantrell				tg
Blue Swede		Bjorn Skifs		Bjorn was first noted in his band "Slam Creepers", name taken from the Swedish name of a fish (slamkrypare), which had come to mean, by a twist of fate, "tricky question"...		magnus
BMuffs/ X2C		Brandon		BMuffs is the rapper all the girls fall for, hardcore rapper/ X2C is the pissed alias inside BMuffs.		Brandon
BMuffs/ X2C		Brandon McBride		BMuffs is the rapper all the girls fall for, hardcore rapper/ X2C is the pissed alias inside BMuffs.		Brandon
Bo Diddley		Elias Bates				Cara Miles
Bo Diddley		Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel				David Rae
Bo Diddley		Ellas Bates		Not "Elias Bates", as originally thought.		blues
Bo Donaldson		Robert Donaldson		Frontman for Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods in the early 70's.		oldsongs
Bob & Doug McKenzie		Dave Thomas/Rick Moranis		Hoser duo who recorded "Take Off" and other stories will on SCTV.		funny
Bob & Tom		Bob Kevoian/Tom Griswold		Indy's own nationally syndicated shock jocks and parodists.		dj
Bob and Ray		Bob Elliot/Ray Goulding				funny duo
Bob B. Soxx		Robert Sheen				old
Bob Babbitt		Robert Kreinar		Former Motown session bassist, one of the legendary 'Funk Brothers'		MovieTech
Bob Crewe		Stanley Robert Crewe		Frontman for the Bob Crewe Generation, noted for "Music To Watch Girls By".		oldrock
Bob Crosby		George Robert Crosby		Brother of Bing and Dixie band leader.		old
Bob Dorough		Robert Lrod. Dorough		Wrote and sang many of the tunes from ABC's "Schoolhouse Rock".		kid
Bob Dylan		Robert Zimmermann		He named himself after his favourite poet, Dylan Thomas.		Rock Princess
Bob Dylan		Robert Allen Zimmerman				Andrew
Bob Dylan		Robert Zimmerman				Cara Miles
Bob Dylan		Robert Allen Zimmerman				mattens
Bob Dylan		Robert Zimmerman				ellixir
Bob Hope		Leslie Townes Hope				funny
Bob Lind		Robert Lind		Still searching for that "Elusive Butterfly".		old
Bob Marley		Robert Nesta Marley				rasta
Bob Weir		Robert Hall		Former guitarist for "The Grateful Dead".		man
Bob Welch		Robert Welch		Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist and solo artist.		united
Bobbe Brox		Josephine Brock				sing
Bobbi Martin		Barbara Anne Martin		Her biggest hit was "For The Love Of Him" in 1970.		Candy Welty
Bobbie Gentry		Roberta Lee Streeter				oldcountry
Bobby		Robert Calvin Bland				blues
Bobby Bare		Robert Joseph Bare				Country
Bobby Brown		Robert Baresford Brown				Mz Iv
Bobby Brown		Robert Brown		The same dude that married Whitney Houston.		soul ii soul
Bobby Dall		Robert Harry Kuykendall				Sandi
Bobby Darin		Walden Robert Cassotto				oldperson
Bobby Day		Robert Byrd		The famed "Rockin' Robin" singer.		soul
Bobby Edwards		Robert Moncrief		Obscure singer who recorded "You're the Reason" in 1961.		old
Bobby Hackett		Robert Leo Hackett				jazz
Bobby Hamilton		Robert Caristo		He had the hit "Crazy Eyes For You" in 1958.		Candy Welty
Bobby Jimmy		Russ Parr				Bobo
Bobby Rydell		Robert Ridarelli				wild
Bobby Short		Robert Waltrip				Lounge
Bobby Valentino		Robert Wilson		He was nicknamed Bobby instead of Robert. His last name Valentino was obtained because he was due to be born on Valentine's Day		Noelle
Bobby Valentino		Bobby Wilson		Bobby Wilson is the name that he used when he was in the teen R&B group Mista, who had the hit song "Blackberry Molasses." Now Bobby is currently signed to Disturbing Tha Peace.		Tanisha Wallace
Bobby Van		Bobby King Robert Stein		Late singer who appeared on several 70's variety shows.		show
Bobby Vee		Robert Thomas Velline		Teen idol from the 60's many gold records..like take good care of my baby ,rubber ball .come back when you grow up,run to him,charms,punish her		Rick Rossi
Bobby Vee		Robert Thomas Velline				oldtimer
Bobby Vinton		Stanley Robert Vinton				lonely
Bojangles Robinson		Luther Robinson		Also known as Bill Robinson.		dance
Bola		Darrell Fitton		Mancunian electronikist.		Bobo
Bomb Da Bass		Tim Simenon				Bobo
Bon Jovi		John Francis Bongiovi Jr.				Bill Tong
Bon Scott		Ronald Belford Scott		Originally from Scotland, the late (and great) vocalist from AC/DC was nicnamed Ronald the Bonny Scott. This was further recuced to 'Bon' Scott and the name stuck from then on.		Trashman
Bon Scott		Ronald Belford Scott		AC/DC's famous singer who died on feb. 19th 1980.		Jeppe Moritz Hansen
Bone Thugs		Anthony Henderson Stanley V. Howse				Bizzysboo
Bone Thugz-N-Harmony		Steve Howse Brian McCane Charles Shruggs Anthony H		I couldnt finish Krazie Bonez last name, so i couldnt fit in Flesh-N-Bone either.		Latina Thug
Bonehead		Paul Arthurs		Guitarist for Oasis.		backup
Boney James		James Oppenheim		Jazz saxophonist; frequently collaborates with trumpeter Rick Braun.		Martha Irvin
Bonnie Guitar		Bonnie Buchingham		She was under a "Dark Moon" in the 50s.		sherock
Bonnie Lou		Sally Carson		Her only hit was "Daddy-O".		sherock
Bonnie Sheridan		Bonnie Bramlett		Used the "Sheridan" moniker for acting after she divorced Delaney Bramlett and remarried.		folk
Bonnie Tyler		Gaynor Hopkins				Bobo
Bono		Paul David Hewson		Bono attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, a multi denominational school in Clontarf. During his childhood and adolescence, Bono and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton Village". This group of friends began performing in public places, such as buses, to provoke people. Bono met one of his closest friends Guggi in Lypton Village. The gang had a ritual of nickname-giving. Bono had several names: first, he was "Steinvic von Huyseman", then just "Huyseman", then "Houseman", then "Bon Murray", "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono". "Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice." It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend Gavin Friday, after a hearing aid shop they regularly passed in Dublin's Talbot Street because he sang so loudly he seemed to be singing for the deaf. Initially, Bono disliked the name. However, when he learned it loosely translated to "good voice", he accepted it. Hewson has been known as "Bono" since the late seventies. Although he uses Bono as his stage name, close family and friends also refer to him as Bono, including his wife and fellow band members		Meehan
Bono		Paul Hewson		The name 'Bono' came from a hearing aid shop called Bonavox. Bono was originally called Bono Vox, until the name was shortene to Bono. Bono Vox also means "good voice" in Latin.		CRA-Z-4-U2
Bono		Paul David Hewson		It was a childhood nickname taken from a hearing aid company - Bono vox. Over the years it eventually changed to its current form. Other childhood friends have pseudonym - for example Gavin Friday.		vene
Bono		Paul David Hewson		Paul as a young lad in Dublin had a group of friends who shared similar interests in art and music. This group called themselves 'The Village'. Membership of the village meant you got a nick-name given to you by the other members. Among them were Paul's best friend Gavin Friday who gave Paul the Name 'Bono Vox' (latin for 'good voice') and Dik Evans (who formed a band called the Virgin Prunes). When Dik's brother Dave joined Bono's band, Bono made him an honourary member of The Village and gave him a nickname. According to Bono he had his elbows, his chin and his guitar and the sound of his playing was somewhere in between something and nothing. So he named him 'The Edge'... The rest is history.		Brit Pop
Booker T.		Booker T. Jones		Founder of Booker T. and The M.G.'s.		oldie
Boom Bass		Hubert Blanc-Francart				Bobo
Bootleg		Ira Dorsey				Bobo
Boots		Raymond Riley				Bobo
Boots Randolph		Homer Louis Randolph, III		Country saxaphonist and composer.		oldcountry
Bootsy/Bootzilla		William Collins		Founder of Bootsy's Rubber Band. Was also with Parliament and Funkadelic.		soul ii
Bounty Killer		Rodney Price				Bobo
Bourgeois Tagg		Brent Bourgeois/Eric Tagg				duo
Bourgeois-Tagg		Brent Bourgeois And Larry Tagg		Previous entry was incorrect. It was Larry and not his brother Eric.		eric
Bow Wow		Shad Moss		Snoop Dogg gave him this name after discovering him.		Nikki from 212
Bow Wow		Shad Gregory Moss		He got his name from Snoop Dogg when at one of his concerts at the age of 5		Dejanee
Bow Wow		Shad Moss		bow wow started rapping at the age of six under the name kid gangsta later in life when he started rapping with Snoop Dogg snoop started calling Shad Moss lil' Bow wow and when he turned 16 he figured he was growing up so he took the lil' off now he just goes by Bow Wow		Lil One
Bow Wow		Shad Gregory Moss		Formerly called Li'l Bow Wow.		Miz_Bootylicious
Bow Wow		Shad Gregorie Moss				lisha AKA Baby Girl#1
Bowser		Jon Baumann		Deep-voiced singer with Sha-Na-Na.		greaser
Boxcar Willie		Lecil Martin				legend
Boy George		George Alan O'Dowd				inthe80s.com
Boyce & Hart		Tommy Boyce/Bobby Hart		Co-wrote hits for The Monkees and had a hit themselves with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight". Boyce committed suicide in 1994.		duo
Boz Scaggs		William Royce Scaggs				Lowdown
Boz Skaggs		William Royce Skaggs				Mike Hack
Brad Nowell		Bradley James Nowell		Late Singer/Guitarist for the band Sublime. Died in 1995 of a heroin overdose. R.I.P.		Jeska
Brain		Brian Mantas		The drummer for Primus, C2B3, The Frog Brigade, and some other bands.		Iggy The Magnificant Stoner
Brain		Michael Baur		A manager of MANIFOLD Rec. Also known as Michael da Brain, Code, and DJ Crack Together with D-NOISER (aka Loving Loop) produces the hardest acid trance trax out there. Keep 'em hard, Michael!		HelXluS
Bram Tchaikovsky		Peter Bramall		Later a group project of the same name.		Bobo
Brandy		Brandy Norwood				R&B
Brenda K. Starr		Brenda Kaplan				Sandi
Brenda Lee		Brenda Mae Tarpley				oldsongs
Brenda Russell		Brenda Gordon				soul
Brenda Starr		Brenda Hernandez				Brenda Hernandez
Brenton Wood		Alfred Smith		He had the hit "Gimme Little Sign" in 1967.		Candy Welty
Bret Michaels		Bret Michael Sychak				Sandi
Brewer & Shipley		Mike Brewer/Tom Shipley		Duo that went "One Toke Over the Line".		duo
Brian James		Brian Robertson		Ex-guitarist for The Damned.		rocknroll
Brian Jones		Lewis Brian Hopkin-Jones		Late guitarist for The Rolling Stones who O.D.ed in July, 1969.		stoned
Brian May		Brian Harold May		Harlold being the Queen guitarist's fathers name, who's death inspired the song "Who wants to live forever?" - written in the back of a taxi driving round London.		Jim Gardner
Brian McFadden		Bryan McFadden				Tarquin
Brian Superstar		Bryan Taylor		Guitarist for Scottish band 'The Pastels'		Bobo
Brit Brit		Britney Jean Spears		Brit Brit hates this nickname, but all her friends love calling her this just to see her reaction.		Sexy Government
Bronco Brother		Julian Andr預fenning		Famous solo-guitarplayer from Germany		Jack
Brook Benton		Benjamin Franklin Peay		Late R&B singer/songwriter whose biggest hits, spanning from the late 50s to early 70s, included "It's Just A Matter Of Time", "So Many Ways", "The Boll Weevil Song", "Hotel Happiness" and "Rainy Night In Georgia". Sang duets with the legendary Dinah Washington, including 1960's "Baby (You've Got What It Takes)".		Evan Heller
Brook Benton		Benjamin Franklin Peay				oldsongs
Brotha Lynch Hung		Kevin Mann				Bobo
The Brothers Johnson		George/Louis Johnson		R&B duo with hits "I Be Good To You" and "Strawberry Letter 23".		brothers
Brown Sound		Dave Baksh		he says its cos he came out of his mother brown, and he guess he makes sounds with his guitar. ha ha HA Sdik! Whats the deal with this 'ha.' ...???		ruthy
Bruce Bruce		Bruce Dickinson		The pseudonym used by Dickinson in the band Samson - in tribute to Monty Python's 'Bruces' sketch.		pickle*
Bruce Dickinson		Paul Bruce Dickinson		As a child, young Paul hated his "unusual" name so much that he made his family call him by his middle name, Bruce which stuck into adulthood and was the name that made him famous as Iron Maiden's 2nd vocalist.		Sandi
Bruno Radolini		Bruce Willis		Singing pseudonym for the actor born Walter Bruce Willis.		fake
BT/Kaistar		Brian Transeau				Bobo
Bubba Sparxxx		Warren Anderson Mathis				Mark Pippin
Buck Dharma		Donald Roeser		Blue Oyster Cult (Don't Fear The Reaper)		Paul
Buck Owens		Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr.		Longtime "Hee-Haw" co-host.		Ya'll
Buckethead		Brian Carroll		Also performed under his real name, but most famous for the name he used in Guns'N'Roses.		Bobo
Buckner & Garcia		Jerry Buckner/Gary Garcia		Duo who played games with our head, most notably "Pac-Man Fever".		duo
Buckwheat Zydeco		Stanley Dural		Contemporary zydeco's most popular performer, accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural was the natural successor to the throne vacated by the death of his mentor Clifton Chenier; infusing his propulsive party music with strains of rock and R&B music		Bobo
Bud & Travis		Bud Dashiel/Travis Edmonson		They had the hit "Ballad Of The Alamo" in 1960.		Candy Welty
Bud Flanagan		Chaim Reuben Weintraub		He took the name Flanagan from an officer in the army he hated. Sang 'Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr. Hitler' on the titles for 'Dad's Army'.		pickle*
Buddah Monk		Ellery Chambers		Buddah Monk is from Wu-Tang's 'Brooklyn Zu'		bob
Buddy Clark		Samuel Goldberg		Boston-bred big band crooner of the '40s. Best known for hits with Doris Day ("Love Somebody") and Dinah Shore ("Baby It's Cold Outside"); also had original hit version of "Linda" (later by Jan and Dean). Died in L.A. plane crash, 1949. Budding Crosby/Como-level star.		jonaco
Buddy DeFranco		Boniface Ferdinand Leonardo DeFranco				band
Buddy Ebsen		Christian Rudolf Ebsen, Jr.				Country
Buddy Greco		Armando Greco				bud
Buddy Guy		George Guy				blues
Buddy Holly		Charles Hardin Holly				lorraine
Buddy Holly		Charles Hardin Holley		He dropped the "e" from his surname.		Greg G.
Buddy Rich		Bernard Rich				jazz
Budgie		Steve Williams				Bobo
Buff The Human Beat Box		Darrin Robinson		1/3 of The Fat Boys who died on December 1995.		phat
Buffy Saint-Marie		Dr. Maria Starblanket		This is her Native-American name according to walshnet.com.		song
Buffy Saint-Marie		Beverly Saint-Marie		Native-American singer and songwriter.		native
Bugsy Seigel		Benjamin Seigelbaum		Gangster and founder of Las Vegas gambling community		anonymous
Buju Banton		Mark Myrie, Jr.		This reggae guy changed his name to Buju Banton because they called his "Buju" in school' cause he was fat (that mean fatty in Jamaica), and because Pato Banton was his favorite singer as a kid.		me
Bukka White		Booker T. Washington White				Jazz
Bull Moose Jackson		Benjamin Jackson		He had the hit "I Love You Yes I Do" in 1961.		Candy Welty
Bumblebee Slim		Amos Easton				Bobo
Bun E. Carlos		Brad Carlson		Member of Cheap Trick		Bobo
Bunker Hill		David Walker		Former pro boxer/gospel singer from Baltimore. Used this patriotic moniker on "Hide and Go Seek", a wacky Gary U.S. Bonds- style party rocker that hit the charts in '61.		jonaco
Bunny Sigler		Walter Sigler		He had five hits, 1967-78.		Candy Welty
Bunny Wailer		Neville O'Riley Livingston		Of Bob Marley and The Wailers.		rasta
Burl Ives		Burle Icle Ivanhoe				jolly
Burzum		Varg Vikernes		One-man band from Norway.		Kierkegaard
Burzum		Varg Christian Vikernes		Boy, what a joke that this neo-pagan , national socialist anti-christian (and anti-semitic) black metal "icon" actually has "Christian" for a middle name! Ha!		pete
Busby Berkeley		William Berkeley Enos				dance
Busta Rhymes		Trevor Smith				Hakim
Buster Bloodvessel		Douglas Trendle		lead singer of bad manners 80s ska band		simon sparrow
Buster Bloodvessel		Doug Trendle		Buster Bloodvessel was also the name of Ivor Cutler's character in the Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour' movie.		pickle*
Buster Bloodvessel		Douglas Trendle		Heavyweight frontman of 80`s ska band Bad Manners		DREW
Buster Poindexter		David Johansen				jazzy
Butch Trucks		Claude Hudson Trucks, Jr.		Drummer for The Allman Brothers Band.		yonder
Butch Vig		Bryan Vigerson				Jess
Butch Walker		Bradley Glenn Walker III		He was the guitarist for the short-lived hair band, Southgang, and the front man of the Marvelous 3, now doing solo work.		rayne
Butch Walker		Bradley Walker		Former guitarist/lead singer of The Marvelous 3 and guitarist of early 90's rock band Southgang, he shares his real name with at least one male family member, his grandfather.		Rayne
Butterfly		Ishmael Taylor		1/3 of Digable Planets		Bobo
Butterfly Boucher		Butterfly Giselle Grace Boucher				Lori Blonde
Buzz Cason		James E. Carson		Unknown country star of the 70's		Bobo
Buzz Clifford		Reese Francis Clifford, III		Had one 60s hit with "Baby Sittin' Boogie".		old

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