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Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:35 pm
by sowhat
Well, a couple of easy ones.
Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings.
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:55 pm
by antipodean
sowhat wrote:Well, a couple of easy ones.
Jeffrey Hyman and John Cummings.
Shhena,
Given your oft-stated devotion to a pioneering New York punk band, I'd guess they are Ramones. Joey and Johnny?
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:12 pm
by antipodean
captsandwich wrote:antipodean wrote:I guess Declan Patrick MacManus and Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner are too obvious?
Yes.
Elvis Costello and Sting
How about John Graham Mellor, John Simon Ritchie, John Wardle or Eric Boucher.
Ok, some
slightly harder ones, in order of difficulty:
David Robert Jones
Jim Heath
The Reverend Richard Wayne Penniman
Susan Janet Ballion
Graham McPherson
Ernest Evans
Joseph Saddler
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:47 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.!
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:56 pm
by winston
John Denver of course. My wife met him quite a few years ago when he walked into her shop here in Canada. Seems he was a pretty normal guy.
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:21 pm
by mgauction
How about Farrokh Bulsara.......Freddie Mercury sounds a lot more Rock 'N' Roll.
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:13 am
by sir_andrew_of_left_coast
antipodean wrote:
The Reverend Richard Wayne Penniman
Little Richard.
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:15 am
by sir_andrew_of_left_coast
Ellas Otha Bates...?
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:22 am
by antipodean
sir_andrew_of_left_coast wrote:antipodean wrote:
The Reverend Richard Wayne Penniman
Little Richard.
Well spotted Andrew!
Any takers on the rest of the list?
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:24 am
by antipodean
sir_andrew_of_left_coast wrote:Ellas Otha Bates...?
Sounds bluesy to me....
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:11 am
by winston
sir_andrew_of_left_coast wrote:Ellas Otha Bates...?
Here's another clue. Ellas Otha Bates is aka Ellas McDaniel. And the answer is: ?
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:24 am
by winston
Ernest Evans is Chubby Checker
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:25 am
by antipodean
winston wrote:sir_andrew_of_left_coast wrote:Ellas Otha Bates...?
Here's another clue. Ellas Otha Bates is aka Ellas McDaniel. And the answer is: ?
Bo Diddley?
And well done on Chubby Checker, Brian!
The rest are:
David Robert Jones = David Bowie
Jim Heath = The Reverend Horton Heat
Susan Janet Ballion = Siouxsie Sioux
Graham McPherson = Suggs (Lead singer of Madness)
Joseph Saddler = Grandmaster Flash
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:33 pm
by sir_andrew_of_left_coast
antipodean wrote:winston wrote:sir_andrew_of_left_coast wrote:Ellas Otha Bates...?
Here's another clue. Ellas Otha Bates is aka Ellas McDaniel. And the answer is: ?
Bo Diddley?
Bingo!
Re: Rock and Roll Stars - Real Names
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:53 pm
by royclough
Famous Britsh Artist - Harry Webb
Anyone Know who he is.
Arnold Dorsey whilst correct was actuall Arnold Gerry Dorsey.
A number of recordings were released under the name Gerry Dorsey.