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Thread started 09/02/04 5:55pm

UptownDeb

Nicknames-n-aliases

Finess's thread on the "Ice Man" Jerry Butler got me thinking about them. Old school, new school, middle school.... Which ones come to mind?

"The Wicked" Wilson Pickett
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Reply #1 posted 09/02/04 6:04pm

Hotlegs

Mr. Pitiful -Otis Redding His neckname was from a song that he made in the mid 60's.
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Reply #2 posted 09/02/04 6:07pm

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The 1st one that came to mind.



James Brown:
The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
The Godfather of Soul
Mr. Dynamite
The Minister of the Super Heavy Funk


More later.

tA

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Reply #3 posted 09/02/04 6:07pm

UptownDeb

theAudience said:

The 1st one that came to mind.



James Brown:
The Hardest Working Man in Show Business
The Godfather of Soul
Mr. Dynamite
The Minister of the Super Heavy Funk


More later.

tA

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Does Hendrix have one?
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Reply #4 posted 09/02/04 8:13pm

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Milt Jackson - Bags
Julian Adderley - Cannonball
Charlie Parker - Bird
John Gillespie - Dizzy
Jean Baptiste Reinhardt - Django
Earl Hines - Fatha
Billie Holiday - Lady Day
Herman "Sonny" Blount - Sun Ra
Eddie Davis - Lockjaw
Lester Young - Prez
Louis Armstrong - Satchmo, Pops
William Basie - Count
Edward Kennedy Ellington - Duke
Ella Fizgerald - The First Lady of Song
Sarah Vaughn - Sassy, Devine One

Sam Hopkins - Lightning
Chester Arthur Burnett - Howlin' Wolf
Huddie Ledbetter - Leadbelly
McKinley Morganfield - Muddy Waters

Saul Hudson - Slash
Paul David Hewson - Bono
Don Van Vliet - Captain Beefheart
George Alan O'Dowd - Boy George
Vincent Furnier - Alice Cooper
Declan Patrick McManus - Elvis Costello
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour - Chuck D
David Evans - The Edge
Michael Peter Balzary - Flea
Reginald Kenneth Dwight - Elton John
Brian Warner - Marilyn Manson
Rudy Martinez - ? Question Mark
Ted Nugent - Theodocious the Atrocious, Motor City Madman
Eric Clapton - Slowhand
William Collins - Bootsy
Phelps Collins - Catfish
Randy Wolfe - Randy California (supposedly given to him by Hendrix)

There's tons of them.

Regarding Hendrix, according to Billy Cox during his army days they called him Marbles.

tA

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Reply #5 posted 09/02/04 8:52pm

okaypimpn

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"The Queen of Soul"
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Reply #6 posted 09/02/04 8:59pm

UptownDeb

Hey, bruh I don't see Sting on that list.

Madonna--"The Material Girl?"
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Reply #7 posted 09/03/04 12:18am

theAudience

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UptownDeb said:

Hey, bruh I don't see Sting on that list.

Madonna--"The Material Girl?"


Damn Sis, no rest for the wicked? smile

Thelonius Monk - Sphere
John Coltrane - Trane
Sonny Rollins - Newk
John McLaughlin - Mahavishnu
Miles Davis - Prince Of Darkness
Antoine Domino - Fats
Riley King - B.B.
Jerry Lee Lewis - The Killer
Joseph Ferdinan Morton - Jellyroll
William Royce Scaggs - Boz
Frank Sinatra - Chairman of the Board
Bruce Springstein - The Boss

tA

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Reply #8 posted 09/03/04 12:23am

PurpleCharm

What about Al 'Grits' Green? boxed
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Reply #9 posted 09/03/04 12:38am

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^ eek that aint right!

i'm surprised at yall! how yall aint mention the architect of rock and roll and his royal badness?
Yesterday is dead...tomorrow hasnt arrived yet....i have just ONE day...
...And i'm gonna be groovy in it!
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Reply #10 posted 09/03/04 2:25am

Hotlegs

PurpleCharm said:

What about Al 'Grits' Green? boxed



falloff Whew. You ain't right. I don't beleive you went there with the infamous grits joke.

music "Love will make ya do right. Love will make ya do wrong."
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Reply #11 posted 09/03/04 2:27am

NWF

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Morrissey - Moz or Mozzer
Robert Smith - Fat Bob lol
Richard Starkey - Ringo Starr
Andrew Ridgeley - The Other Guy
NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
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Reply #12 posted 09/03/04 2:58am

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Chales Parker-Yardbird
Sylvester Stewart-Sly Stone
James Brown-The Original Disco Man (that's the one people always forget)
Thomas Wright Waller-Fats
David Jones-David Bowie
John Osbourne-Ozzy
Michael Jackson-The Gloved One, King of Pop
James Harris III-Jimmy Jam
Andre Benjamin-Dre/Andre 3000
Antwan Andre Patton-Big Boi
Steveland Haraday Judkins/Morris-Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles Robinson-Ray Charles
Andre Youn-Doctor Dre
Calvin Broadus-Snoop Dogg
Lawrence "Kris" Parker-KRS-ONE
Richard Wayne Penniman-Little Richard
James Marshal Hendrix- Jimi
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Reply #13 posted 09/03/04 3:23pm

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Ooh, I've got one! wave


How 'bout Lionel "Sellout" Richie?
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Moonwalkbjrain said:

^ eek that aint right!

i'm surprised at yall! how yall aint mention the architect of rock and roll and his royal badness?

Who's the architect of rock and roll? hmm
"I saw a woman with major Hammer pants on the subway a few weeks ago and totally thought of you." - sextonseven
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minneapolisgenius said:

Moonwalkbjrain said:

^ eek that aint right!

i'm surprised at yall! how yall aint mention the architect of rock and roll and his royal badness?

Who's the architect of rock and roll? hmm




I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise.





Jeux Sans Frontiers
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UncleGrandpa said:

minneapolisgenius said:


Who's the architect of rock and roll? hmm




I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise.






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I think he was thinking more along the lines of Elvis. hmmm

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But I can't read minds though, so you never know. razz
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Reply #17 posted 09/03/04 4:41pm

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UncleGrandpa said:

minneapolisgenius said:


Who's the architect of rock and roll? hmm




I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise.







SHUT UP!!!!! eek

fallofffallofffallofffallofffallofffallofffalloff
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Reply #18 posted 09/03/04 8:18pm

UptownDeb

Jay-Z, Jigga Man, Hova
Biggie, Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, Big Poppa
Can't remember their government names, though. neutral

MC Lyte -- Lana Moorer (sp?)
Vanity--Denise Matthews

Every member of Wu-Tang Clan has at least 2 aliases.



smile
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Reply #19 posted 09/03/04 8:25pm

Redayh

Ole Dirty Bastard...aka Big Baby Jesus....aka....Dirt Mc Gurt....aka.. "Fugitive from Justice."

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Filthy cute and baby U know it
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Reply #20 posted 09/04/04 2:21am

NWF

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Eminem - "chiki chiki" Slim Shady
NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
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Reply #21 posted 09/04/04 2:54am

Chico1



Tina 'the Burner' Turner
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Reply #22 posted 09/04/04 3:03am

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Prince - His Royal Badness
Rick James - Slick Rick
James Brown - The Godfather of Soul
Aretha Franklin - The Queen of Soul
Donna Summer - The Queen of Disco
Sylvester - The "Queen" of Disco
Tina Turner - The Burner Tina Turner
Wilson Picket - Wicked Picket
The Barkays - The Boogie Barkays
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #23 posted 09/04/04 5:33am

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The only rapper I can think of who uses their real name is Lauryn Hill.
This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes.
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Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetter.
CHICKENS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO COCAINE, SILKY HEN.
The Normal Whores Club
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Reply #25 posted 09/04/04 5:46am

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Supernova said:

The only rapper I can think of who uses their real name is Lauryn Hill.


I can think of one more - Ali Shaheed Muhammad from Tribe.
CHICKENS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO COCAINE, SILKY HEN.
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FunkMistress said:

Supernova said:

The only rapper I can think of who uses their real name is Lauryn Hill.


I can think of one more - Ali Shaheed Muhammad from Tribe.


Don't forget:

Keith Murray
Parris Smith
Erick Sermon
Will Smith
Kanye West
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NWF said:

FunkMistress said:



I can think of one more - Ali Shaheed Muhammad from Tribe.


Don't forget:

Keith Murray
Parris Smith
Erick Sermon
Will Smith
Kanye West
[Edited 9/3/04 23:38pm]


doh!
And EPMD was at the tip of my tongue too, but I guess that didn't translate to the tips of my fingers.
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CHICKENS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO COCAINE, SILKY HEN.
The Normal Whores Club
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Reply #28 posted 09/04/04 7:26am

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FunkMistress said:

NWF said:



Don't forget:

Keith Murray
Parris Smith
Erick Sermon
Will Smith
Kanye West
[Edited 9/3/04 23:38pm]


doh!
And EPMD was at the tip of my tongue too, but I guess that didn't translate to the tips of my fingers.
[Edited 9/4/04 0:17am]

And Will Smith didn't feel the need to use his real name til he became a full time actor. Such a vanilla name for a vanilla guy...
This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes.
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Reply #29 posted 09/15/04 7:15pm

Harlepolis

Supernova said:

The only rapper I can think of who uses their real name is Lauryn Hill.


L-Boogie,,,thats her nickname.
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