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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 S

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
S. Flavius Mercurius		Jimmy Page		The pseudonym was used for contractual reasons when Page played on Roy Harper's 'Stormcock' album.		pickle*
SA Martinez		Douglas Vincent Martinez		SA Martinez from 311!!		J-Ro
Saafir		Reggie Gibson		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Sadat X		Derrick Murphy				Bobo
Sade		Helen Folsade Adu				stone
Sadistica		Kymmee O'Donnell		Drummer/vocalist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Saffron		Samantha Sprakling		Lead singer for Republica.		newdance
Salman Gita		Sam Dodson				Bobo
Salt-N-Pepa		Cheryl James and Sandy Denton				inthe80s.com
Sam & Dave		Samuel David Moore/David Prater		Their biggest hit was "Soul Man".		duo
Sam Car		Sami Kaario		drummer of Mystery Crue		Punkgod
Sam Cooke		Sam Cook		Also known as Dale Cook.		oldsoul
Sam Phillips		Leslie Phillips		Recorded five Christian albums under her real name.		deep
Sam Sever		Sam Citrin		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Sam Sneed		Sam Anderson		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Sam The Sham		Domingo Samudio		Founder of Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs, whose hit was "Wooly Bully".		oldsongs
Sam Washboard		Robert Brown				blues
Samantha Sang		Cheryl Gray		"Emotion"-al one-hit wonder.		aussie
Samantha Sang		Samantha Sang		Actually, "Cheryl Gray" was a pseudonym used by Sang when she was 8 and performing with her parents.		correction
Samira Amanda Perez		Amanda Perez				NuGGaH
Sammi Smith		Jewel Fay Smith				Candy Welty
Sammy		Luke Wood/Jesse Hartman		New York based "lo-fi" duo.		duo
Sammy B		Samuel Burwell		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Sammy BoDean		Sammy Llanas		Co-founder of The BoDeans.		blue
Sammy Cahn		Samuel Cohen				oldtimer
Sammy Fain		Samuel Feinberg		Also known as Sammy Fein.		song
sammy kershaw		samuel cashat				norman k
Sammy Kershaw		Sammy Cashet				Country
Sammy Turner		Samuel Black		He had five hits, 1959-60.		Candy Welty
Sananda Maitreya		Terence Trent Howard		He is most famously known as Terence Trent D'Arby. And I have no idea (other than religion) why he changed his name again.		Reggie Pillbox
Sandi Patti		Sandi Patty		Why she just changed one letter? I don't know.		Christian
Sandi Patti		Sandi Patty		Her name was printed incorrectly on first album; she stuck with it until recently when she went back to maiden name "Patty"		Laney Mills
Sandi Thom		Alexandra Thom		Alexandra uses Sandi as her nickname because it is less of a mouthful to say. Also, Sandi is the name of her father.		A7X4LyF
Sandie Shaw		Sandra Goodrich				David Harrison-Jeil
Sandra		Sandra Ann Lauer		This Sandra is THE Sandra who also is in Enigma, she is also a famous pop singer in Europe, she had a big no.1 hit in 21 countries called "Maria Magdelena" in 1985. She was once the singer for a famous girl trio in the late 70's to early 80's called Arabesque.		Alana
Sandy Dean		Sandy Yaguda		Backup singer for Jay and the Americans		Barry Disbrow
Sandy Dean		Sandy Yaguda		An original back-up singer for Jay and the Americans		barry disbrow
Sandy Posey		Martha Sharp				name
Sandy Posey		Martha Sharp		According to MGM Records and biographical sources. Sandy Posey was not actually named Martha Sharp, the person who was given writing credit on Posey's first two records.		John Hock
Sandy Stewart		Sandra Galitz				obscure
Sanford/Townsend		Eddie Sanford/Johnny Townsend		Duo that witnessed "Smoke From a Distant Fire".		oldsong
Santoo Govi		Giovani Govi		this is what i have read was his name, today, i find he is called santoo, which is right?		moekrison@aol.com
Sara Beth		Sarah Bettens		She did 2 songs under this name: Hank William's "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry" and Ry Cooder's "Why Don't You Try Me" with Frankie Miller.		Rad
Sarah Connor		Sarah Levis		She's a german pop star.		Spooky
Sash		Sascha Lappessen				Bobo
Sasha		Alexander Coe				Bobo
Sassy C		Michelle Franklin		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Sauce Money		Todd Gaither		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Saukrates		Amani Wailoo		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Scam		Abram Escamilla		Scam is part of the Group Called Da Starderz.		Abram Escamilla
Scan 7		Lou Robinson				Bobo
Scarface		Bradley Jordan				Bobo
Scary Spice		Melanie Brown		The mixed race girl in Spice girls! Wit da curly hair and how is mad! ( acts crazy)		Miz_Bootylicious
Scatman Crothers		Benjamin Sherman Crothers		Jazz artist before his work in "Chico and The Man" and "The Shining".		jazz
Scatman John		John Larkin				mads.
Schoolly D		Jesse B. Weaver Jr.				Bobo
Scorn		Mick Harris		Also a group under the same name with Nicholas James Bullen.		Bobo
Scott LaRock		Scott Sterling				Bobo
Scott MacKenzie		Philip Blondheim				Bobo
Scott Phillips		Thomas Phillips		Though he hasn't literally changed his last name, he goes by his middle name, Scott instead his first name, Thomas. Interesting, eh?		Jordan
Scott Smith		Donald Scott Smith		Bassist for Loverboy.		backup
Scott Stapp		Anthony Scott Flippin		This was his birth name. He changed his last name to Stapp after his mother got remaried. He switched his first and middle names because his initials would have been A.S.S.		Jessica
Scott Stapp		Anthony Scott Stapp		The lead singer of creed originally had another last name before his mom remarried. He changed his name to Scott to avoid the initials A.S.S.		Matt
Scott Walker		Noel Scott Engel		Scott Walker wrote his solo material under his real name		Dr Jimatha o' Boogie
Scott Weiland		Scott Kent		Kent was his father's last name		STP fan
Screamin' Jay Hawkins		Jalacy Hawkins				blues
Screaming Lord Sutch		David Edward Sutch		With his band The Savages (and a coffin), he preceded Alice Cooper with a horror-themed stage show by at least a decade. Unsuccessfully stood for over 40 elections in Britain, representing The Monster Raving Loony Party! A genuine character!		deebee
Seal		Sealhenry Samuel				wave
Seal		Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel		Yes, that's his full name.		Mother Popcorn
Seal		Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel				britrock
Seals & Crofts		Jim Seals/Dash Crofts				oldtimer
Sean Paul		Sean Henriques		his middle name is paul		leon witton
Seb		Sebastien Lefebvre				dum dum
Seb		Sebastien Lefebvre		He doesn't have a middle name =(		Selina
Sebastian Bach		Sebastian Bierk		Former lead singer for Skid Row.		rocky
Selena		Selina Quintanilla Perez		Latin singer murdered in 1995.		ole
Sen Dog		Seyen Reyes		1/3 of Cypress Hill, born in Cuba		Bobo
Senator Bobby		James Voight		Also known as Chip Taylor, his version of the Troggs' "Wild Thing" went to #20 on Billboard in 1967. He is the brother of Oscar winning actor (and current nominee) Jon Voight.		rock
Sense		Frank Krostag Jr.				WilliBZ
September		Petra Marklund		Swedish pop-dance singer. Her birthday is in the month of September, hence her pseudonym.		Joe
Serge Gainsbourg		Lucien Ginzburg				Bobo
Seth Matheson		Seth Lokison		He always thought it sounded stupid, and the fact he changed it is an insult to his stepfather, Jake Lokison, who abused him as a child.		Emma
sex bom		Holly				Sharnie
Sexy Rexy		Sextraphocil Rextraphocil		Believe it or not, Sexy Rexy is an actor, small but still an actor!		memphis gersh raines
Shabba Ranks		Rexton Ralston Gordon				Hakim
Shaddoe Stevens		Terry Ingstad		Former disc jockey.		jock
Shaggy		Orville Richard Burrell				Bobo
Shaggy 2 dope		Joseph Utsler		Utsler is his last name teri!		4FuzZy2Faygo0
Shaggy 2 Dope		Joey Ulster		From Insane Clown Posse.		rapper
Shagrath		Stian Thoresen		Singer of Dimmu Borgir.		Beast
Shagrath		Stian Thoreson		he his the lead singer for dimmu borgir		md
Shakey Graves		Alejandro Rose-Garcia				soph
Shakin' Stevens		Michael Barratt				inthe80s.com
Shakira		Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll				latino
Shana		Shana Petrone		She had the hit "I Want You" in 1990.		Candy Welty
Shane West		Shannon Bruce Snaith		i dont know much, but he is in a band called jonny was.		Lynn
Shania Twain		Eilleen Regina Edwards		This is her birth name. She was adopted by Jerry Twain.		Country
Shania Twain		Eileen Twain		Eileen Twain changed her first name after the Nashville record company wanted her to change her last name. Shania is an ojibwe name meaning "I'm on my way."		Celeste
Shania Twain		Eileen Twain		Producers wanted to change her last name, but she wanted to keep it in rememberance of her father who had died, so she changed her first name from Eileen to Shania which means "on my way," or something to that matter, in an Indian language - her father was Native American.		Alyssa
Shania Twain		Eilleen Twain				New Country
Shania Twain		Irene Twain		Changed her name after she scored a recording contract. She insisted on keeping her father's last name. Shania is an Ojibwa name that means "I'm on my way."		Celeste
Shanice		Shanice Wilson				soul ii
Shannon		Marty Wilde		Used for 1969 hit "Abergavenny".		Smoky Joe
Shannon		Shannon Greene		One-hit wonder who told the band to "Let the Music Play".		disco
Shannon		shannia miller		She is Murphy lee's irlfriend and they are going to have a baby for the first time.		Shannia
Shannon (male)		Marty Wilde (male )		The Marty Wilde who recorded "Abergavenny" as Shannon is a male. His name does not belong next to the female Shannon, who recorded "Let The Music Play". Different performers.		Cleftonefan
Shantel		Stefan Hantel		As in S.Hantel.		Bobo
Sharam		Sh�ram Tayebi		Half of Deep Dish		Bobo
Shaun Morgan		Shawn Morgan Welgemoed		During an Interview with Shaun, he was asked how to pronounce Welgemoed. Someone has posted that it is pronounced Vel-ge-mo-de and that's wrong according to Shaun's own words below.. darkstar: How exactly do you pronounce Shaun’s real last name [Welgemoed, which he changed to Morgan because people had trouble pronouncing the former]? Shaun: Vel-heh-mut. It’s Dutch. It’s German and Dutch. The “g” - it’s kinda like you have to clear your throat, you know?		Teresa
Shaun Morgan		Shaun Welgemoed		(vel-ge-mo-de)		Shaun(really that's my name)
Shavo Odadjian		Shavarsh Odadjian		Bassist from System of a Down. Basically he just shortened it, but it sounds kinda cool		joe
Sheb Wooley		Shelby F. Wooley		Country music parodist also known as "Ben Colder".		oldcountry
Sheena Easton		Sheena Shirley Orr				inthe80s.com
Sheila B. Devotion		Annie Chancel		French singer who had a few disco hits in the late 70's, including "Spacer" from 1979.		Dylan Baranski
Sheila E.		Sheila Escovedo				inthe80s.com
Sheila MacCrae		Sheila Margot Stevens				old
Shelby Lynne		Shelby Lynn Moorer				Country
Shelley Fabares		Michelle Fabares		Her aunt was Nanette Fabray.		groove
Shep		Jim Shepherd		Recorded "Daddy's Home" with his band, The Limelites.		singer
Sherrie Austin		Sherrie Veronica Krenn		Up-and-coming country singer who was on the show "The Facts Of Life".		Countryboy
Shifty Shellshock		Seth Brooks Binzer				Ifer
Shifty Shellshock		Seth Binzer		Member of Crazy Town.		raprock
Shinizzle		Mike Shinoda		Shinizzle is the nickname of Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park.		Denise
Shinya		Shinya Terachi/Terauchi		Drummer from Japanese rock band Dir En Grey.		Lee
Shirley		Shirley Goodman		Her group, Shirley & Company, had only one hit, and that's a "Shame, Shame, Shame".		one hit
Shirley MacLaine		Shirley Beaty		Her brother is Warren Beatty.		movie
shirley manson		shirley ann manson				shiver
Shirley Owens		Shirley Alston		Lead singer for The Shirelles.		oldsoul
Shirley Strachan		Graeme Strachan		Late leadman of 70s Aussie favourites "Skyhooks"		rusty
Shizuo		David Hammer				Bobo
Shock-G (Humpty Hump)		Gregory E. Jacobs		Formed the rap group Digital Underground. "The Humpty Dance," which was rapped by Shock-G's alter ego Humpty Hump, climbed all the way to number 11 on the pop charts, peaking at number seven on the R&B charts.		JoC
Shooter Jennings		Waylon Albright Jennings		Son of "Outlaw" Waylon Jennings		Martha Hankins
Shortee		Shannon Burke		Although more a producer than a performer, she did release one album in late 1999		Bobo
ShortKut		Jonathan Cruz				Bobo
Shorty		Jerome Washington		Formerly with Da Lench Mob.		rapper
shorty long		emidio vagnoni		there were 2 shorty longs		norman k
Shorty Long		Frederick Earl Long		His hit: "Here Comes the Judge".		soul
Shorty Rogers		Milton M. Rajonsky				jazz
Shpitz		Elad Aaron		The vocalist of the Israeli thrash-metal band "The Lonely Redheads" (Hajinjim Habodedim).		jinji
ShyFX/Undercover Business		Andre Williams				Bobo
Shyheim		Shyheim Franklin		Youngest member of Wu-Tang Clan.		Nicholas Thompson
Si-{Cut}.db		Douglas Benford				Bobo
Sib Hashian		John Hashian		Former drummer for 70's hitmakers Boston		Shannon
Sick Boy		Joel Madden		his last name used to be combs until he had it legally changed to madden		ariel
Sick Boy		Joel Madden		Singer in Good Charlotte		Katya
Sickboy		Joel Madden				heather
Sickie Wifebeater		Eric Carlson		Guitarist of The Mentors. Allegedly used to abuse his first wife.		rob noxious
Sicness		Corey Taylor		aka #8 from slipknot		chris
Sid Vicious		John Simon Ritchie		The ex-Sex Pistols lead guitarist who O.D.ed in 1979.		under
Sid Vicious		John Simon Richie		Before becoming a member of the Sex Pistols, Richie was a huge fan of the band, and friends with the members, who would often get drugs from him cheap. Just before he was let in the band, while visiting Johnny Rotten, he was bitten by Johnny's "vicious" hamster Sidney. The name stuck, and was appropiate, as he stabbed his junkie girlfriend to death with a hunting knife, and OD'd while on bail.		KingofCanada
Sid Vicious		John Simon Ritchie		well, there was no such person as steve cook in the sex pistols, steve JONES was the guitarist, paul COOK was the drummer. The sex pistols had to use the name spots as they were banned from playing in or around London at the time.		Darrell
Sid Vicious		John Simon Ritchie		John Lydon (bka Johnny Rotten) gave him this name. Sid after his pet hampster Sidney, and Vicious as a joke. Regarding Sid, Rotten was quoted as saying "He couldn't fight his way out of a bag of crisps!"		SadieSwitchblade
Sid Vicious		John Simon Beverley		The guy above got it wrong		James
Sid Vicious		John Simon Ritchie		he was not the Sex Pistols lead guitarist, he was the bassist, and also former drummer for the punk band Siouxie and the Banshees		Miles Goode
Sid Vicious		John Simon Ritchie		As above, but he replaced Glen Matlock on bass guitar, not lead. Steve Cook was the guitarist.		chas
Sil Austin		Sylvester Austin		He took a "Slow Walk" in the 50s.		jazz
Silicone Baby		Tassa Deez		Her chosen Adult Film Star name. Her real first name is Natasha (Tassa is short for Natasha in Russian language)		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Silk The Shocker		Vyshon Miller				Brandon Bell
Silkie		Sylvia Tatler		Re-did the Beatles' "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away".		brit
Silkk The Shocker		Zyshonne Miller				Bobo
Simon Dupree		Derek Shulman		Simon Dupree and the Big Sound was a 60's british pop group with a few hits. Derek Shulman then went on to form Gentle Giant with his brothers Ray and Phil		phil
The Singing Nun		Jeanine Deckers		The late Belgian born nun better known as Sister Luc Gabrielle. Her hit was "Dominique".		older
Single Cell Orchestra		Miguel Angelo Fierro				Bobo
Siouxsie Sioux		Susan Dallion		Lead singer for the punk band "Siouxsie and the Banshees".		newave
Sippie Wallace		Beulah Thomas				blues
Sir Mick		Mick Jagger		Mick got knighted a few years ago. In the 1980 Stones hit "Emotional Rescue" Mick sings "I will be your knight in shining armo(u)r......" Now, he is exactly that - a KNIGHT!		Uh Uh Uh-Uh Uh-uh-uh-uh
Sir Mix-a-lot		Anthony Ray		The baby got back guy		Billy Florio
Sir Walter Scott		Walter Notheis		Lead singer for Bob Kuban & The In-Men, who recorded "The Cheater" in 1966. Ironically, Scott was murdered by his wife and her lover in 1983(?)		rock
Sisqo		Mark Althavan Andrews		NOPE		Danielle
Sisqo		Mark Andrews				Mark Pippin
Sisq�		Mark Andrews		Not many may have recognized his name, but his voice was no doubt familiar, since he was a member of the massively successful '90s R&B group Dru Hill. In 2000, though, Sisqo finally became a household name thanks to his debut solo album, Unleash the Dragon.		Bobo
Sister Rosetta Tharpe		Rosetta Nubin				gospel
Sister Souljah		Lisa Williamson		Controversial female rapper.		sherap
Sizzla [Kalonji]		Miguel Collins		Reggae superstar		Mick Mox
Skatha Rose James		Gail Rosa James		Lead singer of the metal/punk band Perox!de. Decided to change her name at age 12.		babycake666
Skee-Lo		Antoine Roundtree				rapper
Skeeter Davis		Mary Francis Penick		Her big hit was "End Of The World".		oldsong
A Skillz		Adam Mills		member of DJ Breakbeat duo "A Skillz and Krafty Kuts"		AJ
Skin		Deborah Anne Dyer		Former lead singer of Skunk Anansie		British Bullcrap
Skinz		Colin Skinner		He's a drummer...hits the skins...the Z just makes it look different/better!		NoName
Skip and Flip		Clyde Batten and Gary S. Paxton				Barry Disbrow
Skitch Henderson		Lyle Russell Cedric				bandleader
Skitch Henderson		Lyle Henderson				band
Skoob		Willie Hines		From the rap duo Das EFX. "Skoob" is "books" spelled backwards.		u
Skrillex		Sonny Moore				Julie
Skullz		Gbenga Akinwale				gbenga akinwale
Skunk Baxter		Jeff Baxter		Guitarist for The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan.		oldrock
Sky Saxon and the Seeds		The Seeds		The singer is Sky Saxon, originally Richard Marsh.		Mr. Farmer II
Sky Saxon, Sky Sunlight Saxon, Sunstar, etc.		Richard Marsh		He usually went by the moniker "Sky Saxon" but some of his albums were released under the other names above.		Starpunk
Slash		Saul Hudson		He is the legendary guitarist of Guns n Roses		J.T.
Slash		Saul Hudson				rich perry
Slash		Saul Hudson				Bobo
Slash		Saul Hudson		He was given the nickname "Slash" by family friend Seymour Cassel, according to whom Saul "was always in a hurry, zipping around from one thing to another.		Meehan
Slash		Saul Hudson		Slash of Guns N' Roses		inthe80s.com
SLASH		Saul Hudson		The one and only curly haired lead guitarist of the long gone guns -n- roses and vow of Velvet Revolver. ROCK ON SAUL		Dizzy Milligan
Slick Rick		Ricky Walters				inthe80s.com
Slide Hampton		Locksley Wellington Hampton		Underrated jazz artist.		indyhick
Slim		Shawn Stockman		Of Boyz II Men.		cool
Slim Harpo		James Moore		He had two hits: "Rainin' In My Heart" in 1961 and "Baby Scratch My Back" in 1966.		Candy Welty
Slim Jim Phantom		Jim McDonnell		Drummer for The Stray Cats.		rocker
Slim Pickens		Louis Bert Lindley, Jr.		Singer/actor/ex-"Hee-Haw" regular/ex-rodeo clown.		Country
Slim Shady		Marshall Mathers				George
Slim Thug		Stayve Jerome Thomas				PayDay
Slim Whitman		Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr.		Much maligned "record offer" singer.		fatboy
Slimkid		Tre Hardson				Bobo
SlipMatt		Matthew O'Brien		An early chart hero during the early-'90s rave explosion and the leader of the growing happy hardcore nation later in the decade, Slipmatt changed the course of hardcore techno towards a serious artist-oriented direction.		Bobo
Slo Down		Corey Edwards		Masked member of Nelly's rap group, the St. Lunatics		Bo 'Ice' Bielefeldt
Sly Fox		Gary Cooper/Michael Camacho		Cooper was also known as "Mudbone".		one hit
Sly Stone		Sylvester Stewart		Founding member of Sly and The Family Stone.		soul
Smelly		Erik Sandin		NOFX drummer. This is only one of his names. He changes his name on every album. He was "Smelly" on "So Long and Thanks For All the Shoes." Others of his names include Groggy Nodbeggar, Erik Ghint, and Erik Shun.		Nikhil
Smiley Burnette		Lester Alvin Burnette				old country
Smokey Robinson		William Robinson				Bobo
Smoky Babe		Robert Brown		A shadowy figure from the early days of the '60s folk-blues revival.		Bobo
Sniff		Paul Roberts		Lead singer of Sniff 'N' the Tears, who put himself in the "Driver's Seat".		brit
The Snoo		Frank Edwin Wright III		This is Tre's cover name when he plays in the band "The Network"		Chess Owen
Snooky Lanson		Roy Landman		Regular on T.V.'s "Your Hit Parade" in the 50s.		oldtimer
Snooky Pryor		James Edward Prior				Bobo
Snoop Dogg		Calvin Broadus		He was given the name snoop dogg by his mom who said he was so skinney and he walked like Snoopy the dog		Stobes
Snoop Dogg		Cordozar 'Calvin' Broadus				Ifer
Snoop Dogg		Calvin Broadus				porkchop
Snoop Doggy Dogg		Calvin Brodus				Keon
Snoop Doggy Dogg		Calvin Broadus				inthe80s.com
Snoop Doggy Dogg		Cordozar Broadus		thats what it really is... also, Syreeta Wright used to be married to Stevie Wonder, FYI		ninasimona
Snow		Darrin O'Brien		Canadian rapper and convicted "informer".		rapper
Solange		Solange Knowles		Solange Knowles is the wonderful sister of Beyoce` Knowles and are the daughters of the clothing desighner Tina Knowles and their father Michael Knowles their singing career manager.Solange was playing the part of the oldest daughter in Johnsons Family Vacation and is the lead singer of the Proud family theme song.		Ahjahnae
Solange		Solange Knowles		Solange Knowles is the wonderful sister of Beyoce` Knowles and are the daughters of the clothing desighner Tina Knowles and their father Michael Knowles their singing career manager.Solange was playing the part of the oldest daughter in Johnsons Family Vacation and is the lead singer of the Proud family theme song.		Ahjahnae
Solex		Elisabeth Esselink		dutch 'collage' musician on the Matador label. the name comes from a brand of motorized bicycle.		Vanessa
Son of a Plumber		Per Gessle				Steven Hammes
Soni		Jim Sonefeld		Member of Hootie and The Blowfish.		folk
Sonny		Paul Joshua Sandoval		Lead singer of P.O.D.		Christian
Sonny Bono		Salvatore Bono				oldtimer
Sonny Boy Williamson		Aleck Ford Miller		The better known of two blues artists with the same pseudonym is alson known as Rice Miller.		blues
Sonny Boy Williamson		Aleck Ford				Bobo
Sonny Boy Williamson		John Lee Williamson		The lesser known of two blues artist with this pseudonym. Also known as Willie Williamson.		blues
Sonny James		James Loden		His big hit was "Young Love".		Countryboy
Sonny Knight		Joey C. Smith		His hit was "Confidential".		oldtimer
Sonny Rollins		Theodore Walter Rollins		Jazz saxaphonist.		jazz hot
Sonny Terry		Saunders Teddell				blues
Sonny/Sun Ra		Herman Blount				jazz
Soopafly		Priest Brooks				Bobo
Sophie		Sophie Xeon				Lola
Sophie Tucker		Sophia Abuza				oldest
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em		DeAndre Ramone Way				dxman
Soulside		Anthony R Grant		The name speaks for itself		Anthony
Souniq		Eric Sablan		Vinyl Masseuse		Hip Hop
South Park Mexican		Carlos Coy				Bobo
South Park Mexican		SPM				Jian
Southside Johnny		John Lyon		Founded Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes in 1974.		jazzy
Spanky		Elaine McFarlane		She took the stage name from George "Spanky" McFarland of "The Little Rascals".		oldperson
Sparkle Moore		Barbara Morgan		Know in the 1950's as the "Female Elvis" for her stage gyrations. Recorded for "Fraternity Records" (they claim five sides, but that doesn't come out even???). Her biggest hits were "Skull and Crossbones' and "Rock-A-Bop." Some of her music is still available on "ACE Records," title: "Good Girls Go Bad." Barbara passed away in about 2003.		Ward Evol
Speech		Todd Thomas		Lead Singer/Rapper for the group Arrested Development		Hakim
Speedo		Earl Carroll		Earl Carroll and the Cadillacs singing group also recorded a hit song in 1955 with the same name. The song contained the line; "They often call me Speedy but my real name is Mr. Earl."		PawPaw Walt
Speedo Frazier		Joe Frazier		Recorded "Sorry (I Ran All the Way Home)" with his goup The Impalas.		soul
Speedy J		Jochem Paapen				Bobo
Spice 1		Robert L. Jones				rappa
SpiceLab		Oliver Lieb		Also known as LSG		Bobo
Spider One		Michael Cummings		Rob Zombie's Little Brother		shaun
Spike Jones		Lindley Armstrong Jones				older
Spike Milligan		Terence Alan Milligan				funnybrit
Spike Wilbury		George Harrison		Credited as "Nelson Wilbury" for production, lead and backing vocals, madolin, sitar, and guitar parts on the Traveling Wilburys Volume 3 LP.		Tina
Spinderella		Deidra Muriel Roper		The often forgotten middle woman to the hit group Salt N Pepa, (she is also sometimes referred to simply as Spin). Salt 'N ' Pepa do not leave her out, but she is the music mixer in a lot of the songs and does back-up vocals.		Below Average Dave (badave.com)
Spinderella		Dee Dee Roper				inthe80s.com
Spinderella		Deedee Roper		Deejay for Salt-N-Pepa.		rap
Spoonie Gee		Gabe Jackson				Bobo
The SPOTS		The Sex Pistols		This was actually a temporary acronym for Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly, because for a brief period during their career, they couldn't perform overseas as "The Sex Pistols."		The Skuz
Springfields		Mary and Dion Springfield		The brother and sister duo are better known as Dusty and Tom Springfield.		brit
Spyder 1		Michael Cummings		rob zombie's brother and lead singer of powerman 5000		panther
Spyder McCombs		Jeff McCombs		He is the lead singer of Dark Chamber		Spyder McCombs
Spyder Turner		Dwight Turner		Redid Ben E. King's "Stand By Me".		soul
Squarepusher		Tom Jenkinson		Also performed as Rumble Tum Tum and Chaos A.D, this was his most famous pseudonym		Bobo
Squirrel		Craig Taylor		Part of the rappin' rock group Crazy Town.		raprock
Squirt		Wanya Morris		Of Boyz II Men.		blaque
St. Germain		Ludovic Navarre		Also recorded under his real name before converting to this pseudonym		Bobo
St. John		Geoff St. John		Trance/house artist, and DJ on the Bay Area's Wild 94.9 FM.		Glowstick Chick
St. Paul		Paul Peterson		He had the hit "Stranger To Love" in 1990.		Candy Welty
St. Vincent		Anne Erin Clark		She also goes by Annie Clark.		Sheila Oh
Stacey Q.		Stacy Swain				disco
Stan Getz		Stanley Gayetzsky				jazzy
Stan Kenton		Stanley Newcomb				old
Stan Laurel		Arthur Stanley Jefferson		Got to number 2 in the U.K. charts in 1975 alongside Oliver Hardy with " The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine"		Big Al
Stanley		Chris Stann		The former (and allegedly homeless) singer of Life, Sex, and Death.		hardrock
stanley		david bales private organs		david bales is this crazy drummer and he got stoned one time and started calling his balls stanley.		flavio
Stars On, Star Sound, etc.		Stars On 45		The big "Stars On 45" phenomena in the early 80s spawned many dance medleys and remixes under the name of this Dutch studio band. However, due to record label and broadcasting regulations around the world (and this group topped the charts in SEVERAL countries) the hits were released under various "band" names. For example, the group name in New Zealand was "Star Sound". That's the Politics of Dancing.		Baby I'm a Star
Stasis		Steve Pickton				Bobo
Stat Quo		Stanley Benton		New D12 member.		Lil' Gangsta
Steady B		Warren McGlone				Bobo
Stef		Stephen Carpenter				i dont know
Stephan Jenkins		Stephen Douglas Jenkins		Stephan Jenkins is the lead singer of third eye blind. he changed the "e" in his name to an "a" when he turned 19 I believe		Annie
Stet Howland		Stanley Hayward		Stet is one of W.A.S.P.'s former drummers		Chandra
Steve Lawrence		Stephen Leibowitz				jazz
Steve Lawrence		Sidney Liebowitz		I got this version from an old celebrity pseudonym book.		MOR
Steve Took		Steve Peregrine-Took		Late guitarist for T. Rex.		brit
Steve, Righ?		Steven Montano		Guitarist for Mindless Self Indulgence. He got his name when someone approached him and said, "You're Steve, Righ?"		Travis
Steven Feline		Joseph C. Becker, Sr.		Singer-songwriter, actor, producer from the early 70's to today. Also known under various additional pseudonyms, with this one being the most commonly used.		Doll Face
Steven Tyler		Steven Tallarico		He was going to call himself Tyler Britt until someone told him to drop the Britt part and just incorporate Tyler with his real first name.		Whiskey Chick
Stevie B.		Steven B. Hill		The one who sang "Because I Love You".		oldsound
Stevie Nicks		Stephanie Lynn Nicks		She renamed herself Stevie @ age 5 because she couldn't say Stephanie. Her grandfather was a c&w singer & he used to take her with him when he performed.		Delia
Stevie Nicks		Stephanie Nicks		Former vocalist of Fleetwood Mac, she has a successful solo career		Sydney
Stevie Nicks		Stephanie Nicks		Former singer with Fleetwood Mac and still an accomplished solo artist.		mac
Stevie Wonder		Steveland Morris		Why did he change his name? Maybe it was not his idea, but his managemnet's? Stevie Wonder was, like Mozart, Judy Garland, Erich Wolfgang Korngold a wonderkid in the music business. So maybe his management had that wonder permanantly established as his name.		Bernhard Hausner
Stevie Wonder		Steveland Morris		why did he change it		sheryl
Stevie Wonder		Stevland Morris				inthe80s.com
Stevie Wonder		Steveland Judkins				Rumpleteazer
Stevo 32		Steve Jocz		From Sum 41. Computer program name, ha.		Sdik
Stevo32		Steve Jocz		He got the name stevo32 because people with the number 32 are good at sports and he sucks. This is from the mouth of Bizzy D.		Cone
Sticky Fingaz		Kirk Jones				rap
Sting		Gordon Sumner				inthe80s.com
Sting		Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner		Having played in jazz/rock bands like "Last Exit" and other various groups, including a dixieland jazz group, where he got the name "Sting" from a yellow/black striped shirt.		Meehan
Sting		Gordon Mathew Sumner		The nick 'sting' came from a sweater Sting wore at school. It had black and yellow stripes that made him look like a wasp (or a bee, for what matters). And wasps sting.		Peltio
Sting		Gordon Sumner				Bah Humbug!
sting		Gordon Sumner				rich perry
Stiv Bators		Stivin Bator		Late guitarist for Dead Boys and many others.		punkrock
Stockard Channing		Susie Channing		'Grease' fame		Janet Trent
Stokley		Stokley Williams				R & B
Stonewall Jackson		Stonewall Jackson		This country singer, who had a crossover hit with the saga "Waterloo" (not the later ABBA song) in '59, had no pseudonym: "Stonewall" was his given name!		jonaco
Stormzy		Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr.		UK-based drill rapper, pciked up the name because he thought it sounded cool and conveyed power		Jay
The Streets		Mike Skinner				Tarquin
Strictly Kev		Kevin Foakes				Bobo
Stringbean		Dave Akeman		Former "Hee-Haw" regular murdered in 1973.		Countryhick
Stu Pid		Stuart Donovan		"Stu Pid" is actually "stupid" split in two.		Brown-Houston_3333
Stu Sutcliffe		Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe		Beatles bassist who died of a brain hemmorhage in 1962.		Beegles
The Subsonikbioik		Steve Austin		I came up with this name whilst listening to the sub base of a track in which Derrick may was playing, I said to a friend "thats f***in Bionik, he said no thats sonik and I then said thats f***ing subsonikbionik. I write techno and study film making and are now using all these ideas.		James Kearnie Beaton
Substance		Peter Kuschnereit				Bobo
Sugar Blue		James Whiting				Bobo
Suge Knight		Marion Knight				rappa
Suggs		Grahm McPherson		Suggs is the frontman for Madness		inthe80s.com
Sugizo		Sugihara Yasuhiro		Guitarist for Japanese band Luna Sea.		kira
Sully Erna		Salvatore Paul Erna		Sully Erna is the singer in the Rock band Godsmack		Sarah
Sun Ra		Herman Poole Blount		Jazz keyboardist & bandleader with a strong interest in Egyptology and the cosmos.		Todd W. Zimmerman
Sunny		Sunny Ozuna		Recorded "Talk To Me" with his Sunglows in 1963.		old
Sunnyland Slim		Albert Luandrew				Bobo
Supa Deejay Dmitry		Dmitry Brill		One of the DJs in Deee-Lite		Naomi
Super Cat		Dmitri Hakim		He always thought of himself as "a new and improved Cat Stevens." Therefore, he called himself "Super Cat." So far, his biggest hit is "A Dog Is Better Than A Gun."		Dog
Super DJ Dmitry		Dmitry Brill		Member of the trio Deee-Lite.		electronic
Superhunk		Tarrell P Shea		Acoustic artist who has collaborated with musical greats John Ranger (JDR) and Jens Nielsen.		Terry Shea
Superman Lovers		Guillaume Atlan		Had a 2001 hit with the single Starlight		Bobo
Surface 10		Dean DeBenedictis		Surface 10 acknowledges numerous and electic influences, such as Tangerine Dream, Steve Roach, Autechre, and Aphex Twin. (Look up these artists for more information.)		Bobo
Susie Luchsinger		Martha Susan McEntire		Sister of country singer Reba McEntire.		Christian
Suzanne Shaw		Suzanne Crowshaw		Singer from 'Hear'Say'		Sez
Suzi Quatro		Suzi Quatrocchio		"Happy Days" singer/actress.		oldrock
Suzy Bogguss		Susan Kay Boggus				Country
Sven Seven		Steven Shenar		Guitarist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Swed Carnifex		Kath Bainbridge		swed was her school nick name after she changed sweed(another word for head)to swed.she also guffed on't swed of another kath who later died.		john bowness
Sweet Tee/Suga		Toi Jackson		old school female emcee		bori love
Swift		Ondre Moore		D12 Member.		Rax
SWV		Cheryl, Tamara, Leann		SWV, had originaly chose the name TLC for their initials. But the other TLC came out with it first.		Nikki
Syd Barrett		Roger Keith Barrett		Guitarist and vocalist for Pink Floyd.		united
Syd Barrett		Roger Keith Barrett		As most of you will know he was a founder- member of Pink Floyd and the creative force behind the band on their first album. He wrote or co-wrote all but one track on their classic Piper At The Gates Of Dawn album. He also wrote both sides of their first two hit singles, Arnold Layne and See Emily Play and their third 45, Apples And Oranges. All of these recordings are essential artefacts of British psychedelia. A rumor said that he took syd from acid but its false he began take acid after the first album		Nicolas Bastien McCallum
Syd Barrett		Roger Keith Barrett		He used to go to this jazz club, where a musician named Sid Barrett played. When they realised they had the same surname, Roger adopted the nickname "Syd", changing the way that the name was spelt. From then on it stuck.		queen crimson
Sydney Youngblood		Sydney Ford		His hits include "I'd Rather Go Blind" and "If Only I Could"		Candy Welty
Sylvain Sylvain		Syl Mizrahi		Formerly with The New York Dolls.		punker
Sylvia		Sylvia Vanderpool Robinson		This veteran R&B singer/guitarist/producer was half of Mickey and Sylvia ("Love Is Strange"). Nearly 20 years later, she had her own million-seller with soft-soul tune "Pillow Talk". With husband Joe, she helped put hip-hop on the map as producer of the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight".		jonaco
Sylvia		Sylvia Hutton		Best known for the song "Drifter".		Country
Sylvia		Sylvia Hutton		Sylvia is best known for her #1 hit, "Nobody".		Wade
Synester Gates		Brian Hener		Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold		brittany
Synyster Gates		Brian Elwin Haner, Jr		Lead guitarist and backing vocals for Avenged Sevenfold.		Travis
Synyster Gates		Brian Elwin Haner, Jr				Travis
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner Jr.		Guitartist for the band Avenged Sevenfold.		sara
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner Jr		He made up this name before the band Avenged Sevenfold began. He was totally drunk, in the back of a car. He screamed "I am Synyster F***ing Gates!" He plays lead guitar in Avenged Sevenfold, but he also plays in Pinkly Smooth with Jimmy Sullivan (The Rev- A7X) and two other people from Ballistico.		jenny!!!!!!
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner, Jr.				Leslie Mathison
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner Jr.		Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. Born July 7, 1981.		Andrea
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner, Jr.		Lead guitarist for Avenged Sevenfold. Haner is spelled with an A, not an E.		Jezza
Synyster Gates		Brian Haner, Jr.		Guitarist, Avenged Sevenfold. His dad, Brian Haner Sr., played the acoustic solo at the end of A7x's track "Sidewinder", from the album, "City of Evil".		Kameron
Syreeta		Rita Wright		Famous for the duet "With You I'm Born Again" with Billy Preston.		soul ii

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