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Entries Beginning with B

Real Name	Nickname	Description	Submitted by:
B. B. King	King of the Blues Worldwide	He is announced by this nickname in his concerts, and it appears on some of his merchandise.	Martha Hankins
B.W. Stevenson	Buckwheat	Hence the initials.	Old School
Bachman Turner-Overdrive	BTO		Rocky
Backstreet Boys	BSbz	Internet slang	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bad Company	Badco		Rocky
Barry Manilow	Barry Big Nose/Snorky	His nose size	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Barry White	Walrus of Love	Given this name due to his size and the fact that most of his songs were steamy love songs	Christian
The Beatles	The Fab Four		ChuckyG
Bell Biv DeVoe	BBD	From the Boyz II Men song "Motownphilly".	Soul
Ben Pollack	The Father of Swing	He truly deserved this title. A bandleader that had an eye for finding and developing very talented musicians, his gift earned him the nickname the "Father of Swing." Some of the musicians that passed through his bands from the mid-1920's to the 1940's went on to become successful bandleaders themselves: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Harry James, Jack Teagarden, Yank Lawson, Hilton “Nappy” Lamare, Joe Harris, Charlie Spivak, etc.	George&GermaineBriantFan
Benny Goodman	King Of Swing	He was the original "King of Swing" long before Richie Sambora. Other nicknames included "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman".	jazz
Bette Midler	Gypsy Queen		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bette Midler	Bathouse Queen		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bette Midler	The Divine Miss M		SusanG
Bette Midler	The Divine Miss M		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Beyonce	Black Bettie Page	From her "Video Phone" music video with Gaga. She played a Black version of Bettie Page and was stunning!	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Big Bang	SOL, D-lite and V.I	Individual names considered for the Korean Big Bang band. G-Dragon is already Anglocized so Taeyang will be SOL which is Italian for Sun, Daesung will be D-Lite for Delight, and Seungri V.I. for Victory...	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bill Anderson	Whispering Bill	The country star probably got this nickname due to his soft voice.	Martha Hankins
Billie Holiday	Lady Day		Martha Hankins
Billie Joe Amrstrong	Willian Joseph	At one time there was an incorrect rumor going round that Billie Joe was short for WIlliam Jospeh. However it is not. Quote - "My mom was from Oklahoma, hence the name Billie Joe...It's not William Joseph it's just Billie Joe."	Optimus Lime
Billie Joe Amrstrong	The Son Of Rage & Love	I've heard people call him this due to the song, Jesus of Suburbia, of which the opening lines are "I'm the son of rage & love, the jesus of suburbia"	Optimus Lime
Billie Joe Armstrong	Two Dollar Bill	This started when Billie Joe (Lead guitarist and vocalist for Green Day) was in high school and he sold joints of marijuana for 2 dollars each	Devon Murphy
Billie Joe Armstrong	Fink	In The Network (the alias band of Green Day) There is a member known as Fink which is presumed to be billie Joe Armstrong from Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong has written songs for Pinhead Gunpowder under the alias "Wilhelm Fink." Fink of The Network and Armstrong are also both born under the same astrological sign: Aquarius. The Network is also signed under Billie Joe's record company, Adeline Records. The official Network web site also claims that Fink financed the band, when in actuality this was done by Armstrong. Another coincidence is that in the song "Spike" the character Branden moved into a warehouse in Oakland. It is well known that Billie Joe used to live in a warehouse in Oakland with several other punk rock band members. And in another song, he mentions "The Ave.", which is a nickname for Telegraph Ave. in Oakland, on which the title of the song "Stuart and the Ave." on the Insomniac album is based. Another clue to Fink being Armstrong is that on the CD Short Music For Short People, Green Day plays a song called "The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink."	Optimus Lime
Billie Joe Armstrong	Reverend Strychnine Twitch	This was the fake name he used in Green Day's alias band Foxboro Hot Tubs	Optimus Lime
Billy Gibbons	Top Top	He's the frontman for ZZ Top.	Eliminator Jeff
Billy Joel	Piano Man	Fairly obvious...	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bing Crosby	Der Bingle	A tabloid nickname used while he was still alive.	Martha Hankins
Biz Markie	The Clown Prince God of the Southwest Atlantic	This is from his Wikipedia entry. He can currently be seen on NickJr's preschooler show "Yo Gabba Gabba" offering Biz's Beat of the Day, a beatboxing demo.	Martha Hankins
Black Eyed Peas	BEP		dxman
Blink 182	Blink	They were originally called Blink, now the are commonly just referred to as Blink.	Travis
Blue October	BO	Like it sounds, "Bo". Not like B.O as in body odor.	Travis
Blue Oyster Cult	BOC		Mark
Bo Diddley	The Originator		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bob Dylan	The Voice of a Generation		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bob Dylan	Zimmy	"Zimmy" is derived from Bob Dylan's birth name, Robert Zimmerman.	DeeDee
Bob Marley	Skipper	It’s apparently because of his soccer skills.	Dayna
Bowling For Soup	BFS		RevengeFromMars YouTube
Boy George	Glamdros	Gay Community- blending of glamorous and androgyny	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Boy George	Boy Gorgeous or Gorgeous Boy	Gay Community	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Boy George	King-Queen of Androgeny		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
brand new	brand nizzle		sXsXs
Brenda Lee	Little Miss Dynamite		SusanG
Brian Welch	Head	He said he has a big head, thence, the nickname 'Head'.	Travis
Bring Me The Horizon	BMTH	It's quite long so they decided to shorten it.	Travis
Bring Me The Horizon	BMTH		Travis
Britney Spears	Bit-Bit		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Britney Spears	Brit Pinkey		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Britney Spears	Brit Brit	Informal Nickname.	RK_FAN_FOREVER
Britney Spears	Pink	from Justin Timberlake	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Britney Spears	Princess of Pop (US)	Aussie Kylie Minogue is generally known as "The Princess of Pop" as main competitor to Madonna with Top 10s worldwide, but Britney Spears is sometimes called this in the US for lack of knowledge about Kylie's standing	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Britney Spears	Baldy Spears	I don't know if she is still bald or not.	NK
Britney Spears	Brit-Brat	Her behavior...	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Britney Spears	Pop Tart		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bruce Dickenson	The Air Raid Siren		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bruce Springsteen	The Boss	He actually hates being called the Boss but the nickname has stuck because back when he and his band was still playing clun gigs, he would hand out their pay at the end of the night	dayna
Bruce Springsteen	The Boss	The best thing to ever come out of New Jersey.	ChuckyG
Bruce Willis	Bruno	A lot of people have forgotten about his late-80s hit "Respect Yourself". (Most of them intentionally.)	Brian Kelly
Bryan Adams	The Scourge from Cananda	From Anti-Fans, especially in US	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Bryan Adams	Zane Puff	Bryan used this pseudonym when he was the lead singer of the band Sweeney Todd at the age of 16. Apparently, he found this name on the Internet and it sounded funny to him.	Rpollck
Bryan Ferry	The Voice	This legendary front man of Roxy Music has a distinctive croon, he has one of the smoothest singing voices in rock history. It's unmistakable. On a Roxy record or a solo record of his - once you've heard him sing you just KNOW who it is. One of the best.	I Love Foxy Roxy Music!
Burl Ives	The Wayfaring Stranger	This was the name of a radio program from early in his career, and of his autobiography.	Martha Hankins
Buzzoven	Buzzov*en		Travis
Buzzoven	Buzzov-en		Travis
Buzzoven	Buzzov.en		Travis

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