Musicians – Their Stage Names and Their Real Names

First posted 7/13/2012; updated 2/21/2018.

This post was originally inspired in July 2012 when Billboard magazine put up a post on their website about musicians’ real names. The link annoyingly forces one to scroll through 150 pics to see the full list, so I’ve redone it here and added more names. In November 2013, I updated the list and am reposting it, inspired by Matthew Wilkening’s “Stage Name Origins” article at UltimateClassicRock.com.

First, a few thoughts. Some music stars might have had a tough go with their original names. How far would George Michael have gone with the unwieldy moniker of Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou? Queen’s Freddie Mercury would have spent a career explaining how to pronounce Farrokh Bulsara. Certainly Stevland Judkins doesn’t roll off the tongue as smoothly as Stevie Wonder. Would the rap world have taken Queen Latifah seriously as Dana Owens?

Still, I question why some of these stars changed their names. Come on, Marc Anthony. Didn’t you think Marco Muniz had a ring to it? Frankly, I like the name Cameron Thomaz just fine, Wiz Khalifa. And when you’ve got a great first name like Terius or Jayceon, why not work with that? I’m looking at you The-Dream and The Game.

There are also stars who understandably thought their given name wasn’t catchy enough, but probably should have searched a little longer for a better stage name. Admittedly, if my name were Wouter De Backer, I’d want something catchier, too – although I’m not sure Gotye is the best answer. And as for you, Adam Wiles, I get it. You wanted something that popped, that zinged, that people wouldn’t forget – so you went with Calvin Harris?? Keep trying.

Some stars’ names sound made up, but if you check their birth certificates, Madonna, Prince, and Ke$ha (sans dollar sign) really are their names. My favorite, though, is Neil Diamond. Guess what his real name is? Neil Diamond. Anyway, here’s a list of what I have gathered thus far. Stage names are listed first (alphabetically) followed by given names. Parentheses indicate a group with which the musician is closely identified.

A

Aaliyah: Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Johnny Ace: John Alexander Jr.

Cannonball Adderley: Julian Edwin Adderley

Adele: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, image from cnn.com

Trace Adkins: Tracy Darrell Adkins

Gaye Adverts: Gaye Black

Aesop Rock: Ian Matthias Bavitz

Afrojack: Nick van de Wall

Afroman: Joseph Foreman

Clay Aiken: Clayton Holmes Grissom

Akon: Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam

G.G. Allin: Jesus Christ Allin

Ed Ames: Ed Urick

Tori Amos: Myra Ellen Amos

Anastacia: Anastacia Lyn Newkirk

Trey Anastasio (Phish): Ernest Joseph Anastasio III

André 3000 (Outkast): André Lauren Benjamin

Julie Andrews: Julia Elizabeth Wells

Horace Andy: Horace Hinds

Rodney Anonymous: Rodney Linderman

Marc Anthony: Marco Antonio Muniz

Adam Ant: Stuart Leslie Goddard

apl.de.ap (Black Eyed Peas): Allan Pineda Lindo, Jr.

Apollonia: Patricia Kotero

Fiona Apple: Fiona Apple Maggart

Harold Arlen: Hyman Arluck

Claudio Arrau: Claudio Arrau León

A$AP Ferg: Darold D. Brown Ferguson

A$AP Rocky: Rakim Mayers

Ashanti: Ashanti Shaquoya Douglas

Fred Astaire: Frederick Austerlitz

Chet Atkins: Chester Burton Atkins

A-Trak: Alain Macklovitch

Gene Austin: Lemeul Eugene Lucas

Gene Autry: Orvon Grover Autry

Frankie Avalon: Francis Thomas Avallone

Avicii: Tim Bergling

Iggy Azalea: Amethyst Amelia Kelly

Charles Aznavour: Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian

B

Cardi B: Belcalis Almanzar

Eric B: Louis Eric Barrier

Babyface: Kenneth Brian Edmonds

Erykah Badu: Erica Wright

Chet Baker: Chesney Henry Baker

Ginger Baker: Peter Edward Baker

Josephine Baker: Frida Josephine McDonald Carson

LaVern Baker: Delores Evans

Marty Balin: Martyn Jerel Buchwald

Hank Ballard: John Henry Kendricks

Afrika Bambaataa: Kevin Donovan

Moe Bandy: Marion Franklin Bandy, Jr.

Lloyd Banks: Christopher Lloyd

David Banner: Levell Crump

Syd Barrett: Roger Keith Barrett

Jeff Barry: Joel Adleberg

Count Basie: William James Basie

Toni Basil: Antonia Basilotta

Stiv Bators: Steven John Bator

Nora Bayes: Eleanora Sarah Goldberg

Beck: Bek David Campbell

Beenie Man: Anthony Moses Davis

Bix Beiderbecke: Leon Bismark Beiderbecke

Pat Benatar: Patricia Mae Andrejewski

Tony Bennett: Anthony Dominick Benedetto

Anthony Dominick Benedetto, image from Wikimedia.org

Brook Benton: Benjamin Franklin Peay

Daisy Berkowitz: Scott Mitchell Putesky

Milton Berle: Mendel Berlinger

Irving Berlin: Israel Beilin

Ben Bernie: Bernard Anzelevitz

Beyoncé: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys): Eric Reed Boucher

Bo Bice: Harold Elwin Bice III

Big Boi: Antwan Andre Patton

The Big Bopper: Jiles Perry Richardson

Big Daddy Kane: Antonio Mortimer Hardy

Big Pun(isher): Christopher Lee Rios

Big Sean: Sean Michael Anderson

Big Youth: Manley Augustus Buchanan

Birdman: Bryan Williams

Biz Markie: Marcel Hall

Björk: Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Black Francis (Pixies): Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV

Cilla Black: Priscilla Maria Veronica White

Eubie Blake: James Hubert Blake

Bobby “Blue” Bland: Robert Calvin Brooks

Blind Blake: Arthur Blake

Blondie: Deborah Harry

Kurtis Blow: Curtis Walker

B.O.B.: Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.

Marc Bolan: Marc Feld

Rachel Bolan (Skid Row): James Southworth

Michael Bolton: Michael Bolotin

Bon Iver: Justin Vernon

Jon Bon Jovi: John Francis Bongiovi, Jr.

Gary “U.S.” Bonds: Gary Anderson

Bizzy Bone: Bryon Anthony McCane

Krayzie Bone: Anthony Henderson

Layzie Bone: Steven Howse

Wish Bone: Charles Scruggs

Bono: Paul David Hewson

Paul Hewson, image from bonoonline.com

Sonny Bono: Salvatore Philip Bono

Pat Boone: Charles Eugene Boone

Victor Borge: Borge Rosenbaum

Grim Borknagar: Eric Brødreskift

Bounty Killer: Rodney Basil Price

David Bowie: David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones

David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones, image from telegraph.co.uk

Bow Wow: Shad Gregory Moss

Boy George: George Alan O’Dowd

Bonnie Bramlett: Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell

Michelle Branch: Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch-Landau

Brandy: Brady Rayana Norwood

Scooter Braun: Scott Samuel Braun

Moya Brennan: Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin

Teresa Brewer: Teresa Breuer

Big Bill Broonzy: William Lee Conley Broonzy

Charles Brown: Tony Russell Brown

Foxy Brown: Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand

Luke Bryan: Thomas Luther Bryan

Felice Bryant: Matilda Genevieve Scaduto

Peabo Bryson: Robert Peapo Bryson

BT: Brian Wayne Transeau

Buckethead: Brian Carroll

Budgie: Peter Clark

Solomon Burke: James Solomon McDonald

T-Bone Burnett: Joseph Henry Burnett III

Burning Spear: Winston Rodney

Henry Burr: Harry Haley McClaskey

Busta Rhymes: Trevor George Smith, Jr.

C

Cadence Weapon: Rollie Pemberton

Sammy Cahn: Samuel Cohen

Maria Callas: Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria Kalogeropoulos

Cab Calloway: Cabell Calloway

Cam: Camaron Marvel Ochs

K. Camp: Kristopher Campbell

Cam’ron: Cameron Giles

Canibus: Germaine Williams

Freddy Cannon: Frederick Anthony Picariello

Blu Cantrell: Tiffany Cobb

Captain Beefheart: Don Van Vliet

Hoagy Carmichael: Hoagland Howard Carmichael

Alessia Cara: Alessia Caracciolo

Irene Cara: Irene Escalera

Eric Carr (KISS): Paul Charles Caravello

Vicki Carr: Florencia Cardona

Benny Carter: Bennett Lester Carter

Betty Carter: Lillie Mae Jones

Cassidy: Barry Adrian Reese

Cat Power: Charlyn Marie Marshall

Chamillionaire: Hakeem Seriki

Chance the Rapper: Chancelor Jonathan Bennett

Gene Chandler: Eugene Dixon

Ray Charles: Ray Charles Robinson

Charli XCX: Charlotte Emma Aitchison

Charo: Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza

Chubby Checker: Ernest Evans

Neneh Cherry: Neneh Mariann Karlsson

Cher: Cherilyn Sarkisian

Leonard Chess: Lejzor Shmuel Czyż

Phil Chess: Fiszel Czyż

Childish Gambino: Donald McKinley GLover

Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold): Jonathan Lewis Seward

Lou Christie: Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco

Chilli: Rozonda Ocielian Thomas

Chingy: Howard Bailey, Jr.

Charlotte Church: Charlotte Maria Reed

Eric Church: Kenneth Eric Church

Eric Clapton: Eric Patrick Clapp

Buddy Clark: Samuel Goldberg

Gene Clark (Byrds): Harold Eugene Clark

Petula Clark: Sally Olwen Clark

David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat & Tears): David Thomsett

Van Cliburn: Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.

Jimmy Cliff: James Chambers

Patsy Cline: Virginia Patterson Hensley

Virginia Patterson Hensley, image from patsymuseum.com

Joe Cocker: John Robert Cocker

Commander Cody: George Frayne

J. Cole: Jermaine Lamarr Cole

Nat “King” Cole: Nathaniel Adams Coles

Cy Coleman: Seymour Kaufman

Ornette Coleman: Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman

Albert Collins: Albert Gene Drewery

Bootsy Collins: William Collins

Jessi Colter: Miriam Johnson

Common: Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.

Perry Como: Pierino Ronald Como

Ry Cooder: Ryland Peter Cooder

Sam Cooke: Samuel Cook

Coolio: Artis Leon Ivey Jr.

Alice Cooper: Vincent Damon Furnier

Vincent Damon Furnier, image from arts.blogs.pressdemocrat.com

Chick Corea: Armando Anthony Corea

Don Cornell: Luigi Variaro

Elvis Costello: Declan Patrick McManus

John Cougar: John Mellencamp

Peter Criss (KISS): George Peter John Criscuola

Bing Crosby: Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr.

Christopher Cross: Christopher Geppert

Celia Cruz: Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso

Taio Cruz: Adetayo Ayowale Onile-Ere

Miley Cyrus: Destiny Hope Cyrus

D

Chuck D: Carlton Douglas Ridenhour

Mike D: Michael Diamond

Da Brat: Shawntae Harris

Daddy Mack: Chris Harrison Olsen Smith

Daddy Yankee: Ramon Ayala

Dick Dale: Richard Anthony Monsour

Vic Damone: Vito Rocco Farinola

Dan the Automator: Daniel Nakamura

Dana Dane: Dana McLeese

D’Angelo: Michael Eugene Archer

Danger Mouse: Brian Joseph Burton

Terence Trent D’Arby: Terence Trent Howard

Bobby Darin: Walden Robert Cassotto

Dimebag Darrell: Darrell Abbott

Mac Davis: Morris Davis

Skeeter Davis: Mary Frances Penick

Doris Day: Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff

Daya: Grace Tandon

Taylor Dayne: Leslie Wonderman

Deadmau5: Joel Thomas Zimmerman

Jimmy Dean: Seth Ward

Chris DeBurgh: Christopher John Davison

Kiki Dee: Pauline Mathews

Dej Loaf: Dej Trimble

Desmond Dekker: Desmond Adolphus Dacres

Lana Del Rey: Elizabeth Woolridge Grant

Del tha Funky Homosapien: Teron Delvon Jones

John Denver: Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr.

Rick Derringer: Richard Zehringer

Jason Derulo: Jason Desrouleaux

Jackie DeShannon: Sharon Lee Myers

Neil Diamond: Neil Diamond

Bo Diddley: Ellas Otha Bates (name upon adoption: Ellas McDaniel)

Dido: Dido Florian Cloud De Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong

Ronnie James Dio: Ronald James Padavona

Dion: Dion Francis DiMucci

Diplo: Thomas Wesley Pentz

Dizzee Rascal: Dylan Mills

DJ Jazzy Jeff: Jeffrey A. Townes

DJ Krush: Hideaki Ishii

DJ Shadow: Josh Davis

DJ Snake: William Grigahcine

DJ Spooky: Paul D. Miller

DMC: Darryl McDaniels

DMX: Earl Simmons

Thomas Dolby: Thomas Morgan Robertson

Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees): George Michael Braddock

Plácido Domingo: José Plácido Domingo Embil

Fats Domino: Antoine Dominique Domino, Jr.

Donovan: Donovan Phillip Leitch

Drake: Aubrey Clark Graham

Dr. Demento: Barret Hansen

Dr. Dre: Andre Romelle Young

Dr. John: Malcolm John Rebennack

Dr. Luke: Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald

Dr. Octagon: Keith Matthew Thornton

The-Dream: Terius Youngdell Nash

Jermaine Dupri: Jermaine Dupri Maudlin

Fred Durst: William Frederick Durst

Dwele: Andwele Gardner

Bob Dylan: Robert Allen Zimmerman

Robert Allen Zimmerman, image from judithpordon.tripod.com

E

Sheila E.: Sheila Escovedo

Sheena Easton: Sheena Shirley Orr

Eazy-E: Eric Wright

The Edge: David Howell Evans

Duke Ellington: Edward Kennedy Ellington

Mama Cass Elliot: Ellen Naomi Cohen

Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott: Melissa Arnette Elliott

Eminem: Marshall Bruce Mathers III

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, image from npr.org

Brian Eno: Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno

Enya: Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin

Gloria Estefan: Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo

Gil Evans: Ian Ernest Gilmore Green

Eve: Eve Jihan Jeffers

Everlast: Erik Schrody

F

Shelley Fabares: Michelle Fabares

Fabian: Fabiona Forte Bonaparte

Fabolous: John David Jackson

Falco: Johann Hölzel

Fantasia: Fantasia Monique Barrino

Donna Fargo: Yvonne Vaughan

Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiction): Perry Bernstein

Fat Joe: Joseph Antonio Cartagena

Fatboy Slim: Quentin Cook, aka Norman Cook

Feist: Leslie Feist

José Feliciano: José Monserrate Feliciano García

Freddy Fender: Baldemar Garza Huerta

Fergie: Stacy Ann Ferguson

Fetty Wap: Willie Maxwell

Shep Fields: Saul Feldman

50 Cent: Curtis James Jackson III

Lupe Fiasco: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

Fieldy (Korn): Reginald Quincy Arvizu

Fish (Marillion): Derek William Dick

Flavor Flav: William Jonathan Drayton, Jr.

Flea: Michael Peter Balzary

Flo Rida: Tramar Dillard

Klaus Flouride: Geoffrey Lyall

Red Foley: Clyde Julian Foley

Mary Ford: Iris Colleen Summers

Samantha Fox: Stacia Micula

Jamie Foxx: Eric Marlon Bishop

Connie Francis: Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero

Ace Frehley (KISS): Paul Daniel Frehley

Doug E. Fresh: Douglas E. Davis

Lefty Frizzell: William Orville Frizzell

Blind Boy Fuller: Fulton Allen

Future: Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn

Kenneth Gorelick, image from jazzchill.blogspot.com

G

Kenny G: Kenneth Bruce Gorelick

Shock G: Greg Jacobs

Warren G: Warren Griffin III

Madonna Wayne Gacy: Stephen Gregory Bier, Jr.

Liam Gallagher: William John Paul Gallagher

The Game: Jayceon Terrell Taylor

Jan Garber: Jacob Charles Garber

Jerry Garcia: Jerome John Garcia

Judy Garland: Frances Ethel Gumm

Synyster Gates (Avenged Sevenfold): Brian Elwin Haner Jr.

Marvin Gaye: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr.

Crystal Gayle: Brenda Gail Webb

Gloria Gaynor: Gloria Fowles

G-Eazy: Gerald Earl Gillum

Bobbie Gentry: Roberta Lee Streeter

George Gershwin: Jacob Gershowitz

Ira Gershwin: Israel Gershowitz

Stan Getz: Stanley Gayetski

Ghostface Killah: Dennis Coles

Dizzy Gillespie: John Birks Gillespie

Ginuwine: Elgin Baylor Lumpkin

Gary Glitter: Paul Gadd

Lesley Gore: Lesley Sue Goldstein

Gorilla Zoe: Alonzo Mathis

Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam): Stone Carpenter Gossard

Gotye: Wouter De Backer

Jean Grae: Tsidi Ibrahim

Bill Graham: Wulf Wolodia Grajonca

Grandmaster Flash: Joseph Saddler

Dobie Gray: Leonard Victor Ainsworth

Glen Gray: Glenn Gray Knoblauch

Macy Gray: Natalie Renee McIntyre

Al Green: Albert Leornes Greene

Cee Lo Green: Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

Peter Green: Peter Allen Greenbaum

Ferde Grofé: Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé

Gucci Mane: Radric Davis

David Guetta: Pierre David Guetta

Guitar Slim: Eddie Jones

Buddy Guy: George Guy

GZA the Genius: Gary Grice

H

Daryl Hall: Daryl Franklin Hohl

Johnny Hallyday: Jean-Philippe Smet

Halsey: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane

Hardwell: Robbert van de Corput

E.Y. “Yip” Harburg: Isidore Hochberg

Slim Harpo: James Isaac Moore

Calvin Harris: Adam Richard Wiles

Marion Harris: Mary Ellen Harrison

Freddie Hart: Frederick Segrest

PJ Harvey: Polly Jean Harvey

Havoc: Kejuan Muchita

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins: Jalacy J. Hawkins

Gibby Haynes: Gibson Jerome Haynes

Head (Korn): Brian Phillip Welch

Hell Rell: Durell Mohammed

Richard Hell: Richard Meyers

Fletcher Henderson: James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr.

Jimi Hendrix: born Johnny Allen Hendrix, renamed James Marshall Hendrix

Herb (Peaches & Herb): Haer Feemster

Faith Hill: Audrey Faith Perry

Scotti Hill: Scott Lawrence Mulvehill

Billie Holiday: Eleanora Fagan Gough

Eleanora Fagan Gough, image from worldofwonder.net

J. Holiday: Nahum Grymes

Buddy Holly: Charles Hardin Holley

Lightnin’ Hopkins: Samuel John Hopkins

Son House: Eddie James House Jr.

Cissy Houston: Emily Drinkard

Howlin’ Wolf: Chester Arthur Burnett

Engelbert Humperdinck: Arnold George Dorsey

Tab Hunter: Arthur Gelien

Mississippi John Hurt: John Smith Hurt

I

Janis Ian: Janis Eddy Fink

Ice Cube: O’Shea Jackson

Ice-T: Tracy Marrow

Billy Idol: William Michael Albert Broad

Enrique Iglesias: Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler

Julio Iglesias: Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva

iHeartMemphis: Richard Colbert

India.Arie: India Arie Simpson

Indio: Gordon Peterson

Infernus: Roger Tiegs

Inspectah Deck: Jason Hunter

I-Roy: Roy Reid

Burl Ives: Icle Ivanhoe Ives

Iyaz: Keidran Jones

J

Ja Rule: Jeffery Bruce Atkins

Randy Jackson: Steven Randall Jackson

Tito Jackson: Toriano Adaryll Jackson

Jadakiss: Jayson Tyrone Phillips

Mick Jagger: Michael Phillip Jagger

Jam Master Jay: Jason Mizell

Ahmad Jamal: Frederick Russell Jones

Jamelia: Jamelia Niela Davis

Elmore James: Elmore Brooks

Etta James: Jamesetta Hawkins

Joni James: Giovanna Carmella Baddo

Rick James: James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.

Skip James: Nehemiah Curtis James

Sonny James: James Hugh Loden

Tommy James: Thomas Gregory Jackson

Jay-Z: Shawn Corey Carter

Blind Lemon Jefferson: Lemon Harry Jefferson

Lyfe Jennings: Chester Jennings

Joan Jett: Joan Marie Larkin

Jewel: Jewel Kilcher

Jidenna: Jidenna Theodore Mobisson

Jimmy Jam: James Samuel Harris III

J-Kwon: Jarrell Jones

Antonio Carlos Jobim: Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim

Joe: Joe Lewis Thomas

John 5: John Lowery

Holly Johnson: William Johnson

JoJo: Joanna Noëlle Levesque

Jo-Jo: Joel Lamont Hailey

Elton John: Reginald Kenneth Dwight

Reginald Kenneth Dwight, image from abcnews.com

Little Willie John: William Edward John

Al Jolson: Asa Yoelson

Grace Jones: Grace Mendoza

John Paul Jones: John Richard Baldwin

Norah Jones: Geetali Norah Shankar

Spike Jones: Lindley Armstrong Jones

Tom Jones: Thomas John Woodward

Naomi Judd; Diana Ellen Judd

Wynonna Judd: Christina Claire Ciminella

Juvenle: Terius Gray

Naeem Juwan: Naeem Juwan Hanks

K

Kaskade: Ryan Raddon

John Kay (Steppenwolf): Joachim Krauledat

Sammy Kaye: Samuel Zarnocay Jr.

KC: Harry Wayne Casey

K-Ci: Cedric Renard Hailey

Toby Keith: Toby Keith Covel

Kelis: Kelis Rogers

R. Kelly: Robert Sylvester Kelly

Ke$ha: Kesha Rose Sebert

Alicia Keys: Alicia Augello Cook

Wiz Khalifa: Cameron Jibril Thomaz

Chaka Khan: Yvette Marie Stevens

Kid Cudi: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi

Kid Ink: Brian Todd Collins

Kid Rock: Robert James Ritchie

Lemmy Killmeister: Ian Frasier Kilmister

Albert King: Albert Nelson

B.B. King: Riley B. King

Ben E. King: Benjamin Earl Nelson

Carole King: Carol Joan Klein

Pee Wee King: Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski

King Ad-Rock: Adam Keefe Horovitz

King Tubby: Osbourne Ruddock

Sean Kingston: Kisean Jamal Anderson

Koala Kid: Eric San

Kool Keith: Keith Matthew Thornton

Kool Moe Dee: Mohandas Dewese

Al Kooper (Blood Sweat & Tears): Alan Peter Kuperschmidt

Kris Kristofferson: Kris Carson

KRS-One: Lawrence Krisna Parker

Fela Kuti: Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti

Talib Kweli: Talib Kweli Greene

Kay Kyser: James Kern Kyser

L

Patti LaBelle: Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards

Lady Gaga: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, image from thefactsite.com

Lady Saw: Marion Hall

Lady Sovereign: Louise Amanda Harman

Frankie Laine: Francesco Paolo LoVecchio

Kendrick Lamar: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth

Burton Lane: Morris Hyman Kushner

Jani Lane: John Kennedy Oswald

k.d. lang: Kathryn Dawn Lang

Mutt Lange: Robert John Lange

Mario Lanza: Alfredo Arnold Cocozza

Steve Lawrence: Sidney Liebowitz

Lead Belly: Huddie William Ledbetter

Brenda Lee: Brenda Mae Tarpley

Geddy Lee: Gary Lee Weinrib

Peggy Lee: Norma Deloris Egstrom

Left Eye: Lisa Nicole Lopes

John Legend: John Stephens

Julian Lennon: John Charles Julian Lennon

Gary Lewis: Gary Levitch

Huey Lewis: Hugh Anthony Cregg III

Ted Lewis: Theodore Leopold Friedman

Liberace: Władziu Valentino Liberace

Władziu Valentino Liberace, image from telegraph.co.uk

Alex Lifeson: Alexander Zivojinovich

Lights: Valerie Annie Poxleitner

Lil Flip: Wesley Eric Weston, Jr.

Lil Jon: Jonathan Mortimer Smith

Lil’ Kim: Kimberly Denise Jones

Lil’ Mo: Cynthia Loving-Bryant

Lil’ Scrappy: Darryl Kevin Richardson II

Lil Uzi Vert: Symere Woods

Lil Wayne: Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.

Lil Yachty: Miles Park McCollum

Limahl (Kajagoogoo): Christopher Hamill

Little Anthony: Anthony Gourdine

Little Eva: Eva Narcissus Boyd

Little Milton: James Milton Campbell, Jr.

Little Richard: Richard Wayne Penniman

Little Walter: Walter Jacobs

LL Cool J: James Todd Smith

Lloyd: Lloyd Harlin Polite, Jr.

LMFAO’s RedFoo and SkyBlu: Stefan Kendal Gordy and Skyler Austen Gordy

Lobo: Roland Kent LaVoie

Carole Lombard: Jane Alice Peters

Guy Lombardo: Gaetano Alberto Lombardo

Lorde: Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor

Courtney Love: Courtney Michelle Harrison

Darlene Love: Darlene Wright

Patty Loveless: Patricia Lee Ramey

Lene Lovich: Lili-Marlene Premilovich

Ludacris: Christopher Brian Bridges

Lulu: Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie

Lupe Fiasco: Wasalu Muhammad Jaco

Loretta Lynn: Loretta Webb

Lyn-Z: Lindsay Ann Ballato

M

Harry Macdonough: John Scantlebury Macdonald

Macklemore: Ben Haggerty

Madlib: Otis Jackson Jr.

Madonna: Madonna Louise Ciccone

Magic Sam: Samuel Gene Maghett

Taj Mahal: Henry Saint Clair Fredericks

Miriam Makeba: Zensi Miriam Makeba

Yngwie Malmsteen: Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback

Henry Mancini: Enrico Nicola Mancini

Barry Manilow: Barry Alan Pincus

Barry Mann: Barry Imberman

Manfred Mann: Manfred Lubowitz

Marilyn Manson: Brian Hugh Warner

Mantovani: Annunzio Paolo Mantovani

Little Peggy March: Margaret Battavio

Teairra Mari: Teaiira Maria Thomas

Teena Marie: Mary Chrstine Brocket

Marley Marl: Marion Williams

Ziggy Marley: David Marley

Johnny Marr: John Martin Maher

Bruno Mars: Peter Gene Hernandez

Peter Gene Hernandez, image from nme.com

Mick Mars (Motley Crue): Robert Alan Deal

Martika: Martha Marrero

Dean Martin: Dino Paul Crocetti

Ricky Martin: Enrique Martin Morales

Tony Martin: Alvin Morris

Al Martino: Jasper Cini

Mase: Mason Durrel Betha

Masta Killa: Elgin Turner

Master P: Percy Miller Sr.

Matisyahu: Matthew Paul Miller

Maxwell: Gerald Maxwell Rivera

MC Hammer: Stanley Kirk Burrell

MC Lyte: Lana Michelle Moorer

MCA: Adam Nathaniel Yauch

Martina McBride: Martina Mariea Schiff

C.W. McCall: William Fries

Brownie McGhee: Walter Brown McGhee

Blind Willie McTell: William Samuel McTier

Meat Loaf: Marvin Lee Aday

Joe Meek: Robert George Meek

Meek Mill: Robert Williams

Melanie: Melanie Anne Safka

Memphis Minnie: Lizzie Douglas

Felix Mendelssohn: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Freddie Mercury: Farrokh Bulsara

Farrokh Bulsara, image from theguardian.com

Ethel Merman: Ethel Agnes Zimmermann

Bob Merrill: Henry Robert Merrill Levan

Method Man: Clifford Smith

MF Doom: Daniel Dumile

MF Grimm: Percy Carey

M.I.A.: Mathangi Arulpragasam

George Michael: Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou

Bret Michaels: Bret Michael Sychak

Luis Miguel: Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri

Glenn Miller: Alton Glenn Miller

Mitch Miller: Mitchell William Miller

Nicki Minaj: Onika Tanya Maraj

Carmen Miranda: Maria Do Carmo Miranda Da Cunha

Guy Mitchell: Albert George Cernick

Joni Mitchell: Roberta Joan Anderson

Moby: Richard Melville Hall

Pharoahe Monch: Troy Donald Jamerson

Eddie Money: Edward Mahoney

Monica: Monica Denise Arnold

French Montana: Karim Kharbouch

Patsy Montana: Ruby Rose Blevins

Wes Montgomery: John Leslie Montgomery

Gary Moore: Thomas Garrison Morfit

Van Morrison: George Ivan Morrison

Morrissey: Steven Patrick Morrissey

Jelly Roll Morton: Ferdinand Joseph LaMenthe Morton

Mos Def: Dante Terrell Smith-Bey

Nana Mouskouri: Ioánna Moúschouri

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

Mr. Lif: Jeffrey Haynes

Ms. Dynamite: Niomi McLean-Daley

Munky (Korn): James Christian Shaffer

Anne Murray: Morna Anne Murray

Mya: Mya Marie Harrison

Mystikal: Michael Lawrence Tyler

N

Nas: Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones

Nate Dogg: Nathaniel Dawayne Hale

Me’shell N’degeocello: Michelle Johnson

Nelly: Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr.

Vince Neil: Vince Neil Wharton

Ozzie Nelson: Oswald George Nelson

Ricky Nelson: Eric Hilliard Nelson

Juice Newton: Judy Kay Newton

Ne-Yo: Shaffer Chimere Smith

Stevie Nicks: Stephanie Lynn Nicks

Nicky Jam: Nick Rivera Caminero

Nico: Christa Paffgen

Nilsson: Harry Edward Nilsson III

Nokio: Tamir Ruffin

Noodles: Kevin John Wasserman

Notoriou B.I.G.: Christopher George Latore Wallace

Christopher Wallace, image from latimes.com

Aldo Nova: Aldo Caporuscio

Gary Numan: Gary Anthony James Webb

Laura Nyro: Laura Nigro

O

Ric Ocasek (The Cars): Richard Otcasek

Billy Ocean: Leslie Sebastian Charles

Frank Ocean: Christopher Breaux

Ol’ Dirty Bastard: Russell Tyrone Jones

Omarion: Omari Ishmal Grandberry

OMI: Omar Samuel Pasley

William Orbit: William Mark Wainwright

Tony Orlando: Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis

Eugene Ormandy: Jenő Blau

Benjamin Orr: Benjamin Orzechowski

Roland Orzabal: Raoul Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana

Ozzy Osbourne: John Michael Osborne

Gilbert O’Sullivan: Raymond Edward O'Sullivan

Johnny Otis: John Alexandres Veliotes

Buck Owens: Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr.

Owl City: Adam Young

P

Patti Page: Clara Ann Fowler

Colonel Tom Parker: Andreas Cornelius van Kujik

Junior Parker: Herman Parker, Jr.

Gram Parsons: Cecil Ingram Connor III

Cecil Ingram Connor III, image from theworldinapapercup.com

Jaco Pastorius: John Francis Anthony Pastorius III

Les Paul: Lester William Polsfuss

Johnny Paycheck: Donald Eugene Lytle

Peaches (Peaches & Herb): Francine Barker

Minnie Pearl: Sarah Ophelia Colley

Katy Perry: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson

Lee “Scratch” Perry: Rainford Hugh Perry

Pharaohe Monch: Troy Donald Jameson

Michelle Phillips: Holly Michelle Gilliam

Philthy Animal: Phil Taylor

Edith Piaf: Edith Giovanna Gassion

Pink: Alecia Beth Moore

Pitbull: Armando Christian Perez

Plies: Algernod Lanier Washington

Buster Poindexter: David Johansen

Doc Pomus: Jerome Solon Felder

Iggy Pop: James Newell Osterberg, Jr.

Post Malone: Austin Richard Post

Bud Powell: Earl Rudolph Powell

Cozy Powell: Colin Flooks

Pras: Samuel Prakazrel Michel

André Previn: Andreas Ludwig Priwin

Maxi Priest: Max Elliot

Prince: Prince Rogers Nelson

Prince Far-I: Michael James Williams

Prince Paul: Paul Huston

Freddie Prinze: Frederick Karl Pruetzel

Prodigy: Albert Johnson

Professor Longhair: Henry Roeland Byrd

Professor X: Lumumba Robert Carson

PSY: Park Jae-sang

Tito Puente: Ernesto Antonio Puente

Puff Daddy (aka P. Diddy & Diddy): Sean John Combs

Sean John Combs, pick a name already and stick with it! Image from newsday.com.

Q

Suzi Quatro: Suzi Quatrocchio

Q-Bert: Richard Quitevis

Q-Tip: Kamaal Ibn John Fareed

Queen Latifah: Dana Elaine Owens

Dana Elaine Owens, image from thelavalizard.com

? (? & The Mysterians): Rudy Martinez

?uestlove: Ahmir-Khalib Thompson

Q-Tip: Jonathan Davis

R

Sun Ra: Herman Poole Blount

Raekwon: Corey Woods

Ma Rainey: Gertrude Pridgett

Rakim: William Michael Griffin, Jr.

Twiggy Ramiez: Jeordie Osborne White

C.J. Ramone: Chris Ward

Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones): Douglas Colvin

Joey Ramone (Ramones): Jeffery Hyman

Johnny Ramone (Ramones): John Cummings

Marky Ramone (Ramones): Mark Bell

Phil Ramone: Philip Rabinowitz

Richie Ramone (Ramones): Richie Reinhart

Tommy Ramone (Ramones): Tom Erdelyi

Shabba Ranks: Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon

Boots Randolph: Homer Louis Randolph

Dizzee Rascal: Dylan Mills

Collin Raye: Floyd Collin Wray

Chris Rea: Christopher Anton Rea

Redman: Reginald Noble

RedOne: Nadir Khayat

Jerry Reed: Jerry Reed Hubbard

Martha Reeves: Martha Lavaille

Django Reinhardt: Jean Reinhardt

The Rev (Avenged Sevenfold): James Owen Sullivan

Martin Rev: Martin Reverby

Bebe Rexha: Bleta Rexha

Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran): Nicholas James Bates

Buddy Rich: Bernard Rich

Rich Homie Quan: Dequantes Devontay Lamar

Cliff Richard: Harry Rodger Webb

Rihanna: Robyn Rihanna Fenty

Robyn Fenty, image from thetimes.co.uk

Tex Ritter: Woodward Maurice Ritter

Johnny Rivers: John Henry Ramistella

Marty Robbins: Martin David Robinson

Robbie Robertson: Jaime Royal Klegerman

Smokey Robinson: William Robinson, Jr.

Rikki Rockett: Richard Allan Ream

Rockwell: Kennedy Gordy

Johnny Rodriguez: Juan Raoul Davis Rodriguez

Roy Rogers: Leonard Franklin Slye

Henry Rollins: Henry Garfield

Sonny Rollins: Walter Theodore Rollins

Axl Rose: William Bruce Rose, Jr. (raised as William Bruce Bailey)

Diana Ross: Diane Ernestine Earle

Rick Ross: William Leonard Roberts II

Tino Rossi: Constantin Rossi

Johnny Rotten: John Joseph Lydon

Kelly Rowland: Kelendria Trene Rowland

Art Rupe: Arthur Goldberg

Leon Russell: Claude Russell Bridges

Bobby Rydell: Robert Louis Ridarelli

Mitch Ryder: William Levise Jr.

Bobby Rydell: Robert Lugi Ridarelli

RZA: Robert Diggs

S

Raphael Saadiq: Charlie Ray Wiggins

Sade: Helen Folasade Adu

Salt-N-Pepa: Cheryl James and Sandra Denton

Santigold: Santi White

Sasha: Alexander Coe

Leo Sayer: Gerald Hugh Sayer

Boz Scaggs: William Royce Scaggs

Scarface: Brad Jordan

Schoolboy Q: Quincy Matthew Hanley

Bon Scott (AC/DC): Ronald Belford Scott

Travis Scott: Jacques Webster

Seal: Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel

Son Seals: Frank Seals

Jay Sean: Kamaljit Singh Jhooti

Selena: Selena Quintanilla-Perez

Senor Coconut: Uwe Schmidt

David Seville: Ross Bagdasarian

M. Shadows (Avenged Sevenfold): Matthew Charles Sanders

Shaggy: Orville Richard Burrell

Shaggy2Dope: Joseph Utsler

Shakira: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Tupac Shakur: Lesane Parish Crooks

Del Shannon: Charles Weedon Westover

Edward Sharpe: Alexander Michael Tahquitz Ebert

Artie Shaw: Arthur Jacob Arshawsky

Sheek Louch: Sean Divine Jacobs

T. G. Sheppard: William Neal Browder

Nat Shilkret: Naftule Schüldkraut

Shinehead: Edmund Carl Aiken

Michelle Shocked: Karen Michelle Johnson

Dinah Shore: Fannye Rose Shore

Shyne: Jamal Barrow

Sia: Sia Kate Isobelle Furler

Jean Sibelius: Johan Julius Christan Sibelius

Silento: Ricky Lamar Hawk

Beverly Sills: Belle Miriam Silverman

Silkk the Shocker: Vyshonn King Miller

Gene Simmons (Kiss): Chaim Klein Weitz

Stanley Harvey Eisen and Chaim Klein Weitz, image from johnjsimpson.wordpress.com

Nina Simone: Eunice Kathleen Waymon

The Singing Nun: Jeanine Deckers

Siouxsie Sioux: Susan Jane Ballion

Sir Mix-a-Lot: Anthony Ray

Sisqo: Mark Althavan Andrews

Sista Souja: Lisa Williamson

Nikki Sixx: Franklin Carlton Serafino Ferranno

Roni Size: Ryan Williams

Sizzla: Miguel Orlando Collins

Skrillex: Sonny John Moore

Luke Skyywalker: Luther Campbell

Slash: Saul Hudson

Grace Slick: Grace Barnett Wing

Slick Rick: Richard Martin Lloyd Walters

Slim Thug: Stayve Jerome Thomas

Connie Smith: Constance June Meador

Whistling Jack Smith: Billy Moeller

Snoop Dogg: Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.

Snow: Darrin O’Brien

Hank Snow: Clarence Eugene Snow

Phoebe Snow: Phoebe Laub

Solé: Tonya Michelle Johnston Lumpkin

Trey Songz: Tremaine Aldon Neverson

Musiq Soulchild: Talib Johnson

Soulja Boy: DeAndre Cortez Way

Joe South: Joseph Alfred Souter

Bubba Sparxxx: Warren Anderson Mathis

Ronnie Spector: Veronica Bennett

Baby Spice (Spice Girls): Emma Lee Bunton

Ginger Spice (Spice Girls): Geraldine Estelle Halliwell

Posh Spice (Spice Girls): Victoria Caroline Adams [Beckham]

Scary Spice (Spice Girls): Melanie Janine Brown

Sporty Spice (Spice Girls): Melanie Jayne Chisholm

Spinderella: Deidre Roper

Dusty Springfield: Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien

Rick Springfield: Richard Lewis Springthorpe

St. Vincent: Annie Clark

Frank Stanley: William Stanley Grinsted

Paul Stanley (KISS): Stanley Harvey Eisen

Kay Starr: Katherine Laverne Starks

Ringo Starr: Richard Starkey

Isaac Stern: Isaak Solomonovich Shtern

Cat Stevens: Steven Demetre Georgiou

Ray Stevens: Harold Ray Ragsdale

Shakin’ Stevens: Michael Barratt

Sting: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, image from npr.org

Angie Stone: Angela Brown

Joss Stone: Joscelyn Eve Stocker

Sly Stone: Sylvester Stewart

Chris Strachwitz: Christian Alexander Maria Strachwitz

Izzy Stradlin: Jeffrey Dean Isbell

Joe Strummer: John Graham Mellor

Levi Stubbs: Levi Stubbles

Styles P.: David Styles

Jule Styne: Julius Kerwin Stein

Donna Summer: LaDonna Adrian Gaines

Super Cat: William Maragh

Swizz Beatz: Kasseem Mike Dean

SZA: Solana Imani Rowe

T

Booker T.: Booker T. Jones

Taboo (Black Eyed Peas): Jamie Luis Gomez

Taco: Taco Ockerse

Tampa Red: Hudson Woodbridge

Tank: Durrell Babbs

Hound Dog Taylor: Theodore Roosevelt Taylor

Koko Taylor: Cora Anna Walton

T-Boz: Tionne Watkins

Terminator X: Norman Rogers

Sonny Terry: Saunders Terrell

Tammi Terrell: Thomasina Montgomery

Joe Tex: Joseph Arrington Jr.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rosetta Nubin

B.J. Thomas: Billy Joe Thomas

Hank Thompson: Henry William Thompson

Big Mama Thornton: Willie Mae Thornton

Johnny Thunders: John Anthony Genzale, Jr

T.I.: Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.

Mel Tillis: Lonnie Melvin Tillis

Tiësto: Tijis Michiel Verwest

Tiffany: Tiffany Renee Darwish

Timbaland: Timothy Zachery Mosley

Tiny Tim: Herbert Buckingham Khaury

Tone Loc: Anthony Terrell Smith

Too $hort: Todd Shaw

Peter Tork (Monkees): Peter Halston Thorkelson

Tico Torres: Hector Samuel Juan Tico Torres

Peter Tosh: Winston Hubert Macintosh

Tove Lo: Ebba Tove Elsa Nilsson

T-Pain: Faheem Rasheed Najm

Randy Travis: Randy Bruce Traywick

Trick Daddy: Maurice Young

Trina: Katrina Le’verne Taylor

Triple H: Paul Michael Levesque

Ike Turner: Izear Luster Turner, Jr.

Tina Turner: Anna Mae Bullock

Tommy Tutone: Tommy Heath

Shania Twain: Eileen Regina Edwards

Eileen Regina Edwards, image from inmagazine.ca

T-Wayne: Tyshon Dwayne Nobles

Tweet: Charlene Keys

21 Savage: Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph

Twista: Carl Terrell Mitchell

Conway Twitty: Harold Lloyd Jenkins

2 Chainz: Tauheed Epps

Ty Dolla $ign: Tyrone William Griffin, Jr.

Tyler, the Creator: Tyler Gregory Okonma

Bonnie Tyler: Gaynor Hopkins

Steven Tyler: Steven Victor Tallarico

U

U-God: Lamont Hawkins

Uncle Kracker: Matthew Shafer

Midge Ure: James Ure

Little Jimmy Urine: James Euringer

U-Roy: Ewart Beckford

Usher: Usher Raymond IV

V

Jerry Vale: Genaro Vitaliano

Ritchie Valens: Richard Steven Valenzuela

Bobby Valentino: Robert Wilson

Rudy Vallee: Hubert Prior Vallée

Frankie Valli: Frank Castelluccio

Vangelis: Evangelos Papathanassiou

Vanilla Ice: Robert Van Winkle

Vanity: Denise Katrina Smith

Eddie Vedder: Edward Louis Severson III

Edward Louis Severson III, image from perthnow.com.au

Bobby Vee: Robert Thomas Velline

Alan Vega: Alan Bermowitz

Zacky Vengeance (Avenged Sevenfold): Zachary James Baker

Billy Vera: William McCord Jr.

Tom Verlaine: Thomas Miller

Sid Vicious (the Sex Pistols): Simon John Ritchie

Butch Vig: Bryan David Vig

Gene Vincent: Vincent Eugene Craddock

Vinnie Vincent (KISS): Vincent John Cusano

Bobby Vinton: Stanley Robert Vinton, Jr.

Violent J: Joseph Bruce

Vitamin C: Colleen Fitzpatrick

Vortex: Simen Hestnæs

W

Bunny Wailer: Neville O’Riley Livingston

Waka Flocka Flame: Juaquin Malphursd

Wale: Olubowale Victor Akintimehin

Junior Walker: Autry DeWalt Walker Jr.

T-Bone Walker: Aaron Thibeaux Walker

Paul Wall: Paul Gideon Manry

Sippie Wallace: Beulah Belle Thomas

Fats Waller: Thomas Wright Waller

Dee Dee Warwick: Delia Mae Warrick

Don Was: Donald Fagenson

Dinah Washington: Ruth Lee Jones

Muddy Waters: McKinley Morganfield

McKinley Morganfield, image from jango.com

Roger Waters: George Robert Waters

Fee Waybill (Tubes): John Waldo

Chick Webb: William Henry Webb

The Weeknd: Abel Tesfaye

Ted Weems: Wilfred Theodore Wemyes

Dean Ween (Ween): Mickey Melchiondo

Gene Ween (Ween): Aaron Freeman

Bob Weir (Greatful Dead): Robert Hall

Paul Weller: John William Weller, Jr.

Junior Wells: Amos Wells Blakemore , Jr.

Kitty Wells: Ellen Muriel Deason

Dottie West: Dorothy Marie Marsh

Leslie West (Mountain): Leslie Westein

Peetie Wheatstraw: William Bunch

Barry White: Barry Eugene Carter

Bukka White: Booker T. Washington White

Jack White: John Anthony Gillis

Slim Whitman: Otis Dewey Whitman, Jr.

Kim Wilde: Kim Smith

will.i.am: William James Adams, Jr.

Big Joe Williams: Joseph Lee Williams

Hank Williams: Hiram Williams

Hank Williams, Jr.: Randall Hank Williams

Mary Lou Williams: Mary Elfrieda Scruggs

Paul Williams: Billy Paul

Roger Williams: Louis Jacob Weertz

Sonny Boy Williamson #1: John Lee Williamson

Sonny Boy Williamson #2: Alex Ford

Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers): Nicholas Allen Jones

Wiz Khalifa: Cameron Jibril Thomaz

Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band): Peter Blankfield

Wolfman Jack: Robert Weston Smith

Stevie Wonder: Stevland Hardaway Judkins

Stevland Hardaway Judkins, image from nostalgie.fr

Link Wray: Fred Lincoln Wray Jr.

Zakk Wylde: Jeffery Phillip Wiedlandt

Bill Wyman: William Perks

Tammy Wynette: Virginia Wynette Pugh

X-Y

Xzibit: Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV

Yabby You: Vivian Jackson

Weird Al Yankovic: Alfred Matthew Yankovic

Yanni: Yiannis Chrysomallis

Tony Yayo: Marvin Bernard

YG: Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson

Young Buck: David Darnell Brown

Young Dro: D’Juan Hart

Young Jeezy: Jay Jenkins

Young MC: Marvin Young

Young Thug: Jeffrey Lamar Williams

Yung Joc: Jasiel A. Robinson

Yung Wun: James Anderson

Z

Dweezil Zappa: Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa

Frank Zappa: Francis Vincent Zappa, Jr.

Zedd: Anton Zaslavski

Warren Zevon: Warren William Zevon

Rob Zombie: Robert Bartleh Cummings

Buckwheat Zydeco: Stanley Dural, Jr.

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Resources and Related Links:

• Billboard.com: 150 Pop Stars Real Names by Billboard Staff (12 July 2012)
• Billboard.com: Pop Stars’ Real Names by Billboard Staff (26 June 2014)
• Classicbands.com: The Stars’ Real Names
• DefinitiveDose.com: The Hilarious True Identities of Your Favorite Musicians by Ben Pogany
• DigitalDreamDoor.com: Music Stars Real Names edited by Lew (20 April 2012)
• NameNerds.com: Stage Names
• UltimateClassicRock.com: Stage Name Origins by Matthew Wilkening

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