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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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Mr. Pitiful -Otis Redding His neckname was from a song that he made in the mid 60's. | |
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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  Tribal Disorder
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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 Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm Does Hendrix have one? | |
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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 Tribal Disorder
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"The Queen of Soul"
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Hey, bruh I don't see Sting on that list.
Madonna--"The Material Girl?" | |
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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? 
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 Tribal Disorder
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What about Al 'Grits' Green?  | |
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^  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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PurpleCharm said: What about Al 'Grits' Green?
 Whew. You ain't right. I don't beleive you went there with the infamous grits joke.
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Morrissey - Moz or Mozzer
Robert Smith - Fat Bob 
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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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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Ooh, I've got one! 
How 'bout Lionel "Sellout" Richie? | |
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Moonwalkbjrain said: ^
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?  "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: ^
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? I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise. 
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UncleGrandpa said: minneapolisgenius said: Who's the architect of rock and roll? I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise.
I think he was thinking more along the lines of Elvis. 
But I can't read minds though, so you never know.  "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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UncleGrandpa said: minneapolisgenius said: Who's the architect of rock and roll? I could be wrong, but it'll take him to tell us otherwise.
SHUT UP!!!!!
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Jay-Z, Jigga Man, Hova
Biggie, Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, Big Poppa Can't remember their government names, though.
MC Lyte -- Lana Moorer (sp?) Vanity--Denise Matthews Every member of Wu-Tang Clan has at least 2 aliases. [Edited 9/3/04 13:51pm] | |
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Ole Dirty Bastard...aka Big Baby Jesus....aka....Dirt Mc Gurt....aka.. "Fugitive from Justice."
S Filthy cute and baby U know it | |
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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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Tina 'the Burner' Turner | |
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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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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. The Normal Whores Club | |
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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. The Normal Whores Club | |
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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 [Edited 9/3/04 23:38pm] NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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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] 
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] The Normal Whores Club | |
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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]
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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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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