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Names -> Music Performer Pseudonyms -> J

This is a list of names of famous people, who have changed their real name. I'm only looking for music performers, not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.

Entries Beginning with J

Pseudonym		Original Name		Description		Submitted by:
J J Benjamin		Steve Mays		former lead singer with Outtabounds chart group also front man of Beautifull south tribute band		Steve Mays
J Majik		Jamie Spratling		Although he also performed as DJ Dextrous and Innervisions at various other times in his career, this is his most famous moniker, used to record one brilliant album and 3 singles.		Bobo
J Mann		Jason Popson		One of the Mushroomhead singers, changed his name because he was in many different side projects at the time.		beat_like_a_dog
J Mega		L. Troupe		Member of the Onyx Cru. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
J-Boog		Jarelle Demonte Houston		He is the cousin of Omarion from B2K		Correction: J-Boog
J-Boog		Jarelle Monte Houston		He is the cousin of Omarion from B2K		J-Boog
J-Dizz		Ajay Rattan		J-Dizz is in the rap group Da Starderz.		Ajay Rattan
J-Groove		James Carson		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
J. Geils		Jerome Geils				rocker
J. Mascis		Joseph Mascis		Ex-lead singer with Dinosaur, Jr.		newave
J. Oliver Johnson		John Oliver Johnson		Singer/song-writer of country/Souther rock. Also an author, poet and small-time actor.		Bobo
J. Quest		John Raimundi		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
J. Robbins		Jay Robbins		Member of Jawbox and Burning Airlines.		Professor Stampede
J. Spaceman		Jason Pierce		Lead singer of Spaceman 3 and Spiritualized.		Rick Rold
J.C. Chasez		Joshua Scott Chasez		From *Nsync and solo CD - though, technically not a pseudonym it still works here. Info is from the *Nsync website and a bunch of merchandise -		Megzie
J.C. Chasez		Joshua C Chasez		From N Sync and the Mickey Mouse Club		Celeste
J.C. Chasez		Joshua Scott Chasez				Celeste
J.D. Souther		James David Souther		His hits were "Old and Lonely" and "Her Town Too" (with "Fire and Rain" guy James Taylor).		Country
J.J. Cale		Jean Jaques Cale		Blues singer/songwriter known for "After Midnight".		blues
J.Lo		Jennifer Lopez		The J of Jennifer en Lo of Lopez. Not so difficult.		Dutchgirl
J.T.		Nigel John Taylor		His real full name is Nigel John Taylor but he decided to go by his middle name John or the initals J.T.		Celeste
J.T.		James Taylor		The singer for Kool and The Gang, not the "Fire and Rain" guy.		blaque
Ja Rule		Jeffrey Atkins		JA is the initials for Jeffrey Atkins, and he added RULE which stands for Represents Unconditional Love Existence!		Brianne
Ja Rule		Jeff Atkins				rap
Ja Rule		Jeffrey Atkins				lady_rule_itsmurder
Ja Rule		Jeffrey Atkins		rule stands for represtents unconditional love's exsistance.		smarter than alana
ja rule		Jeffrey Atkins		yeah i cant believe no one knows this! he took the j from jeff and the a from atkins and then put rule at the end which stands for something like respect (or maybe its represent idk) unity life equality		alana
Jack Benny		Benjamin Kubelsky				cheap
Jack Black		Thomas Jacob Black		Of Tenacious D Weird how his last name really is black		UltraPrime
Jack Black		John (requested not to show last name publicly)		Jack is a common English name for villains...Captain Jack Sparrow, Jack the Ripper, etc. And Black is John's favourite colour, so...well...you know how it is!		Jorgon Von Strangle
Jack Bruce		John Symon Asher		Formerly of Cream.		oldrock
Jack Dangers		John Corrigan		1/2 of Meat Beat Manifesto.		Bobo
Jack Hues		Jeremy Allan Ryder		member of Wang Chung. He took the famous French phrase "J'accuse" (the headline of a newspaper editorial by Emile Zola) and "anglicized" it "Jack Hues".		To Live And Die in San Francisco
Jack Nitzsche		Bernard Nitzsche				producer
Jack Scott		Jack Scafone, Jr.		Rock and roll-ballad singer/songwriter/guitarist of the late 50s and early 60s whose biggest hits included the country-styled "What In The World's Come Over You" and "Burning Bridges". Scored nine Top 40 hits.		Evan L. Heller
Jack The Ripztah		Andres Coronado		He had a fascination with crimes as a kid, so he decided to take the name of the Liverpool serial killer Jack the Ripper.		juggalo_family
Jack Wagner		Peter John Wagner		Singer and t.v. soap actor.		t.v.
Jack White		John Anthony Gillis		(white stripes) changed name officially to John White when he married Meg White (he took her name instead of vice versa), but he goes by Jack.		M
Jack White		John Anthony Gillis		he took his 'ex/sisters' last name(meg white)when they got married..		Corey
Jack White		Jack Gilis		When founding the White Stripes with his ex-wife (and not sister) Megan (Meg) White, he took her last name to fit with the band name		Keupon69
Jackie DeShannon		Sharon Lee Myers				oldschool
Jackie DeShannon		Jacqueline O'Shannon		Cut several sides circa 1960.		Ward Evol
Jackie Edwards		Wilfred Edwards		The late Jamaican-born reggae star.		reggae
Jackie Gleason		Herbert John Gleason		Bandleader in addition to his role in "The Honeymooners". Known as "The Great One".		funny
Jackie Jackson		Sigmund Esco Jackson				soul II
Jackie Lee		Earl Lee Nelson, Jr.		Taught everyone how to do "The Duck" in 1966.		oldrock
Jackie McLean		John Lenwood McLean, Jr				Bobo
Jackie Wilson		Jack Leroy Wilson				soul
Jackson Browne		Clyde Jackson Browne				mellow
Jaco Pastorius		John Francis Pastorious		Legendary jazz bassist.		Jerrold McDougald
Jaco Pastorius		John Francis Pastorius III		Legendary jazz/fusion bassist and band leader.		JayBeefC
Jacoby Shaddix		Coby Dick		Lead singer for the band Papa Roach		Kara Brooks
Jadakiss		Jason Phillips		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jade		La'Trecia Kne'Cole Mallet				Tre'Sha
Jah Skils		Jalali Carthorn		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jai		John Lee Johnson		Drummer for The Allman Brothers Band.		yonder
Jake E. Lee		Jakey Lou Williams		Jake is a former guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne.		Chani
Jake Holmes		John Grier Holmes		He had the hit "So Close" in 1970.		Candy Welty
Jake Zyrus		Charice		Jake, whose birth name was Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco and previously went by the stage name Charice Pempengco and later just Charice, adopted the name "Jake Zyrus" when he transitioned to a male in 2017.		Maryellen Larkin
Jalil		Jalil Hutchins		Member of Whodini. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jam Master Jay		Jason Mizell				inthe80s.com
Jamelia		Jamelia Brown				K.Y.L.E
James Blunt		James Hillier-Blount		Apparently because he thought Blount sounded too posh.		b
James Darren		James William Ercolani				oldtimer
James Fox		James Mullett		The Welsh singer/guitarist chose the stage name Fox and originally called himself Jamie Fox but started calling himself James when the actor/singer Jamie Foxx emerged just before James Fox's first television appearance.		Jessica Wheeler
James Wright		Richard Wagner		singer/songwriter/performer of alternative country music		Richard Wagner
Jamey Jasta		James Shanahan		Jamey is the lead singer of hardcore band Hatebreed.		Chandra
Jamie Foxx		Eric Marvin Bishop		Used Jamie because it could be used as a guy or girls name and people wouldn't judge so quickly in his comedy routine.		little_miss
Jamie Oliver		Richard Oliver		He goes by "Jamie"		Franka
Jamie Principle		Byron Walton		Scattered among the classic productions of the mid-'80s Chicago house scene are those of Jamie Principle, the first to record song-based house music and the closest to a songwriter in the entire community.		Bobo
Jamie Starr		Prince Rogers Nelson		Prince has taken alot of other names, he wrote "manic monday" for The Bangles under the Starr pseudonym.		Petey
Jamie Starr		Prince Rogers Nelson		The Jamie Starr who is credited on "Morris Day & The Time" records is actually The-Artist-Once-Again-Known-As-Prince.		Major Bliss
Jammin' James		James Carter		US rapper/producer. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jammin' Unit		Cem Oral				Matt
Jan & Arnie		Jan Berry/Arnie Ginsberg		This is the same Jan Berry that would later hook up with Dean Torrence to form Jan & Dean.		duo
Jan & Dean		Jan Berry/Dean O Torrance				oldsongs
Jan Berry		William Berry		Half of Jan and Dean, famous surf duo from LA.		Bobo
Jan Bradley		Addie Bradley		Recorded "Mama Didn't Lie" in 1963.		soul
Jane Morgan		Jane Currier		She had the big hit "Fascination" in 1957.		Candy Welty
Jane Powell		Suzanne Burce		You already have her listed - but Burce is the real name - not a misprint for Bruce.		charles hamblen
Jane Powell		Suzanne Burce (Bruce)				singer
Jane Russell		Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell				older
Janet Jackson		Janet Damita Jo Jackson		Well....her brother is Michael Jackson		sparklingrain678
Jani Lane		John Patrick Oswald				Sandi
Janie Fricke		Jane Fricke				Countryboy
Janis Ian		Janis Eddy Fink		Her two biggest hits were "Society's Child" (60s) and "At Seventeen" (70s).		MOR
Janis Paige		Donna MacJaden		Opera diva and T.V. actress.		opera
Janne Warman		Janne Vilijani Virtanen		Janne is the keyboardist in Children Of Bodom.		Chandra
JaRule		Jeff Atkins		The J from Jeff, and the A from Atkins made Ja and he added Rule		Pryncess
Jarvis Church		Gerald Eaton		It's the name of two streets in Toronto that are side by side. BTW, if you recognize the real name, he's from the Philosopher Kings. He adopted the name Jarvis Church when he recorded his solo debut.		Trainiac
Jason Alexander		Jason Scott Greenspan		"Seinfeld" actor who did a lot of singing on Broadway.		Seinfeidlike
Jason McCoy		Jason Dwight Campsall				Sundog
Jay Black		David Blatt		Lead singer who, with The Americans, scored 60s top ten hits with "She Cried", "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Cara Mia" and "This Magic Moment".		Evan L. Heller
Jay Ferguson		John Ferguson		Singer and keyboardist for Spirit and solo artist.		rock
jay taylor		johnathan taylor		jay taylor is another nickname for me		john taylor
Jay Traynor		John Traynor		Original Jay of Jay and the Americans; replaced by Jay Black (David Blatt)		Barry Disbrow
Jay Z		Sean Carter				anthony
jay z		shawn carter				matthew ridley
Jay-Z		Sean Carter				Tellec
Jay-Z		Sean Carter		This name orginated from his childhood nickname, Jazzy.		O
Jay-Z		Sean Carter		Before Jay-Z embarked upon his hugely popular solo career he was apart of an underground Brooklyn rap group called Hawaiian Sophie Fame. Young Jay then was the protege of JazO the leader of Hawaiian Sophie. Although Jay probably would deny it to his grave, it should be obvious, Jay-Z is a play off JazO's name. That's whay Nas said..."from Sean Carter to Jay-Z damn you on Jaz (JazO) di*k"		Merk
Jay-Z		Sean Carter		Where in the hell did he get Jay Z		Chris N.
Jay-Z		Shawn Carter		Shawn, not Sean!		Kim
Jaya		Maria Luisa Ramsey Buffington		Known for her collaboration with Stevie B. on "If You Leave Me Now"; late 80's early 90's breakbeat artist		Ren
Jaye P. Morgan		Mary Margaret Morgan		50s singer whose top ten hits included "That's All I Want From You" and "The Longest Walk". Had significant TV acting career through the 70s, also appearing on numerous game shows.		Evan L. Heller
Jayo Felony		James Savage		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jaz Coleman		Jeremy Coleman		Lead singer for Killing Joke.		newsound
Jazz		Larry Anthony		Member of the rap band Dru Hill.		soul
Jazzie B		Beresford Romeo		Founder member og U.K. rap/soul group Soul II Soul.		Big Al
Jazzy Jay		Jayson Byas		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jazzy Jeff		Jeff Miree		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
JBJ		James Bradley, Jr.		Member of the rockin' rap band Crazy Town.		raprock
JC 001		Jonathan Chandra Pandy		JC 001 is Jazz Colemans cousin. One went rock. One went rap.		JC 001
JC 001		Jason Coleman		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
JC Chasez		Joshua Scott Chasez		When he was in "MMC" there was another "Josh" in the show, so he changed his name to "JC", his initials.		Fatima Curiel
JC Chasez		Joshua Scott Chasez		JC from NSYNC		Jessie Urrea
JC Smalls		John Carlson		He is a Minnsota hip hop artise		Chris Sanford
JD		Jermaine Dupri		Jermaine Dupri's long-awaited solo project JD debuted in February 1998 with the single "The Party Continues," which quickly went gold.		Bobo
JD		Jermaine D. Mauldin		If you watched the movie "The New Guy" they show his real name at the ending credits......		Jermaine Dupri
JDL		Jerry Dee Lewis		Of the Cold Crush Brothers. Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jeah		Jeremiah Poole		I got this name because i'm the youngin from the block		Young Jer
Jean		Pierre Bouvier		people usually use his first name he is the hott singer of simple plan i love pierre and simple plan		pierre bouvier
Jean Harlow		Harlean Harlow Carpenter				older
Jeanne Pruette		Norma Jean Bowman				Bobo
Jeannie C. Riley		Jeannie Carolyn Stephenson		Had a beef with the "Harper Valley PTA".		Countrygirl
Jeannie Seely		Marilyn Jeanne Seely		She had the hit "Don't Touch Me" in 1966.		Candy Welty
Jeff Dahl		Jeff Dahlby		rhymes with NY Dolls...left the ~by~ in Hawaii....		outlawsmate
Jeff Martin		Jeffrey Scott Brill		Lead singer of the Canadian band The Tea Party		Summerset
Jeff Stinco		Jean Francois		He is the guitarist of Simple Plan.		Benjei
Jeff Stinco		Jean-François Stinco		Jeff is short for Jean-François?		Tea
Jeff Stinky		Jeff Stinco		Jeff Stinky of the band, Simple Plan.		Chels chills
Jeffery Nothing		Jeffery Hatrix		1 of the Mushroomhead singers, changed his name because he was in Hatrix and didn't want that to effect Mushroomhead.		beat_like_a_dog
Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond		Jeffrey Hammond		Bassist for Jethro Tull often credited as "Hammond-Hammond" because his mother's maiden name was also Hammond.		Evan
Jeffrey Jey		Gianfranco Randone		Randone grew up in both Italy and the United State. While living in the U.S. one of his friends called him Jeffrey to make him sound more American . When he moved back to Italy and auditioned as a DJ for a nightclub the owner had suggested that use a pseudonym so he decided to use Jeffrey and then add Jay (as in VeeJay) he changed the Jay to Jey and from then on that was his new name.		Ray Pissed
Jekill		K Hicks		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jekill		K Hicks		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys singer)		Eric Boucher		He liked the "colliding" of the ideas of plastic-food Jello with that country that was almost starved to death in the '70's. He chose this name over "Bobby Bacteria" and "Smegma Pigvomit"		Ian
Jelly Roll Morton		Ferdinand Joseph Lemott				Bobo
Jellybean		John Benitez				Bobo
Jellybean		John Benitez		Madonna's former producer.		jorje
Jennifer Rush		Heidi Stern		Famous for many duets - with artists such as Elton John (cf: Reginald Kenneth Dwight)		Bobo
Jennifer Warnes		Jennifer Warren				MOR
Jeri Southern		Genevieve Lillian Hering		Singer and pianist of jazz and blues who had four pop hits in the 1950s: "You Better Go Now", "Joey", "An Occasional Man" and "Fire Down Below".		Loree Dare
Jerome Ison		Jerome Troy Ison		Jerome is the drummer for the Namonia Crew.		Penne Tration
Jerry Garcia		Jerome John Garcia		The late lead singer for "The Grateful Dead".		man
Jerry Goldsmith		Jerrald Goldsmith				movies
Jerry Harrison		Jeremiah Harrison		Formerly of Talking Heads.		opm
Jerry Hyman		Jerry Hymans		Singer and trombonist with Blood, Sweat and Tears.		MOR
Jerry Jeff Walker		Ronald Clyde Crosby				oldrock
Jerry Landis		Paul Simon		Paul's name for solo work in the late 50s and early 60s (beside his and Arthur's "Tom & Jerry")		dalen
Jerry Lewis		Jerry Levitch				funny
Jerry Only		Jerry Caiafa		Misfits' bassist and co-founder, actually the only danzig era misfit member continuing to play in the band.		johnny
Jerry Only		Jerry Caiafa				Dave-O
Jerry Orbach		Jerome Bernard Orbach		The original Billy Flynn in Chicago before he was Lennie Briscoe.		Peg
Jerry Reed		Jerry Reed Hubbard				twang
Jerry Vale		Genero Louis Vitaliano				singer
Jerryo		Jerry Murray		He had the hit "Karate-Boo-Ga-Loo" in 1967. He was also half of the duo Tom & Jerrio who had a hit called simply "Boo-Ga-Loo" in 1965, but he spelled his name differently in the duo (Jerrio instead of Jerryo).		Loree Dare
Jeru The Damaja		Kendrick Jeru Davis				Bobo
Jesse Colin Young		Perry Miller		Performer's real name noted on the liner notes of the original edition of his bluesy first album, "Soul of a City Boy."		Vincenzo
Jessi Colter		Miriam Johnson		Country lady who recorded "I'm Not Lisa" in 1975. She was married to the late Waylon Jennings.		Country
Jessie J		Jessica Ellen Cornish				Yvette Bristle
Jessye Norman		Jessie Mae Norman				opera
Jesus Quisp		C.J. Buscaglia		Guitarist/vocalist of Green Jelly.		Mickey D.
Jet Black		Brian Duffy		Drummer with U.K. punk outfit The Stranglers.		Big Al
Jethro		Kenneth D. Burns		Half of unknown duo Homer and Jethro		Bobo
Jethro Burns (of Homer & Jethro)		Kenneth C. Burns				Gordon
Jethro Tull		Ian Anderson				austin
Jewel		Jewel Kilcher				MOR
Jill		Glenys Lynne		The lead singer of Four Jacks and a Jill, noted for "Master Jack".		one hit
Jill Corey		Norma Jean Speranza		MOR songstress from Pittsburgh who had a few hits in the late '50s. Did she drop the "Norma Jean" because of the obvious "Marilyn" connection?		jonaco
Jim Dale		Jim Smith				Broadway
Jim Dandy		James Leslie Mangrum		Lead singer with Black Oak Arkansas.		oldrock
Jim Eanes		Homer Robert Eanes Jr.				Bobo
Jim Morrison		James Douglas Morrison		its shorter i guess.		Chris
Jim Morrison		Jim Morrisson		He removed an "S" from his father's lastname		Thesienidae Gallus
Jim Reeves		James Travis Reeves		50s country star.		Country
Jim Weatherly		James Dexter Weatherly		Wrote hits for Gladys Knight and the Pips.		song
Jimi Hendrix		James Marshall Hendricks		and NOT James Allan Hendrix!		Bill
Jimi Hendrix		James Marshall Hendricks		Hey "Blue Day" You are a dumb ass that thing you said about billie isnt true		billie joe
Jimi Hendrix		Johnny Allen Hendrix				oldrock
Jimmie Rodgers		James Frederick Rodgers		Famous 50s singer, best known for "Honeycomb".		oner
Jimmy Cliff		James Chambers				reggae
Jimmy Dean		Seth Ward		Singer and sausage king.		Countryhick
Jimmy Durante		James Francis Durante				oldman
Jimmy Jam		James Harris III				inthe80s.com
Jimmy Maelen		Antoine Millar Darbyshire		For just no particular reason.		Mike Hack
Jimmy McGriff		James Harrell McGriff		Musician who declared "I Got A Woman (Part 1)" in 1962.		jazz
Jimmy Page		James Patrick Page		Former guitarist for Led Zeppelin.		rocky
Jimmy Pop		James Franks		Member of the Bloodhound Gang		Gamblor
Jimmy Pop Ali		James Moyer Franks		Better known as Jimmy Pop of The Bloodhound Gang.		Rocky
Jimmy Reed		Mathis James Reed				jazz
Jimmy Soul		James McCleese				jazzy
Jimmy Urine		James Euringer		Vocalist for Mindless Self Indulgence.		Travis
Jimmy Van Heusen		Edward Chester Babcock		Singer-songwriter responsible for "High Hopes".		sing
Jimmy Wakely		Clarence Wakely				country
Jimmy Webb		James Layne Webb				rock soul
Jimmy Zero		William Wilder		Member of The Dead Boys.		punk
Jizzy Pearl		Jim Wilkinson				Lee
JJ		John Tadeja		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
JJ Johnson		James Louis Johnson		Trombone player from Indianapolis.		jazz
Jo		Geoffery Mussard				Bobo
Jo-El Sonnier		Joel Sonnier		Cajun musician best known for "Tear-Stained Letter." According to a newspaper interview he gave a few years ago, the hyphen was added to his name later. Apparently, the hyphen is intended to emphasize the Cajun pronunciation of his first name, with the accent on the second syllable.		Martha Irvin
Joan Jett		Joan Larkin				sherock
Joan Koplan		Tiger Joanie Scott				Robert D. Arndt Jr.
JoAnn Castle		Jo Ann Zerling		A regular on "The Lawrence Welk Show".		waltz
Jock Box		Jacque Harrison		Info from rapdict.org		Bobo
Jocko		John Marcellino		Singer for Sha-Na-Na.		greaser
Joe		Joe Thomas				soul
Joe Budden		Joseph Budden		lol		ozzy ozz
Joe C.		Joseph Calleja		Late diminutive rapper who performed with Kid Rock.		rapper
Joe Cocker		John Robert Cocker				groove
Joe Hill		Joel Emmanuel Haagland		19th century singer-songwriter (aka Joe Hillstrom) that was the subject of the Joan Baez song of the same name.		swede
Joe Jackson		David Ian Jackson		Was named Joe by members of an early band because his glasses made him look like a character in a TV series called Joe 90.		Gartek!yfp
Joe Jonas		Joseph Adam Jonas				Jessica
Joe Long		Joseph LaBracio		He was the bass singer and bass guitarist for the 4 Seasons from 1965-1975.		Barry Disbrow
Joe Meek		Robert George Meek		He produced "Have I The Right?" by the Honeycombs in 1964 and also more importantly, "Telstar" by the Tornadoes in 1962, as well as several other songs dedicated to Buddy Holly. His connection with Buddy Holly was certainly passionate, in the very least, if not fanatical. Ironically, he committed suicide and killed his landlady 8 years to the day that Buddy Holly died in that fiery plane crash with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, on February 3, 1967. Holly and the two other guys mentioned above died in the plane crash on the same date, 1959.		Preston Dunn
Joe Perry		Anthony Joseph Pereira				Sandi
Joe Perry		Anthony Joseph Perry		Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says in the band's autobiography "Walk This Way" that his father's real last name was Pereira. However, since Joe's father wanted to be accepted as an American, after WWII he changed his name from the Portuguese Pereira to the more American sounding Perry. It's unclear if the change was done legally, but Joe Perry never used Pereira as his last name.		Planet Clare
Joe South		Joe Souter				folk
Joe Strummer		John Graham Mellor		Former lead singer and guitarist of the British 1970's punk band, The Clash. Is now the lead singer and guitarist of the Mescaleros.		JCStrummer
Joe Strummer		John Graham Mellor		Frontman of The Clash.		punk
Joe Sun		James J. Paulson		He had the hit "Shotgun Rider" in 1980.		Candy Welty
Joe Tex		Joseph Arrington Jr.				disco
Joe Williams		Joseph Goreed				Jazz
Joe Yankee		Neil Young		Neil Young used this pseudonym on Graham Nash's 1971 release "Song For Beginners". He is credited for playing on the songs "Better Days" and "Man In The Mirror".		CSNY Fan
Joee		Joey DeSimone		Canadian artist known for two hit singles - "If I Could" and "Do You Right".		Ren
Joel		Joel Madden		he prefers Joel and doesn't mention his surname because it's his fathers....and theres a story after that		Annie
Joel and Benj Madden		Joel Ruben Combs and Benjamin Levi Combs		Benji and Joel had their fathers last name, Combs, until they were 18 when they legally changed it to their mother's maiden name, Madden. They changed it b/c they hated there father for leaving them and didnt want his last name.		Lauren
Joel and Benji Madden		Joel and Benji Everly		they changed their last names to honour their mother, who bought them up after their dad left them...... Everly was their dads' last name		Bronny
Joel Combs		Joel Reuben Combs-Madden		He is better known as Joel from Good Charlotte		Jennie Ambrose
Joel Grey		Joel Katz				klaus
Joel Madden		Joel Combs		Joel and his identical twin, Benji changed their last name from Combs to Madden. Combs was their fathers last name and they changed it to Madden their mom's maiden name.		jUSt SUM CHiK
Joel Madden/Benji Madden		Joel Ruben Combs/Benjamin Levi Combs		Annie has it wrong about Benj & Joel from Good Charlotte! They changed their last name from Combs which was their fathers original name. Now its Madden and thats why Joel has Madden tattoed on his arm		Erin
Joel Nohnn		John Lennon		Used on Yoko Ono's tracks Move On Fast and Winter Is Here To Stay.		Noah McKelvie
Joel Reuben Madden and Benji Levi Madden		Joel Reuben Combs and Benji Levi Combs		I'm pretty sure that Combs was their dads last name, but when he walked out on them they changed their last name to madden, which i think is their mothers maiden name		Emily
Joel Rueben Madden		Joel Rueben Combs				Karson Claire Mincey
Joey Bishop		Joseph Abraham Gottlieb				funny
Joey Blowey		Joseph Cannizarro		Bassist/vocalist of Green Jelly. "Joey Blowey" is a funny name. Makes me think of Lorraine (from "Back To The Future") dropping the cake on the table which it marked "Welcome Home Uncle Joey"		Mickey D.
Joey Dee		Joseph DiNicola		Founded Joey Dee and the Starlighters, known for "The Peppermint Twist".		oldsongs
Joey Fatone		Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr.				toni
Joey Heatherton		Davenie Johanna Heatherton				stage
Joey Jordison		Nathan Jonas Jordison				adrienne
Joey Jordison		Nathan Jonas Jordison				Aradin
Joey Jordison		Nathan Jonas Jordison		Slipknot drummer, Murderdolls guitarist		Tam
Joey Jordison		Nathan Jonas Jordison		He's the guitarist of the Murderdolls, and the very famous #1 of Slipknot. When I saw the real name of Wed, I know why he changed it =) (2 Joeys is 2 much!)		Haldi5_Joey13
Joey Negro		Dave Lee				Bobo
Joey Ramone		Jeffery Hyman		The late singer for The Ramones punk band.		rocknroll
Joey Tempest		Joakim Larsson		Swedish born lead singer of EUROPE of 80's "Final Countdown" fame - adopted his stage-name after reading Shakespear's "The Tempest".		Aphasia2000
Joey Vann		Joseph J. Canzano		lead singer of the Duprees		Barry Disbrow
John Barry		Jonathan Barry Prendergast				jonathan c.
John Cougar		John Mellencamp		Started recording under "John Cougar" for his first few albums, then "John Cougar Mellencamp" before switching back to "John Mellencamp".		wild
John Denver		Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.		He decided that Deutschendorf just wouldn't fit on a record label, and changed his last name to Denver, after Denver Colorado.		Balana Lioness
John Denver		Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.				Cara Miles
John Doe		John Nommensen Duchac		Lead singer for the punk band X.		punky
John Foxx		Dennis Leighton		Ultravox		Mike Hack
John Foxx		Dennis Leigh		John Foxx of Ultravox		inthe80s.com
John Fred		John Fred Gourrier		His big hit was "Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)".		old
John Frusciante		John Anthony Frusciante Jr.		The guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers		harri
John Kay		Joachim Krauledat				Bobo
John O Cean		John Lennon		Used on Yoko Ono's tracks She Hits Back and Woman Power. I recommend Woman Power it is a really good track!		Noah McKelvie
John Ono Lennon		John Winston Lennon		John changed it becuz of hiz devotion for hiz wife, plus he hated the name winston		princessdru
John Ono Lennon		John Winston Lennon		John didn't like his middle name.		Noah McKelvie
John Paul Jones		John Baldwin		Former bassist and keyboardist for Led Zeppelin.		rocky
John Paul Jones		John Baldwin		When he was a kid, a friend of his saw a poster for a movie about the famous American pioneer, John Paul Jones, and suggested it to Jones as a good stage name. It stuck.		Linkletter
John Paul Jones		John Baldwin		BAJISTA DE ZEP.		BOGOTb>
John Paul Jones		John Baldwin		Former Led Zeppelin bassist. No one really knows why or when the name change took place.		Mona
John Stabb		John Schroeder				Professor Stampede
John Taylor		Nigel John Taylor		John Taylor of Duran Duran. He apparently hated the name "Nigel" and wanted something more rock n' roll to suit his plans of becoming a pop star.		inthe80s.com
John Wesley Harding		Wesley Harding Stace				rcok
John Winston O'Boogie		John Lennon		On Walls & Bridges Album among others		Ray Lemire
John5		John Lowery		Marilyn Manson's guitarist		p bart
John5		John Lowery		Member of Marilyn Manson (the group)		Bobo
John5		John Lowery		I'm aware that this name has already been submitted, but the story wasn't there, so here it is: Breaking the Manson band name tradition, John was given the name John5, the 5 meaning that he was the fifth newcomer to the band.		Tam
Johnnie & Joe		Johnnie Louise Richardson/Joe Rivers				duo
Johnnie Dee		Johnnie Diguilio		Johnnie shortened his last name because people had such great difficulty trying to pronounce it.		Celeste
Johnnie Dee		Johnnie DeGuili		Johnnie Dee is the frontman for 80's hitmakers Honeymoon Suite, whose hits included "Feel It Again", "Bad Attitude", and "New Girl Now".		Sandi
Johnnie Ray		John Alvin				oldie
Johnny Ace		John Marshall Alexander, Jr.				R & B
Johnny Adams		Lathan John Adams		Sang the 1969 hit "Reconsider Me."		Yvette Bristle
Johnny Blitz		John Madansky		Formerly with The Dead Boys.		punker
Johnny Cash		J. R. Cash		Named J. R. because his folks couldn't agree on a name. The USAF changed it to John R. Cash for his service records. Then producer Sam Philips changed to Johnny Cash to apeal to teenagers.		Seth M. Webster
Johnny Cash		J. R. Cash		Yes, his original name was J. R. Cash. He only got the John when he joined the Army and they thought that J. R. was only initials and not his real name, so he said that the J. stood for John.		crazydon
Johnny Chingas		Se Me Paro				Angel
Johnny Christ		Johnny Seward		His parents are divorced and he has called himself "Gera" instead of "Seward" before. I think he goes by both frequently. And this causes a lot of confusion at times, but *shrugs* he's a rock star, he can do what he wants.		No one
Johnny Christ		Johnny Seward		Many people have guessed Johnny's real last name as Gera. But seeing as Gera was a name thanked on Avenged Sevenfold's "Sounding the Seventh Trumpet", of which Johnny was not a part of. Therefore, it makes more sense for it to be Seward.		bridg
Johnny Christ		Jonathan Lewis Seward		He changed his name to Johnny Christ because he figured it would be a good way to piss alot of people off.		Travis
Johnny Christ		Jonathan Seward		Bassist for Avenged Sevenfold.		Jezza
Johnny Christ		Johnny Seward				someone
Johnny Christ		Johnny Gera		Bassist for Avenged Sevenfold. Youngest in the band and last to join after original bassist left and moved to Texas.		Kameron
Johnny Cougar		John Mellencamp		His first album was under Johnny Cougar, then later changed to John Cougar. Once he had a say about the albums, he added is real last name and eventually fazed it out		Lisa
Johnny Halliday		Jean-Philippe Smet				ol
Johnny Kidd		Frederick Heath		Johnny Kidd & The Pirates formed in 1958 during the nascent years of rock 'n' roll in Britain. They had several hits including the classic "Shakin' All Over", which was written by Kidd and went to No. 1 in Brittain in 1960. The song was later covered and made famous by The Guess Who (when they were known as Chad Allan & The Expressions) and The Who. Kidd was killed in a car accident in 1966.		John3p
Johnny King		John Kluth		Member of King Duo -- Australian -- International Vocalist and Instrumentalist -- 50s to date pop, rock, country and blues		John Kluth
Johnny Lee		Jon Lee Harn				Bobo
Johnny Maestro		John Mastrangelo		Sang lead on1969's "The Worst That Could Happen" with the Brooklyn Bridge, but much more importantly, he also sang lead on the immortal "16 Candles" with the Crests in 1958. Still performing with the Brooklyn Bridge. Shows up on doo-wop specials on PBS. Still hits those notes.		faxigal
Johnny Maestro		John Maestrangelo		Lead singer for Brooklyn Bridge, who did the "Worst That Could Happen".		MOR
Johnny Marr		John Maher		Guitarist for the Smiths		Bobo
Johnny Mathis		John Royce Mathis				MOR
Johnny Mercer		John Herndon Mercer				band
Johnny No-Name		Alexander James McLean		More popularly known as AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys; Johnny No-Name was AJ's short-lived alter ego. He wanted to call himself Johnny Suede, but was forced to change it because there was already someone else by that name.		backstreetgrl
Johnny Otis		John Veliotes				old
Johnny Paycheck		Don Eugene Lylte				Bobo
Johnny Paycheck		Donald Eugene Lytle				Country
Johnny Preston		John Preston Cornville		His only hit was "Running Bear".		old
Johnny Ramone		John Cummings		Guitarist for the 'Ramones'		Bobo
Johnny Ramone		John Cummings				Bobo
Johnny Ray		John Alvin		The man that made us "Cry".		oldie
Johnny Rivers		John Ramistella				Bill Tong
Johnny Rodriguez		Juan Raul Davis Rodriguez				Countryhick
Johnny Rotten		John Joseph Lydon				DMEO
Johnny Rotten		John Lydon				Celeste
Johnny Rotten		John Lydon		So named because of his rotten teeth		Heath
Johnny Russell		John Bright Russell				oldcountry
Johnny Thunder		Gil Hamilton		Rode on the popularity of "Loop-De-Loop".		rock
Johnny Thunders		John Anthony Genzale		first it was johnny Volume then Johnny thunders maybe after an old blues guy of the same name somesayhe got the name thunders or volume from a comic book		cookie puss
Johnny Thunders		John Anthony Genzale, Jr.		Late guitarist for punk group New York Dolls.		old
Johnny V.		Johnny V. Mills				blues
JoJo		Joanna Noelle Levesque		Some teenybopper who had hits with "(Get Out) Leave" and "Baby It's You". Sad that I know this.		Alan Smithee
Jojo		Joanne Levesque		Sing's "Leave(Get Out)"		Georgina
Jojo		Joanne McDuffie		One of the Mary Jane Girls.		soul ii
JoJo		Joanna Levesque				buckybeaver
JoJo		Joel Hailey		From Jodeci		united
Jojo		Joanna Levesque				go*habs*go
JoJo		Joanna Levesque		A singer. A songwriter. A prodigy.		JoJoRox
Joliet Jake Blues		John Belushi		The late singer of The Blues Brothers and "Saturday Night Live" regular.		blues
Jon & Robin		Jon & Robin Abnor		A husband and wife team, they joined forces with The In-Crowd on "Do It Again a Bit Slower" in 1967.		duo
Jon Anderson		John Roy Anderson		He changed the name "John" to "Jon" as a tribute to Jazz singer Jon Hendricks.		Koldo Barroso
Jon Bon Jovi		John Bongiovi		Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi		inthe80s.com
Jon Bon Jovi		Giovanni Bongiovi		His parents named him Giovanni, his father's name, which is Italian for John. (but so is Gianni, so...). His name was further Americanized to John Francis Bongiovi - and Jon has said in past interviews the Francis was a direct nod to that great Jersey-Italian Francis Albert Sinatra.		Shannon3n8
Jon Bon Jovi		John Francis Bongiovi Junior				Jen
Jon Bon Jovi		John Francis Bongiovi		still hot!!!		silvina
Jon Fratelli		John Paul Lawler				soph
Jon Secada		Juan Secada		Jon changed it in the early 1990's before he released any songs.		Emilio
Jon Secada		Juan Secada		Original name was ethnico.		Mark Pippin
Jonathan Davis		Jonathan McDavis				S.T.G.
Jonathan King		Kenneth King		"Everyone's Gone to the Moon", and left poor Jonathan on Earth.		old
Joni James		Joan Carmello Babbo		50s vocalist who scored several top ten hits, including a pre-rock number one with "Why Don't You Believe Me".		Evan L. Heller
Joni Mitchell		Roberta Joan Anderson				oldschool
Jonny Lang		Johnny Langseth				blues
Jordan		Katie Price		Well, shes changed it back now, supposedly		alix
Jordan K		Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight		Jordan K was Jordan's nickname when he was a New Kid On The Block		Celeste
Jorgen Ingmann		Jorgen Ingmann-Pederson		Had a #2 60s hit with "Apache".		dane
Jose Jimenez		Bill Dana		Born William Szathmary in 1924, Dana's alter ego recorded "The Astronaut(Parts 1 and 2)" in 1961.		funny
Josephine Baker		Frida Josephine McDonald				jazz
Josh Wink/Wink/Winx		Joshua Winkerman		One of the greatest DJs/Producers of the electronic dance scene with hits such as "Liquid Summer", "Sixth Sense", and "Higher State of Consciousness"		Mastermind
Joss Stone		Joscelyn Eve Stoker				PJ
José José		José Romulo Sosa Ortíz		José Romulo Sosa Ortíz was born in February 17, 1948. At a young age, José José started participating in small festivals and contests around Mexico City. After taking guitar lessons, the young artist took part in a short-time band along with Paco Ortíz and Alfredo Benítez.		Bobo
Joy Fleming		Erna Strube				Michael
Juanes		Juan Esteban Aristizabal				Bobo
Jud Strunk		Justin Strunk, Jr.		Ex-"Laugh-In" regular who's hit was "Daisy A Day".		folk
Judge Dread		Alex Hughes		Reggae star UK		John Johnson
Judie Tzuke		Judie Myers		Technically, Tzuke is her family name from when her grandparents emigrated from Poland. They took the name Myers to sound more English - her dad Sefton Myers handled Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Tim Rice's careers.		pickle*
Judith Durham		Judith Mavis Cock		With a surname like that, I'm just surprised the change didn't come sooner. Her father was considering changing it anyway, even though he took some pride in the name, probably for the sake of his daughters. Durham was Hazel Cock's maiden name. It suited the younger Judy, so she took it as her own, and it stuck. Thank God.		GeorgyMinerva
Judith Holofernes		Judith Müller		Sings in the German band "Wir sind Helden"		maxguevara
Judy		Judith Pronk		Lead singer of the early 2000's Dutch trance band Alice Deejay, which she is often referred to as.		shepop
Judy Canova		Juliette Canova				older
Judy Garland		Rudy Fartland				Holly
Judy Garland		Frances Gumm				oldtimer
Judy Garland		Francis Gumm		MGM had her change it.		Lynette
Judy Holliday		Judith Tuvim				old
Juelz Santana		LaRon James		Youngest member of DipSet. (RocaFella)		ShaMeka Edmonds
Juice Newton		Judy Kaye Cohen				Countryboy
Juicy J.		Jordan Houston				Bobo
Juju		Jerry Tineo		Member of The Beatnuts		Bobo
Julian Lennon		John Charles Julian Lennon		Singer and 1st son of the late Beatle John Lennon.		rocker
Julianna Zobrist		Julianna Joy Gilmore		She married baseball player Ben Zobrist in 2005.		sundog
Julie Andrews		Julia Wells				MOR
Julie Anthony		Julie Lush		Can you blame her? Her agent suggested the name change, his first name if I remember correctly.		GeorgyMinerva
Julie London		Julie Peck				t.v.
Julie Rogers		Julie Rolls		Hit? "The Wedding".		old
Julio Iglesias		Julio Jose Iglesias de la Cueva				ole
Julius (Venice Beach/Monte Carlo)		Jukka Nevalainen		Jukka is the drumer of Nightwish. His manager called him once Julius Monte Carlo. Jukka himself doesn't know exactly why. Some time later he visited Venice Beach in California and was facinated of it's beauty. Some days later the manager changed the name into Julius Venice Beach.		Cynthia Cardui
Jungle DJ Towa Towa		Towa Tei		Member of the trio Deee-Lite.		electronic
Jungle DJ Towa-Towa		Doug Wachung		Member of Deee-Lite, this is his correct name, according to allmusic.com		Bobo
Junior Brown		Jamieson Brown		Narrator of "The Dukes of Hazzard" movie and alt-country artist.		Martha Hankins
Junior Parker		Herman Parker, Jr.				oldtimes
Junior Samples		Alvin Samples		Singer and harmonica player. Longtime "Hee-Haw" regular.		Countryhick
Junior Vasquez		Donald Mattern				Bobo
Junior Walker		Audrey DeWalt				Jazz
Junior Walker		Oscar G. Mixon		Also known as Audrey DeWalt, Jr.		jazz
Junior Wells		Amos Blakemore				blues
Justice		Tony Bowes				Bobo
Justin Hayward		David Justin Hayward		Lead singer of the Moody Blues. I don't think he started using Justin when he went into the music business because it is a little more unusual than David, I think he's always been called Justin.		Jessica Aguilera
Justin Sane		Justin Cathal Geever		Guitarist and singer/songwriter of the band Anti-Flag.		Kelsey =]
Justin Timberlake		Justin Randall Timberlake		he use to go by justin randall when he was young then we he started growing up he went by justin randall timberlake		shanene collins
Justin Timberlake		Justin Randall Timberlake		hottest guy ever.. currently pop singer.		ninet
Juvenile		Terius Grey				Bobo
JYP Girls		Miss A		Sub-unit formation		Robert D. Arndt Jr.

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