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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 R

Real Name	Nickname	Description	Submitted by:
Rage Against The Machine	RATM		Sooper Trouper
Rage Against the Machine	Rage		Rock'n'roll Rebel
Rage Against The Machine	RAM	Pronounced like the male sheep.	Rocky
Rammstein	Feuerball (Fireball)	Due to the German AB air show collision	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rammstein	"Flugschau"	Rammstein is a German AB that had an infamous "Air Show" that ended in disaster	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Ramones	Neuveaux Bubblegum Band with Guts	Joey Ramone referred to the band as this. He was referring to the fact that while pundits labeled the Ramones as a punk band, the Ramones were inspired by 60s "bubblegum" and added a modern, tougher, ballsier element to the mix.	I Saw the Ramones Live 4X!
Randy Travis	DUI Bareass	When Randy recently had an auto accident he was found drunk, combative, and naked in front of police!	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Ray Charles	Brother Ray		Martha Hankins
Ray Charles	The Genius of Soul	Nothing further, Your Honor.	Martha Hankins
The Red Hot Chili Peppers	The Red Hots	Give It Away!!!!	Mickey D.
Reginald Arvizu [Korn's bassist]	Fieldy	Reginald had a big cheeks so others called him Garfield. And from that came Fieldy.	Hushabye
REO Speedwagon	REO Fagwagon	Some persnickety, ignorant and snobby people in my high school class used this stupid name for the group because they "thought" Kevin Cronin's higher pitched voice made him "gay". He is straight but what difference would it make? I've seen REO Speedwagon live and they play good time bar boogie rock'n'roll music.	Time 2 Grow Up
REO Speedwagon	REO		rocky
The Replacements	The Placemats	Popular nickname among their fans	Archie C.
Resurection Band	REZ	There is no difference from Rez to REZ but i guess those are both different ways of spelling or saying Resurection Band.	Travis
Resurection Band	Rez		Travis
Resurection Band	Rez Band		Travis
RFS	Ice Fox	Band member Deb Dawkins (aka Deb Morgan once married) was nicknamed the "Ice Fox" for teasing the guys. leading them on. Hot as hell, but could be cold as ice!	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
RFS	Deb's Guys	All the guys in the band were attracted to Deb- Debbie Dawkins who tried to become a Playboy Playmate but who was rejected. She personally caused the demise of the band.	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Richie Sambora	The King Of Swing		JoviChick
Rick Springfield	The Rock Doc	While he had a slew of hits in the 80s he was also starring on the TV soap "General Hospital" as Dr. Noah Drake. I've seen this nickname in the papers and heard it on radio station Q-FM-96.	Jesse James
Rick Springfield	God of the Rick Chicks	Female fans were the Rick Chicks	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rihanna	The Barbados Babe	She originates from Barbados	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rihanna	The New Princess of Pop	Black Community- her success.	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rihanna	Caribbean Queen		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rihanna	RiRi		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rob Halford	The Metal God		Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Rob Preuss(Spoons)	Precious	I don't know how he earned this nick name? I'm wondering if Sandy Horne gave him that nickname because he was a kid?	Celeste
Rob Zombie	Thunderlord Jesus		Colt J. Ledford
Robbie Williams	Rancid Willy	UK nickname	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
Robert Goodwin	TheWraith517	He's the parody artist that started the "Kirby La La" Sock Robbing Myth wich became an urban legend. He also did many uk based CB Radio songs http://www.youtube.com/therealkirbylala	Ben Thomas
Robert Plant	Percy	A euphenism for the male appendage, of which His Robertness is reputed to be particularly well furnished.	Danny Jones
Robert Plant	Planty, Percy	Percy refers to an English gardening show.	Kimi
Rocky Burnette	The Son of Rock and Roll	His first album had that name	Christian
Roland Orzabal	Orzie	The first three letters of his first name coupled with ie at the end. :)	Celeste
Roland Orzabal	Orzie	Most of T4F's fans refer to Roland as Orzie.	Celeste
Roland Orzabal	Raoul Jaime Orzabal de la Qunita	Roland's name was Raoul for exactly 2 weeks before his mother changed his name.	Celeste
Rolling Stones	The Stones	I'm surprised that this wasn't posted up yet.	Get Stoned
The Rolling Stones	The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World	A name given by themselves.	dxman
Rolling Stones	Rock'n' Rolling Stones	I heard it used by FM radio deejays when I was a teenager.	Get Stoned
Roxy Music	The Roxies	Just a simple nickname for the group.	I Love Roxy
Roxy Music	Roxy	The band was originally called just "Roxy" but there already was a band with that name so "Music" was added to make them stand out. Also, people at a Roxy Music concert often shout "Roxy!" as a chant.	I Love Roxy
Roxy Music	The Roxies	Just a simple nickname for the group.	I Love Roxy
Roxy Music	Bry & the Boys	As in Bryan Ferry and the Boys. I saw this nickname in a review on the Amazon site.	I Love Roxy
Roy Acuff	The King of Country Music	Country music pioneer and Grand Master of the Grand Ole Opry.	Martha Hankins
Roy Orbison	Roy O	Obvious	Wilbury 1988
Roy Orbison	The Big 'O'		RogerL
Roy Rogers	King of the Cowboys		Martha Hankins
RUSH	Sonic Adrenaline	Rocker nickname	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
RUSH	Rebels Under Satan's Help	Fundies don't like RUSH and this is yet another excuse, like the abbreviation they invented for KISS.	Sympathy For Rock-n-Roll
Rush	The Holy Trinity of Rock	Fans favorite nickname	Robert D. Arndt Jr.
RUSH	The Thinking Man's Hard Rock Band	Drummer Neil Peart writes most of the lyrics and they reflect his reading of philosophical, science, science fiction, fantasy, history, religious writings, and more. Also, the band RUSH is a PROGRESSIVE / HARD ROCK band, which makes them stand out anyway.	I've Seen Rush 4X!
Ryan Hale	Slenderman	Given the nickname after a small obsession with a vlog known as Marble Hornets	Optimus Lime
Ryan Ross	Ryro		Tessa C

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