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.
Pseudonym | Original Name | Description | Submitted by: | |||
D Style | Darryl White | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
D Styles | Dave Cuasito | Bobo | ||||
D Zire [1] | Darren Zire | Yes, honestly. Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
D Zire [2] | Dee Barnes | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
D'Angelo | Michael D'Angelo Archer | Kailu | ||||
D'Angelo | Michael Archer | soul ii | ||||
D'Arcy | Darcy Wretzky-Brown | Original bassist of the Smashing Pumpkins. In her late teens went to Europe to study music and ended up getting the idea to use the British style of her first name (ie Mr D'Arcy from Sense and Sensability) Hyphenated her last name after getting married to Kerry Brown of the band Catherine in the mid 90's. | Wendolyn | |||
D'Arcy | D'Arcy Wretzky | Former guitarist of Smashing Pumpkins. | rocker | |||
D-Nasty | Daryl W. Monroe | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
D-Nice | Derrick Jones | Bobo | ||||
D-Square | Dwayne Sumal | Of Boogie Down Productions. Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
D-Styles | Dave Cuasito | Description: Skratch Musician, former member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz | Jazz | |||
D.J. Bonebrake | Don Bonebrake | Drummer for the punk band X. | punker | |||
D.M.C. | Darryl McDaniels | D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C. | inthe80s.com | |||
Da Brat | Shawntae Harris | funky | ||||
Da Hool | Frank Tomiczek | Bobo | ||||
Dad | John Lennon | Used on the track Ya Ya. John playing with his son. That's why he's called Dad! Julian Lennon plays drums! | Noah McKelvie | |||
Daddy Dewdrop | Dick Monda | Don't ya' jes' love his hit "Chick -A-Boom"? | old | |||
Daddy G | Grant Marshall | 1/3 of Massive Attack | Bobo | |||
Daddy G | Gene Barge | Classic honkin' sax player from the '50s and '60s. Heard on "Quarter To Three", "School Is Out" and all of Gary U.S. Bonds' other bar-band hits. Also played on many great Atlantic and Chess sides. Daddy G's biggest hometown fan in Hampton Roads? Clarence Clemons! | jonaco | |||
Daddy Longlegs | Daniel Carey | Drummer of Green Jelly. | Mickey D. | |||
Daddy Mac | Chris Harrison Olsen Smith | rap | ||||
Daddy Mack | Chris Smith | Bobo | ||||
Daddy Yankee | Raymond Ayala | Baby Boo | ||||
Daddy-O | Glenn Bolton | Bobo | ||||
Daisy Aertbelien | Sarah Bettens | There is a Belgian band called Clement Peerens Explosition and everyone has a character with an accompanying name. Sarah did a song with them, "Beats of Love", back in 1995. Her character's back story was that she was the member of another member. And her character's name was Daisy Aertbelien. As far as I know, she has not made another appearance. But Sarah and another member of CPeX, Bart Peeters, are judges together on the Belgian show, The Best Singer-Songwriter of Flanders (DBSSVV). | Rad | |||
Daisy Berkowitz | Scott Mitchell Putesky | Daisy Berkowitz was Marilyn Mansons first guitarist and the name comes from Daisy Duke and a serial killer. | Ewalt | |||
Daisy Berkowitz | Scott Putesky | Old member of Marilyn Manson | asreal sanchez | |||
Daisy Dee | Daisy Rollocks | Daisy Dee was part of the snap group technotronic. | RADO | |||
Dale & Grace | Dale Houston/Grace Broussard | Their hit was "I'm Leavin' It (All) Up To You". | duet | |||
Dale Cooke | Sam Cooke | His first secular song, "Loveable," was recorded under this pseudonym in an attempt not to alienate his gospel following. | Larry Hallock | |||
Dale Evans | Frances Octavia Smith | Wife and partner of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. | cowgirl | |||
Dale Hawkins | Delmar Allen Hawkins | Underrated singer-guitarist. | obscure | |||
Dallas Austin | Jody Gerson | Spoonfish | ||||
Damita Jo | Damita Jo DuBlanc | She had four hits, 1960-66. | Candy Welty | |||
Dan Abnormal | Damon Albarn | It;s an anagram for his own name, wich he used in one of his Blur songs on The Great Escape. | Esje | |||
Dan Hartman | Daniel Earl Hartman | mads | ||||
Dan Hill | Daniel Hill, Jr. | His only hit was "Sometimes When We Touch". | ideal | |||
Dana Amos | Dana Amos | she is a talented singer and actress | louise | |||
Dana International | Sharon Cohen | Lefty Lucy | ||||
Dana Strum | Dana Strumwasser | Bassist for much-maligned early 90's pop metallers Slaughter | Chandra | |||
Dangerous Dame | Damon Williams | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Dani Filth | Daniel Davey | Princess whatever ur name was, there not even funny, his name is not whatever u siad it was! | Samm | |||
Dani Filth | Daniel Davey | Cradle Of Filth frontman. I've been told that Daniel was legally changed to Dani, although I don't think the surname was legally changed. I've also heard that the reason for the change of name was that Dani means "Bereft Of God" in Hebrew, whereas Daniel means "Judgement Of God/God is my Judge" and he thought "Bereft Of God" suited him better. | Tam | |||
Dani Filth | Daniel Wellington Choad | I know what you're thinking! | princess_of_evil | |||
Dani Filth | Dani Davey | Lead singer of British black-metal band Cradle of Filth | metalgirl162002 | |||
Daniel Boone | Peter Lee Stirling | Had a "Beautiful Sunday" in 1972. | brit | |||
Daniel Lioneye | Mikko Vijami Lindstrom | The guitarist from Finnish metal band H.I.M. His name was made up by the other band members while they were supposed to be rehersing, but weren't and it stuck. | Frances | |||
Danielle Dax | Danielle Gardener | Ken Drum | ||||
Dannii Minogue | Danielle Jane Minogue | mads. | ||||
Danny Boy | Daniel O'Connor | Formerly of House of Pain. | rap | |||
Danny Hutton | Daniel Anthony Hutton | Ex-lead singer with Three Dog Night. | oldschool | |||
Danny Kaye | David Daniel Kominsky | older | ||||
Dante | Dante Drowtry | As frontman for Dante and the Evergreens, he redid the Hollywood Argyles song "Alley-Oop". | old rock | |||
Daria Blue | Gwen Stefani | Gwen has said that she used to use this as a pseudonym when she checked into hotels. | Bryan Hartshorn | |||
Dark Mode | Doddsy | Dark Mode is also Doddsy, the infamous producer from Newcastle. His music is deep, dark, twisted & full of emotion. His track, "Behind The Curtain" is on the comp album, "The House of Wax". | Frankie | |||
DarkBoy | Imani Wilcox | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
DarkMan | Brian Michell | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Darlene Love | Darlene Wright | blues | ||||
Darrell Banks | Darrell Eubanks | A great one-hit '60s soul singer ("Open The Door To Your Heart") in the David Ruffin/Otis Redding style. Signed to Stax/Volt after Otis died. Tragically murdered a year later in Detroit. Darrell was only 31. A true lost soul artist. | jonaco | |||
Darude | Ville Virtanen | Comes from "Da Rude," which in turn comes from "The Rude" a nickname Virtanen obtained from his tendency to play Leila K's "Rude Boy" at DJ sets. | Dan | |||
DarXtar | Soren Martensson | Soren "Darklord" Martensson began recording as Darxtar in 1989, in a relatively novel concept at the time, known as Space Rock. | Bobo | |||
Daryl Hall | Daryl Franklin Hohl | Mike Hack | ||||
Dat Nigga Daz | Delmar Arnaud | Also performed as Daz Dillinger | Bobo | |||
Dave Angel | David Gooden | Bobo | ||||
Dave Brown Sound | Dave Baksh | His pseudonym for Sum 41's first album, "Half hour of power" was Hot Chocolate, then he changed it to Brownsound. Listen to "It's what we're all about" (there are two versions). It says it there, ha. | Sdik | |||
Dave Brownsound | Dave Baksh | Lead guitarist in sum 41. His first nickname was Hot Chocolat And the actual reason they called him these names was because of the color of his skin (brown) | Daniel | |||
Dave Brownsound | Dave Baksh | his name is dave he came out of his mom and was brown and made a lot of sound | sum budy | |||
Dave Grohl | David Eric Grohl | Singer of Foo Fighters, formerly the drummer of Nirvana. | Beryun | |||
Dave Stark | Josh Robertson | Of the Stivs | danger | |||
Dave Vanian | David Letts | Lead singer for The Damned. | punk | |||
Davey Havok | David Anthony Marchand | Davey was born David Anthony Passaro. His father died when he was 3, and when his mother (Penny) remarried Paul Marchand three years later, Davey took on his last name. | Causticrewind | |||
Davey Havok | David Passaro | Mortimus | ||||
Davey Havok | David Marchand | He changed his name for reasons unknown. Ask him why & just maybe he'll tell you | person | |||
Davey Havok | David Anthony Marchand | Beryun | ||||
Davey Havok | David Marchand | I don't know why he changed it. AFI's Singer! | Acidpickle 3 AFI and The Offspring | |||
Davey Havok | David Marchand | Nina Hoffmann | ||||
Davey Havok | David Marchand | Frontman for AFI. | Hi | |||
Davey Havok | David Marchand | Singer of AFI. | anonymous | |||
Davey Havok | Davey Marchand | Carl Rectburg | ||||
David & David | David Baerwald/David Ricketts | Their hit was "Boomtown". | duo | |||
David & Jonathan | Roger Greenaway/Roger Cook | Redid the Beatles' "Michelle". | duo | |||
David Bowie | David Robert Jones | inthe80s.com | ||||
David Bowie | David Jones | Davey Joney (Monkeys) came out the same time David Jones got his start and a few lawsuits later, David Jones was forced to change his name. David Jones changed his name to David Bowie after a knife he had in his back pocket. | Phillip Ewing | |||
David Bowie | David Jones | When he started in England, "David Jones" had already become associated with the Monkee of the same name, so he had to choose a different stage name. | lil kj | |||
David Bowie | David Jones | Yes, Mr. Jones changed it so he wouldn't get confuesed with the Monkee. But, someone for got to tell him that in America the name is pronounced "boo-we", long "o" Incidentally, David has a brother who has spent most of his life in an insane asylum; some say he's the inspiration for David's haunting "The Bewley Brothers" song. | Cesare | |||
David Bowie | David Jones | Changed so he wouldn't be confused with the monkey yes. But interestingly enough got the name by selecting the letter B for a last name (a tribute to the Beatles). From there he decided that his last name should be the name of a knife after Mick JAGGAR (which is also a knife). He then found that there was a knife refered to as a BOWIE knife, and his name then became David Bowie | not important | |||
David Bowie | David Jones | Sceptre30 | ||||
David Bowie | David Jones | Bowie had to change his name because there already existed a popstar called David Jones - Davy of the Monkees! | Yvonne | |||
David Bryan | David Rashbaum | Keyboardist for Bon Jovi. | backup | |||
David Bryan | David Bryan Rashbaum | Bon Jovi Keyboard and piano player dropped his last name and stuck with his first and middle names | Branny | |||
David Bryan | David Rashbaum | Bon Jovi pianist/keyboardist | Umar Wali | |||
David Carroll | Nook Schrier | He had six hits, 1955-62. | Candy Welty | |||
David Crosby | David Van Cortland | oldrock | ||||
David Desrosiers | David Phillippe Desrosiers | Bassist for previous band Reset (after replacing Pierre Bouvier), but now bassist in Simple Plan. Plays guitars, drums, bass, and sings. | Alex | |||
David Desrosiers | Taylor Nation | david is the hott backup singer and bassist of the band simple plan i love simple plan!!! | taylor nation | |||
David Essex | David Albert Cook | rockon | ||||
David Hill (also David Dante) | David Hess | Singer/actor who recorded many demos for Elvis under the "David Hill" name. Wrote "I Got Stung" and "Speedy Gonzales". Later starred in, co-wrote and scored cultish B-movie chiller "Last House On The Left". | jonaco | |||
David J. | David Haskins | Bobo | ||||
David Ruffin | Eli David Ruffin | Late singer for The Temptations. | soul | |||
David Seville | Ross Bagdasarian | Best known as the guy who brought you the Chipmunks. | crazydon | |||
David Soul | David Richard Solberg | Singer/actor who told us not to give up on him in the 70s. | t.v. | |||
David Sylvian | David Batt | broadway | ||||
David Was | David Weiss | 1/4 of Was Not Was | Bobo | |||
Dayz | Michael Ghaffari | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Daz Dillinger | Delmar Arnaud | Bobo | ||||
Daze | Tyree Lopes | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Dazzy Dee | Lidell Williams | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
DBC | Marvin Nemley | Bobo | ||||
Deacon John | John Deacon | On the first Queen album "Queen", they thought the name of bassist John Deacon didn't sound cool enough so they made it Deacon John. He didn't like it and insisted he be credited correctly on future albums. | Jack | |||
Dead | Per Yngve Ohlin | Dead was the vocalist for the Norwegian black metal band, Mayhem. The band's guitarist, Euronymous, discovered Dead's deceased body, from an apparent suicide, and took a photo of the scene to use as an album cover for their bootleg, Dawn Of The Black Hearts. It is believed musicians in Mayhem have eaten parts of Dead's brain and made necklaces out of some of his skull fragments while sending other pieces to "worthy" bands by mail. | Kyle | |||
deadmau5 | Joel Zimmerman | Canadian DJ/producer known for wearing a cartoonish mouse helmet onstage | Nat | |||
Dean Martin | Dino Paul Crochetti | olds | ||||
Dean Ween | Michael Melchiondo | The duo wanted to share the same surname "Ween", they also came up with new first names to go along with it. | JRSheen | |||
Deanna Durbin | Edna Mae Durbin | oldtime | ||||
Death Cube K | Brian Carroll | Also releases albums under the name Buckethead which is an anagram for Death Cube K. He usually focuses on dark and eerie sound effects rather than his god-like guitar solos. | Ryan Galloway | |||
Debbie Gibson | Deborah Gibson | She was "Debbie" in the 80s, but is using "Deborah" for her comeback. | pop | |||
Debbie Reynolds | Marie Frances Reynolds | old days | ||||
Debby Boone | Deborah Anne Boone | oldsong | ||||
Deborah Allen | Deborah Lynn Thurmond | Not to be confused with choreographer Debbie Allen. | Country Yank | |||
DEE | Aaron Tyler | David Davis | ||||
Dee Clark | Delecta Clark | Late R&B vocalist best known for 1961 Top Ten hit "Raindrops". | Evan L. Heller | |||
Dee D. Jackson | Deirdre Elaine Cozier | British singer who had a hit with the electronic disco song "Automatic Lover" in 1978. | Dylan Baranski | |||
Dee Dee Ramone | Douglas Glen Colvin | He was one of the most influential punk rock bassists of all time, plus an extremely decicated and emotionally rich person!!!!!!!! | JACK E: CHICAGO | |||
Dee Dee Ramone | Douglas Colvin | Bobo | ||||
Dee Dee Ramone | Douglas Colvin | A badass punk bassist. | M | |||
Dee Dee Sharp | Dione LaRue | Pop/R&B vocalist of the early and mid 60s who scored five top ten hits, including "Mashed Potato Time" and the Chubby Checker duet "Slow Twistin'" | Evan L. Heller | |||
Dee Plakas | Demetra Plakas | Drummer for L7. | hardrock | |||
Dee Snider | Daniel Snider | Sandi | ||||
DeeDee Ramone | Douglas Colvin | Bassist for the 'Ramones' | Bobo | |||
Deep C | Chris Clark | Bobo | ||||
Def Jef | Jeffrey Forsten | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Def Jef | Jeffrey Forston | Bobo | ||||
Del Shannon | Charles Westover | Del's most remembered song is most likely "Runaway" but he did have at least 10 others, not counting his early 80's album (which was sadly unnoticed, due to limited air-play. | A Mazzara | |||
Del Shannon | Charles Westover | Bobo | ||||
Delilah | Delilah Rene Luke | Host of syndicated talk-music radio show "Delilah After Dark". | song | |||
Delite | Martin Wright | Bobo | ||||
Della Reese | Dellareese Taliaferro | t.v. | ||||
Demon D | Darren | Bobo | ||||
Demon D | Darren Chamberlain | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Deniece Williams | Deniece Chandler | Late 70s/80s soul vocalist/songwriter who scored number one hits with "Let's Hear It For The Boy" and the Johnny Mathis duet "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late". Once a backup singer for Stevie Wonder. | Evan L. Heller | |||
Denise LaSalle | Denise Craig | Her hit was "Trapped By a Thing Called Love". | soul | |||
Dennis Day | Eugene McNulty | oldtimer | ||||
Dennis Morgan | Stanley Morner | older | ||||
Denny Laine | Brian Hines | Founding member of The Moody Blues. | oldrock | |||
Deodato | Eumire Almeida | Brazilian-born keyboardist who recorded the jazzy version of Richard Strauss' "Also Sprach Zarathustra", also known as the theme to "2001:A Space Odyssey". | electronic | |||
Derek | Eric Patrick Clapp (Eric Clapton) | His hit "Layla" was written as a love ballad to George Harrison's wife. To avoid any confrontation with George, Eric changed his band name for this song to Derek & The Dominoes | RexTyler | |||
Derek | Johnny Cymbal | The "Mr. Bass Man" man who had another one-hit wonder as "Derek" in "Cinnamon". | one | |||
Dero Goi | Stephan Musiol | Lead singer/drummer of OOMPH! from 1989 to 2021. | Jay | |||
Des'Ree | Des'Ree Weeks | UK Artist famous for "You Gotta Be" in 1994 | Ren | |||
Desi Arnaz | Desiderio Alberto Amez y de Acha, III | Cuban-born singer and bongo player who loved (and married) Lucy (Lucille Ball). | Cuban | |||
Desi Arnaz | Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III | This is the full Spanish name of the Cuban singer, who was married to Lucille Ball until 1960 and starred on I Love Lucy in the 1950's. | Sir Alan George Palgut I | |||
Desmond Dekker | Desmond Dacres | Founding member of Desmond Dekker and The Aces, best known for "Israelites". | rasta | |||
Destro | Dante Barton | Info from rapdict.org | Bobo | |||
Detroit Escalator Co. | Neil Ollevierra | Bobo | ||||
Dexter | Bryan Holland | Frontman of The Offspring. He got his name for being so smart and having a PhD in Molecular Biology. | Jacque | |||
Dexter Holland | Bryan Keith Holland | Lead singer in The Offspring | Unnatural Disaster | |||
Dexter Holland | Brian Holland | Lead singer of the Offspring | Jackie | |||
Dexy | Kevin Rowland | The frontman for Dexy's Midnight Runners. | brit | |||
Diahann Carroll | Carol Diahann Johnson | t.v. | ||||
Diamond Darrell | Darrell Abbot | guitar player for PANTERA | James Marshall Gaddis | |||
Diana Ross | Diane Earle | Bobo | ||||
Diane Renay | Renee Diane Kushner | Barry G. Disbrow | ||||
Dick Clark | Richard Wagstaff Clark | Long time host of "American Bandstand". | J.C. | |||
Dick Dale | Richard Monsour | Lead the 60's surf band The Del-Tones | guitar | |||
Dick Dickson with Jay Randell and his Orchestra | Dick Dixon | Singer who also doubled on vocal and guitar with Irving Aaronson and his Commanders. | Carole of the curves, or Lombard of the legs? | |||
Dick Haymes | Richard Benjamin Haymes | old | ||||
Dick Powell | Richard Ewing Powell | old | ||||
Dick Roman | Ricardo De Giacomo | He had a hit with a vocal version of "Theme From A Summer Place" in 1962. | Candy Welty | |||
Dickie Betts | Richard Betts | Ex-member of The Allman Brothers Band. | ya'll | |||
Diddy | Sean Combs | First it was the Combs name, then it was Puff Daddy, then P. Diddy, now Diddy! Please tell him to stop it! | Jay Mann | |||
Dido | Dido Florian Cloud de Bournville Armstrong | Nix | ||||
Dido | Dido Armstrong | newsongs | ||||
Die | Daisuke Andou | Guitarist for Japanese rock band Dir En Grey. | Lee | |||
Dieselboy | Damien Higgins | So called because his music is as powerful as a Diesel engine, not because he wears Diesel jeans! | Tim Horrigan | |||
Dig Wayne | Timothy Wayne Ball | Singer with Jo Boxers. | rock | |||
Dillinja | Karl Francis | Has recorded on the famous Metalheads label, along with thousands of other unknown artists. | Bobo | |||
Dimebag Darrell | Darrell Abbott | First known as Diamond Darrell changed to Dimebag Darrell | theToof | |||
Dimebag Darrell | Darrell Abbott | His drug dealer called him "Dimebag" because of a time when a dimebag was all he could afford to buy at a time. | Richelle | |||
Dimebag Darrell | Darrell Abbott | guitar player for PANTERA after 1993 | James Marshall Gaddis | |||
Dinah Shore | Frances Rose Shore | old | ||||
Dinah Washington | Ruth Lee Jones | smooth | ||||
Dino | Dean Esposito | Dean Esposito, stage-name Dino, is not the same person as Dean Paul Martin, the late actor and Dean Martin's son. | Sigrid Wright | |||
Dino | Dean Paul Martin | 60's Rock group Dino Desi & Billy | Cari | |||
Dino | Dino Esposito | 80's singer of "I Like It" and "Romeo". | pop | |||
Dino | Dino Kartsonakis | Not to be confused with the secular pop singer, Dino has been playing piano for Christ. | Christian | |||
Dion | Dion DiMucci | oldtimer | ||||
Dionne Warwick | Marie Dionne Warwick | Briefly added a weird-looking "e" after her last name. | blaque | |||
Dips*** G | Gary Tinton | Bitch | ||||
Dirk Lance | Alex Katunich | bassist for Incubus | kATiA | |||
Disco D | Dave Shayman | Bobo | ||||
Disco Tex | Joseph Montanez, Jr. | Frontman for Disco Tex and The Sex-O-Lettes. | disco | |||
Dizzee Rascal | Dylan Kwabena Mills | Yvette Bristle | ||||
Dizzy Gillespie | John Birks Gillespie | Late trumpet player known for puffing his cheeks when blowing his horn. | jazz | |||
Dizzy Reed | Darren Reed | Keyboardist for Guns 'N' Roses. | rock | |||
DJ 1 Finger | Tim Taylor | Bobo | ||||
DJ A-Trak | Alain Malvokitch | Unit | ||||
DJ Battlekat | Kevin Gilliam | Bobo | ||||
DJ BMF | Greg Lentz | Bobo | ||||
DJ Bobo | René Baumann | The son of a Swiss mother and Italian father, this DJ quickly rose to become one of the really big names in the Swiss club scene | Bobo | |||
DJ Bone | Eric Dulan | Detroit Techno Electronic artist. | Bobo | |||
DJ Cam | Laurent Daumail | Bobo | ||||
DJ Casper | Willie Perry Jr. | Known for the song "Cha Cha Slide" | AJ | |||
DJ Eclipse | Joe Pecora | DJ/Remixer/Producer from Long Island, NY | Joe Pecora | |||
DJ Eclipse | Joe Pecora | DJ Eclipse | ||||
DJ Eclipse | Joseph Pecora | Joseh Pecora | ||||
DJ Eddie F | Edward Ferrell | Bobo | ||||
DJ Flesh 'N' Bone | Stanley Howse | Of Bone Thugs 'N' Harmony. | bone | |||
DJ Godfather | Brian Jeffries | Bobo | ||||
DJ Headliner | Timothy Barnwell | Of the rap band Arrested Development. | rap city | |||
DJ Hell | Helmut Josef Geier | Bobo | ||||
DJ Homicide | Craig Bullock | Scratches records for Sugar Ray. | Yo | |||
DJ Hurricane | Wendell Fite | Bobo | ||||
DJ Irv | Irv Gotti | Discovered Queens rapper Mic Geronimo | Bobo | |||
DJ Jazzy Jeff | Jeff Townes | Jeff Townes, aka DJ Jazzy Jeff, was the other 1/2 of the rap duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. | Celeste | |||
DJ Jazzy Jeff | Jeffery Townes | Hakim | ||||
DJ Keoki | Keoke Franconi | Bobo | ||||
DJ Khéops | Eric Mazel | Bobo | ||||
DJ Kool | John W. Bowman Jr. | Bobo | ||||
DJ Krush | Hideaki Ishii | Bobo | ||||
DJ Laflieshe | Laflesche Morin | Bobo | ||||
DJ Laz | Lazaro Mendez | Bobo | ||||
DJ Lethal | Leor DiMant | Formerly of House of Pain. | rap | |||
DJ Logic | Jason Kibler | Bobo | ||||
DJ Magic Mike | Michael Hampton | Bobo | ||||
DJ Mark the 45 King | Mark James | Producer DJ Mark "The 45 King" burst onto the rap scene during the late '80s with his bona fide breakbeat classic "The 900 Number." However, following successful productions for Queen Latifah and his own crew, the Flavor Unit, the 45 King's resistance to changing trends and hip-hop's own fleeting loyalty combined to ensure his eventual obscurity. Continually respected by the hip-hop underground, he remained a prolific producer throughout his career, lending his remixing and engineering skills to nearly 40 releases from 1987 to 2000. | Bobo | |||
DJ Marky | Marco Antônio Silva | Bobo | ||||
DJ Minute Mix | Jarrett Cordes | Bobo | ||||
DJ MRK LMS | Mark Holmes (Platinum Blonde) | Mark and his partner Bobbi Guy started a Virgin Moblie Mod Club in Toronto. | Celeste | |||
DJ Muggs | Lawrence Muggerud | Of Cypress Hill | Bobo | |||
DJ Olive | Gregor Asch | Bobo | ||||
DJ Otzi | Gerry Friedle | Famous for 2001 cover version hit "Hey Baby" | Bobo | |||
DJ Pac Bell | Bethany Grace Liston | Tabithina | ||||
DJ Patife | Wagner Borges Ribeiro de Souza | Bobo | ||||
DJ Pierre | Nathaniel Pierre Jones | Bobo | ||||
DJ Polo | Thomas Pough | Bobo | ||||
DJ Poska | Robert Latarlouse | Known for "What's The Flavour?" | Tecnix | |||
DJ Premier | Chris Martin | 1/2 of Gang Starr. | rap city | |||
DJ Q | Paul Flynn | Bobo | ||||
DJ Q-Ball | Harry Dean Jr. | DJ for Bloodhound Gang | Gamblor | |||
DJ Q-Bert | Richard Quitevis | Bobo | ||||
DJ Quik | David Blake | inthe80s.com | ||||
DJ Rap | Charissa Saverio | Bobo | ||||
DJ Sammy B | Samuel Burwell | Bobo | ||||
DJ Shadow | Josh Davis | Bobo | ||||
DJ Shufflemaster | Tatsuya Kanamori | Bobo | ||||
DJ Skribble | Scott Ialacci | DJ Skribble formed Young Black Teenagers in the early '90s with rappers Kamron, ATA, Firstborn and Tommy Never. | Bobo | |||
DJ Soul Slinger | Carlos Slinger | Bobo | ||||
DJ Souniq | Eric Sablan | Turntable artist | Hip Hop | |||
DJ Spooky | Paul D. Miller | Bobo | ||||
DJ Squeeky | Tom Skeemask | Bobo | ||||
DJ SS | Leroy Small | Bobo | ||||
DJ T-1000 | Alan D. Oldham | Bobo | ||||
DJ Thirteen, Markus Thirteen | None | Thirteen was the day Marcos de Matos was born. He?s a Drum and Bass Producer | Marcos De Matos | |||
Dj Titski | Stanislav Kroutitski | Stas | ||||
DJ Toefinger | Andy Toth | Half of Detroit Grand Pu Bahs | Bobo | |||
DJ Unique | Paul Howard | Of Basehead. | soul ii | |||
DJ Wally | Keef Destefano | Bobo | ||||
DJ Worldwise | David Barragan | DJ for The Basics, Funklab | Meka | |||
DJ Yella | Antoine Carraby | Bobo | ||||
dj.heatwave | Ahmed Sabbour | NUKE_KNIGHT | ||||
Django Reinhardt | Jean Baptiste Reinhardt | Bobo | ||||
DjBlarney | Kev Girvin | Drum and Bass Dj - Member of London's www.dnbstreet.co.uk agecny | dnbstreet.co.uk | |||
DMC | Darryl McDaniels | He is from run dmc the classic hip-hop group that started it all. | Matt | |||
DMX | Earl Simmons | Bobo | ||||
DMX | Earl Simmons | name | ||||
Dobie Gray | Leonard Victor Ainsworth | Soul singer whose hit was "Drift Away". | soul | |||
Doc Neeson | Bernard Neeson | Energetic, charismatic frontman for 'The Angels' [ Australian 'hard rock' band, late 70s/80s] | rusty | |||
Doc Powell | William Powell | Great Jazz Guitarist - worked as musical director for Luther Vandross- Hit albums include: "Don't Let The Smooth Jazz Fool You", "Life Changes", "97th and Columbus." | ME | |||
Doc Severinson | Carl Severinson | Former bandleader of "The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson". | old jazz | |||
Doc Watson | Arthel Lane Watson | Multiple Grammy winning master of traditional Southern Mountain music. | Uncle Ern | |||
Doddsy | David Dodds | An infamous electro & techno producer from Newcastle UK. | Dark Mode | |||
Dodie Stevens | Geraldine Ann Pasquale | t.v. | ||||
Dolly Party | Dolly Rebecca Parton | Yes, Dolly is her real name. | Country | |||
Don & Juan | Claude Johnson/Roland Trone | Asked the musical question "What's Your Name?" in 1962. | duo | |||
Don Abney | John Donald Abney | jazz | ||||
Don Azzaro | Roine Stolt | Roine Stolt of the Flower Kings used this name under production credits until recently - Azzaro comes from Assar, his middle name. | pickle* | |||
Don Carlos | Euvin Spencer | Bobo | ||||
Don Everly | Isaac Donald Everly | One of the Everly Brothers. | oldsongs | |||
Don Fardon | Don Maughn | Originally did "Indian Reservation" in 1968 before Paul Revere & the Raiders made it a hit 2 years later. | brit | |||
Don Robertson | Donald Irwin Robertson | The famous "Happy Whistler" of the 50s. | novelty | |||
Don Was | Don Fagenson | 1/4 of Was Not Was | Bobo | |||
Donald E Wahlberg Jr | Donald Edmund Wahlberg Jr | Celeste | ||||
Donald O'Connor | David Dixon O'Connor | older | ||||
Donna A. | Brett Anderson | Singer for The Donnas. | Chandra | |||
Donna C. | Torry Castellano | Drummer for The Donnas. | Chandra | |||
Donna F. | Maya Ford | Bassist for "The Donnas" | Chandra | |||
Donna F. | Maya Ford | Bassist for The Donnas. | Chandra | |||
Donna Fargo | Yvonne Vaughn | twang | ||||
Donna R. | Allison Robertson | Guitarist for the Donnas. | Chandra | |||
Donna Summer | La Donna Gaines | Cara Miles | ||||
Donnie Iris | Dominic Ierace | rocker | ||||
Donnie Wahlberg | Donald Edmund Wahlberg | Former member of New Kids On The Block and current actor. | boyband | |||
Donny Osmond | Donald Clark Osmond | old | ||||
Donovan | Donovan Leitch | His son is actor Donovan Leitch, Jr. and his daughter is actress Ione Skye. | groove | |||
Doodlebug | Craig Irving | 1/3 of Digable Planets | Bobo | |||
Doodles Weaver | Winstead Sheffield Glendening Dixon Weaver | Comedic singer who played for Spike Jones' band. | funny | |||
Dord | Jeffrey B. Jackson | Bobo | ||||
Dorian Doom | Adrian Diz | Lead singer and guitarist of FL/NY Psychedelic Industrial Deathrock band "Fade II Gray". | ignatius | |||
Doris Day | Doris Von Kappelhoff | Singer/actress who had her own 60s T.V. sitcom. | oldperson | |||
Doris Duke | Doris Curry | She had the hit "To The Other Woman (I'm The Other Woman)" in 1970. | Candy Welty | |||
Doris Kenner | Doris Coley | One of The Shirelles. | old | |||
Doris Troy | Doris Higginsen | jazz singer | ||||
Doro Pesch | Dorothee Pesch | Sandi | ||||
Dottie Danger | Belinda Carlisle | Dottie Danger was the name Belinda Carlisle called herself when she was briefly the drummer with the punk rock band The Germs in 1977 before The Go Go's were formed and she became their lead singer, and then Belinda also went on to a successful solo singing career after The Go Go's broke up. | Edward | |||
Dottie West | Dorothy Marie Marsh | Countryhick | ||||
Doug E. Fresh | Douglas Davis | Famous for doing the Beatbox with his mouth. | Hakim | |||
Doug Sahm | Douglas Wayne Sahm | Late country/jazz artist. | jazz | |||
Doug Stone | Douglas Brooks | Country | ||||
Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein | Paul Doyle Caiafa | The most underrated guitarist of all time. (Ex-)Guitarist for the Misfits. | Monica | |||
Doze | Darren Hayes | well, this is the name his mum used to use for him, so he might use it somewhere! ( short for bulldozer, as he used to knock things down all the time) | Lestadt's brat Princess | |||
Dr Demento | Barrett Hansen | Bobo | ||||
Dr Walker | Ingmar Koch | Matt | ||||
Dr. Dre | Andre Young | inthe80s.com | ||||
Dr. Dream | John Lennon | Recorded the piano for his song, "#9 Dream" under this pseudonym. | Tina | |||
Dr. Dream | John Lennon | Used on the number 9 hit track #9 Dream. | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dr. Feelgood | William Lee Perryman | Also known as "Piano Red". | blues | |||
Dr. Funkenstein | George Clinton | Funk king and Parliament founder. | funky | |||
Dr. Heathen Scum Wazda | Steve Broyle | Bass guitarist of The Mentors. | rob noxious | |||
Dr. Hook | Ray Sawyer | Led the band "Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show" in the 70s. | America | |||
Dr. John | Malcolm John Rebennack | New Orleans rhythm & blues singer, famous for his gravelly voice in his early 70's hit, "Right Place, Wrong Time" which he performed in a voodoo doctor costume. Also, is the singer from the old Popeyes Chicken commercial ("Love that chicken from Popeyes"). | Bill Tong | |||
Dr. Nner | Renn Hawkey | Deadsy's keyboardist. | Corruption Master | |||
Dr. Octagon | Keith Thornton | Bobo | ||||
Dr. Robert | Robert Howard | Singer with The Blow Monkeys. | brit | |||
Dr. Winston | John Lennon | Recorded the acoustic guitar for his song, "Beef Jerky" under this pseudonym. | Tina | |||
Dr. Winston And Booker Table And The Matire D's | John Lennon | Used on the B-side track Beef Jerky. | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dr. Winston O Boogie | John Lennon | Used on the album Mind Games | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dr. Winston O Ghurkin | John Lennon | Used on the track Going Down On Love. | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dr. Winston O Reggae | John Lennon | Used on the track Steel And Glass. | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dr. Winston O'Boogie | John Lennon | Used this name when he was playing with Elton John (Whatever Get's You Through the Night) era....see credits on Sir Elton's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | Rob | |||
Dr. WInston O'Boogie | John Winston Lennon | this was a psuedo that john used. usin his middle name "winston"(after winston church hill) which he hated | fishi | |||
Dr. Winston O'Ghurkin | John Lennon | John recorded the guitar part for his song, "Going Down On Love" under this pseudonym. | Tina | |||
Dr. Winston O'Reggae | John Lennon | Recorded the acoustic guitar for his song, Steel and Glass" under this pseudonym. | Tina | |||
Dr.Dre | Andre Young | CB | ||||
Draco Daemon | Micheal Jansen Daemon | He legally changed his first name to "Draco" to sound more like the emo-metal star he is. | Rachel | |||
Drake | Aubrey Drake Grahm | Drake is just his stage name. His real name is Aubrey Grahm who is the actor who played Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi TNG. | Celeste | |||
Drax | Thomas P. Heckman | Working under many labels and twice as many pseudonyms, Thomas P. Heckmann has kept true to traditional techno methods and resources. Heckmann was one of the first in his native land of Germany to explore a style of techno that is comparable with early tracks by various other artists on various labels | Bobo | |||
Drayz | Andre Weston | Of the rap duo, Das EFX. | u | |||
Drazier Zwei | John Weeks | Internet-based composer of avant-garde fantasy music. He has also sequenced MIDI music files of existing songs from video games, such as "Sonic The Hedgehog." | Olvan The Terrible | |||
Dre | Andre Benjamin | 1/2 of the rap duo Outkast. | yo | |||
Duane Allman | Howard Duane Allman | Late brother of Greg Allman and member of The Allman Brothers Band. | ya'll | |||
Dubfire | Ali Shirazinia | Half of Deep Dish | Bobo | |||
Duff | Karen Duffy | Former MTV veejay. | t.v. | |||
Duff McKagan | Michael Andrew McKagan | His parents called him duff when he was 2 years old, he lived in an irish neighbourhood and lots of kids where called michael, so they gave him the nickname duff. (that's irish too) | me | |||
Duff McKagan | Michael McKagan | Emma | ||||
Duke Ellington | Edward Kennedy Ellington | jukebox | ||||
Duke Erikson | Doug Erikson | Jess | ||||
Duke of Pannekoeken | Kasson Crooker | Member of Freezepop | emomarathon | |||
Duke Tumatoe | Bill Fioro | Formerly toured with REO Speedwagon. Later recorded a bunch of amusing tunes for The Bob and Tom Show. | rocky | |||
Dukes Of Stratosphear | XTC | XTC made two albums in psychedelic 60s style | MFP | |||
Dusty Hill | Joe Hill | One of the bearded members of ZZ Top. | rocknroll | |||
Dusty L'Amour | Rustie Lee | While moonlighting from the Rustie Lee Revue, Rustie made a series of recordings under the pseudonym `Dusty L'Amour'. These rarely heard `bedroom soul' tracks are a far cry from the raucous style of the Revue | Faloola Chong | |||
Dusty Springfield | Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien | Bobo | ||||
Dwarf McDougal | John Lennon | Used on the track Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out) | Noah McKelvie | |||
Dwarf McDougal | John Lennon | Recorded the acoustic guitar for his song, "Nobody Loves You When You're Down And Out" under this pseudonym. | Tina |
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