Pseudonym

Mike Winter · Post by **Mike Winter** » 14 Feb 2005 3:59 pm

How many of you have pseudonyms, or stage monikers? How many of you have played with those that did? I know there are a lot out there, and it's pretty hilarious to me when the real and fake name are compared. Some folks are born with "cool" names, and others invent them. Some just abide. Anyone?

Terry Edwards · Post by **Terry Edwards** » 14 Feb 2005 5:30 pm

Well, I wanted "Ricky Davis" but someone beat me to it.

Terry

Jim Peters · Post by **Jim Peters** » 14 Feb 2005 5:41 pm

Mike, a bass player guy I know called me Jimmy Green for 3 years before he learned my real name! Now in addition to my regular band I have a CSNY group called the Jimmy Green Trio! JP

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 14 Feb 2005 6:33 pm

I guess I had an inadvertant one. A guitar player I met in 1974 got my name wrong from the beginning. I thought it was just his way of pronouncing it.

For 25+ years we off and on worked for each other, competed against each other in our own bands and jammed together whenever we could find an excuse.

I would call him up to sit in with my group, and he would call me up with his.

All those years I was Kenny Lane according to his understanding. We finally got it straight a couple of years ago.

You know the old saying, "Call me what you want as long as you call me for supper."

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 14 Feb 2005 9:34 pm

I (obviously) don't have a pseudonym but I recall that, as a kid, I used to fantasize about being a famous singer, and decided that I would need a stage name, so I chose: "James Taylor" ! Well, this was looong before anybody had heard of that James Taylor. Oh, well, I never got famous enough to look for a backup, so I guess I'll just stay "Jimbeaux, the Master of Acceptable Tone".

 Footnote: another recollection from my childhood, when I was a kid, my parents used to call me "Jimbo". It was only years later, here on the Forum, when folks discovered my hidden cajun heritage and changed the spelling accordingly (You mean Grandpa Moishe married a CAJUN lady??)

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 15 Feb 2005 1:13 am

In the late '70's my brother moved to Ottawa, Ontario and began fronting bands under the moniker "Hank Malone", as well as generally going by that name. By this time I was living in Ontario and gigging as a steel player fairly regulary. When his band was playing near Toronto and I was available I would work weekends with them, and plans were in the works for us to hook up full time. In order for us to milk the "brother" routine I needed a stage name that matched his. So one night on the phone, shortly before I was to join up with them in Peterborough, and under some pressure to come up with a name for me, we decided on "Dusty" - the source for that name was a character in the "Dallas" soap opera that the Sue Ellen character was messing around with. So I became Dusty Malone. To this day, he and I call one another Hank and Dusty, and the former members of that particular band tend to do so as well. "Hank" gave up his stage name around the time he had to admit to his then-girlfriend (who he has now been married to for over twenty years) that he was not really Hank Malone, but rather was Rick Blair. I never used mine extensively - only when we needed to be Hank and Dusty - but between us the names have kind of stuck.

James Martin (U.K.) · Post by **James Martin (U.K.)** » 15 Feb 2005 1:49 am

Hi Mike, I have a friend of mine here in London who goes under the name Wayne Kerr !!

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 15 Feb 2005 3:22 am

Drew Howard · Post by **Drew Howard** » 15 Feb 2005 5:16 am

Gene Pool.

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Chris Forbes · Post by **Chris Forbes** » 15 Feb 2005 7:26 am

Jim Nasium, Allen Wrench, Flaco Seagulls, Tommy Lift, I've used 'em all!!!

Bill Fuentes · Post by **Bill Fuentes** » 15 Feb 2005 7:32 am

Had a lead singer that wnet by Jake Dakota,,, so we all came up with our own.
I was Buck Haggard, drummer was Sean I. Twang, guitar was Hank Wills, fiddle was Ernest Williams.

You got ta have a sense of humor or you'll never make it.[This message was edited by Bill Fuentes on 15 February 2005 at 11:29 AM.]

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 15 Feb 2005 7:38 am

I worked in one band which consisted of 4 guys and a girl singer. We all had beards except for our female. We were known as "The Beard Brothers & Maw".....We'd always go by our first names and Beard as our last names during band introductions. One night an idiot came up and yelled "Which one's Maw?" to which the drummer (6'6", 265 lbs.) said "I am, what's it to you?". The guy went back to his seat but I thought it was funny myself........JH

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Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 15 Feb 2005 8:04 am

I sure need one

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 15 Feb 2005 8:22 am

I was in the Amazing Borghazolli Brothers Band..

I was Davinci Borghazolli..
we also had
Alphonso Borghazolli
Apollo Borghazolli
and
Glenardi Borghazolli

We even wore name tag buttons.

We did a mix of rock and western swing,
Moody Blues one song, Hank the next The Who Squeeze Box and then Bob Wills.
pretty schtzophrenic.

Everyboy double 2 intruments some doubled 3-4
I played bass, drums, guitar, keys and dobro..
It was a fun band.
As was said above ; ya gotta have a sense of humor.

Steve Alcott · Post by **Steve Alcott** » 15 Feb 2005 2:26 pm

A friend of mine did a Far East tour under the stage name "Rollo Orillio"

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Arty Passes · Post by **Arty Passes** » 15 Feb 2005 3:17 pm

In my high school theatre days, I could have been "Backstage"
For the past few weeks, I've been playing without my left thumb after surgery following a skiing fall, I could be "Incomplete"
(anyone else ever had to use 3 fingers to hold the bar? not elegant, but beats sitting home)
Back in my single days, some ladies could have called me "Forward" (or "Unsuccessful")
Fortunately, to my wife, I'm "Complete"
If I ever get divorced, I'll be "Free"

ok, I suppose that's enough....

Arty Passes

Andy Greatrix · Post by **Andy Greatrix** » 15 Feb 2005 6:57 pm

For a while I was known as Kid Garlic!

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 15 Feb 2005 7:03 pm

For all those "hey kid,we can make you a star" types,
I always hoped there'd be a William King Productions.
Just call me Bill.

Les Pierce · Post by **Les Pierce** » 15 Feb 2005 7:10 pm

For a while, I was known as "Wichita", as were, I guess, a lot of guitar players, after the "Lester Roadhog" invasion.

Les

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Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 17 Feb 2005 1:11 am

In my literary life, it's Rick Hewart* but when it comes to steel guitar I just try to trade on my initials. If that doesn't work:

Joaquin Wounded

(*anagram: hack writer)

Terry VunCannon · Post by **Terry VunCannon** » 17 Feb 2005 7:45 am

I have used "Elmo Piston", or "Stiles Bitchin" many times.