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This is a list of names of the nicknames music performers, are known by. Not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.

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Entries Beginning with J

Real Name	Nickname	Description	Submitted by:
J. Geils Band	The Jewish Rolling Stones	All but one of the band's members were Jewish; oddly, J. Geils was the band's lone Gentile.	Todd W. Zimmerman
Jackie Gleason	The Great One	Gleason also had a jazz orchestra in the 50s and 60s. His theme music could be heard on both "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show".	Paul Bear
Jacob Olds	Crouton	He was eating a salad one day with the rest of the band in Atlanta, and decided that his nickname should be Crouton	Heidi
jacoby shaddix	coby dick		katie vibbert
Jacoby Shaddix	Coby Dick		SG1200
Jacoby Shaddix	Mr. Dick	Possibly from his other nickname, Coby Dick.	Travis
Jacoby Shaddix	Jonny Vodka	I'm guessing this is from his love of alcohol.	Travis
Jacoby Shaddix	Dakota Gold, Jonny Vodka, Coby Dick	Except for Jonny Vodka, they are versions of the lead singer of Papa Roach's full name: Jacoby Dakota Shaddix.	Alex
Jacoby Shaddix	Coby Dick	He only used this name until 2001	Travis
Jacoby Shaddix	John Doe	He just decided to call himself John Doe.	Travis
Jacoby Shaddix	Dakota Gold	His middle name is Dakota.	Travis
James Brown	Soul Brother Number One		Martha Hankins
James Brown	The Hardest Working Man In Show Business		Martha Hankins
James Brown	The Godfather of Soul		SusanG
James Euringer	Little Jimmy Urine	He once drank his own urine on stage.	Gabe x
James Shaffer	Munky	This nickname comes from the thing that James thinks he has a feet like monkeys do.	hushabye
James Taylor	Sweet Baby James	From one of his hit songs.	Martha Hankins
Jane Wiedlin (of the Go-Gos)	Reverend Sister Go-Go	She is an ordained minister of the Universal Life Church and officiates weddings - for a fee. And she states that she is an atheist too!	Go Go Figure
Jane Wiedlin (of the Go-Gos)	Jane Drano	When the Go-Gos started out this was her stage name.	Let's Go to the Go Go
Janet Jackson	Dunk	When she was little, her brother Mike gave her this nickname because she looked like a donkey.	redsimba
Janet Jackson	Dunk	A chubby kid, Janet Jackson was given the nickname "Dunk" by her late brother Michael because her size made her look like a donkey.	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Janis Joplin	Pearl	A native of Port Arthur, Texas, her memorabilia is featured in their Museum of the Gulf Coast.	Martha Hankins
Jason White	Balduducci	Jason White (Green Day Backing guitarist) is belived to be Balducci from Green Day's Alias band The Network	Optimsu Lime
Jason White (Green Day)	Frisco Lee	He used it as a fake name for Green Day's alias band the Foxboro Hot Tubs	Optimus Lime
Jay -Z	Lucky Leftie		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Jigga	Jay-nigga	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Jigga		dxman
Jay-Z	S-dot	S. Carter= Sean Carter	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Hova	Hova is short for the biblical Jehovah.	dxman
Jay-Z	Jayhova or God fo Rap		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Joe Camel		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Iceberg Slim		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Jazzy		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jay-Z	Jay Zeezy		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jennifer Lopez	J. Lo		SusanG
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck	Bennifer	When they were a coupe in the media...	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jermaine Jackson	Muhammed Abdul Aziz	When he embraced Islam...	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jerome Fontamillas	Romey		Mike C.
Jerry Butler	The Iceman		Soul
Jerry Garcia	Captain Trips/Mr. Trips		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jerry Lee Lewis	The Killer	Probably because of the way he pounded on the ivories.	SusanG
Jessica Simpson	Jessica Simpleton	She thinks a can of Chicken of the Sea has chicken, not tuna in it. Duh!	Millenium Knight
Jessica Simpson	Yoko Romo	From when she was with Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys!!!	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jessica Simpson	Jessica Simps	Coined by P!nk.	Mister Bufu
Jim Morrison	The Lizard King		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jim Morrison	Mr. Mojo Risin	An anagram of his actual name.	Martha Hankins
Jim Morrison	The Lizard King	Originally from one of the songs by the Doors	SusanG
Jimmy Page	The Hammer of the Gods		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jimmy Rushing	Mr. Five By Five	The jazz singer's nickname comes from his short, squat build.	Todd W. Zimmerman
Job For A Cowboy	JFAC		Travis
Joe Cocker	The Sheffield Steel		Amoriah
Joe McIntyre	Joe Mac	Derrived from the first three letters of his first name and the first three letters of his last name.	Celeste
Joe Satriani	The Boogieman		GlamRockNinjaLord
Joe Satriani	Satch	He has used this nickname in 2 albums ("Professor Satchafunkilus and the Musterion of Rock" & "Satchurated: Live in Montreal") and 2 songs (till 2020: "Satch boogie" & "Professor Satchafunkilus"). Satch a great guy!	PeartNeal
Joey Fatone	Joey Fat One	Nicknamed by dance instructor Kym Johnson when she and Fatone were partners on "Dancing With The Stars".	boyband
John (Cougar) Mellencamp	John (Hoosier) Mellencamp	He is a Hoosier, he's from Indiana.	Buckeye Scott
John Bonham	Bonzo	Drummer from Led Zeppelin.	Agrimorfee
john entwistle	thunderfingers	he was the loudest known man on stage(bill wyman)	starcasediver
john entwistle	the ox	for his strong constitution and his ability to eat,drink and do more than the rest of the band.	staircasediver
John Flansburgh	Flansy	Flansy or Flans is a nickname the fans of "They Might Be Giants" gave him.	Brent F
John Kriftmeyer	Al Sobrante		Optimus Lime
John Lennon	Dr. Winston O'Boogie	He was credited by this name when collaborating on other performers' albums (particularly Harry Nilsson). Winston was his middle name at birth, from Winston Churchill.	Martha Hankins
John Mellencamp	John Hoosier Melonhead	"Melonhead" is a laudatory appellation, an affectionate word for a cool dude in Ohio. The Djs at radio station Q-FM-96 often refer to the Hoosier rocker by this nick name.	Buckeye James
John Mellencamp	John Hoosier Melon Head	In Ohio, "melon head" is an affectionate complementary appellation, Mellencamp is very popular here in the Midwest, and John is a Hoosier - he's from Indiana. The Columbus, Ohio radio station WLVQ -FM (Q-FM-96) DJs often refer to John by this nickname.	Buckeye Jimmy
John Mellencamp	L'il Bastard	He once co-produced a Mitch Ryder album with that name.	June Buggs
John Paul Jones	Jonesy	I have seen articles where other members of Led Zeppelin had called him "Jonesy" in direct quote.	Linkletter
Johnny Cash	The Man in Black		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Johnny Cash	Man in Black		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Johnny Cash	The Man In Black		Rachel Stedman
Jon Bon Jovi	JBJ	It's his name in three letters.	dayna
Jon Bon Jovi	Captain Kidd		JoviChick
jonas brothers	JB		charlene cabisca
Jonas brothers	jo hoes	lol i hate the jo bros lol	nicey
Jonas Brothers	Jo Bros		Creedjaya
Jordan Hastings	Ratbeard	'Ratbeard' replaced drummer Jesse Ingelevics in the Canadian band Alexisonfire.	julia!
Jordan Knight	JordanK	Short for Jordan Knight	Celeste
Jordin Sparks	Spanky		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jordin Sparks	J Speezy or Jordin Speezy		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jordin Sparks	Jo-Jo		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Jorg Michael	Uncle Jorgie	Lauri Porra (Stratovarius bassist, Jorg's the drummer for Stratovarius) coined the nickname on Youtube.	Chandra
Josh Groban	JG, J-G, or JaG	All plays on his name	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Josh Groban	Grobie		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Joshua Olds	Fatty	He was always a chubby kid growing up, so his brothers decided to nickname him Fatty!	Heidi
Judas Priest	Metal Gods	UK	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Julia Dietze	10 On the Richter Scale	Due to her role in the "Iron Sky" movie as beautiful blonde Aryan Renate Richter. Her singing part was cut from the movie.	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Junkie XL	JXL	He carried this name for an Elvis Presley remix because The King's estate disapproved of the word "Junkie".	Tommy
Justin Bieber	Justin Beaver	what is "beaver" a slang word for? Then there's that voice..	Safety Dancer
Justin Bieber	Justin Beaver	He was selected in a poll as Best New WOMAN Singer of the Year. A lot of people think he's just a "sissy/ninny" anyway. Need I say more?	I Love Rock-and-Roll
Justin Bieber	The Beebs/Biebs/Baby Biebs	Fan nicknames	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez	Justlena or Gober	Hot teen couple combo	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Justin Timberlake	J.T.		Boy
Justin Timberlake	Curly		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Justin Timberlake	Justin Tinkerbell	a referring nickname for those who think JT is a sissy. After all, he was in N*SYNC and that's pretty sucky enough right there!	Wardrobe Malfunction My Foot
Justin Timberlake	Trousersnake	British tabloid name that baffles J.T.!!!	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Justin Timberlake	Mr. Smooth		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Justin Timberlake	Bounce		Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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