"You Know My Name" o los Nombres Reales de los Rockeros

En estos tiempos de internet y nuevas tecnologías se usan nicks, sobrenombres y apodos. También los protagonistas del rock tienen sus verdaderos nombres. Como dicen The Beatles: "You Know My Name". ¿Se los saben?.

He aquí algunos sorprendentes nombres de algunos rockeros, jazzistas y blueseros:

Gregg Allman (Allman Brothers Band) - Gregory Lenoir Allman
Joan Baez - Joan Chandos Baez
Ginger Baker - Peter Edward Baker
Hank Ballard (Hank Ballard and the Midnighters) - John Henry Kendricks
Beck - Bek David Campbell
Jeff Beck - Geoffery Arnold Beck
Captain Beefheart - Don Van Vliet
Marc Bolan (T-Rex) - Marc Feld
The Big Bopper - Jiles Perry Richardson
Jon Bon Jovi - John Francis Bongiovi Jr.
Bono (U2) - Paul David Hewson
David Bowie - David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones
Sonny Bono - Salvatore Philip Bono
Chubby Checker - Ernest Evans
Cher - Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere
Eric Clapton - Eric Patrick Clapton
Gene Clark (Byrds) - Harold Eugene Clark
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) - Kurt Donald Cobain
Joe Cocker - John Robert Cocker
Ry Cooder - Ryland Peter Cooder
Al Kooper (Blood Sweat & Tears) - Alan Peter Kuperschmidt
Alice Cooper - Vincent Damon Furnier
Elvis Costello - Declan Patrick McManus
Peter Criss (Kiss) - George Peter John Criscuola
David Crosby - David Van Cortland Crosby
Roger Daltrey (The Who) - Roger Harry Daltrey
John Decon (Queen) - John Richard Deacon
Buck Dharma (Blue Oyster Cult) - Donald Roeser
King Diamond (Mercyful Fate) - Kim Bendix Petersen
Neil Diamond - Neil Leslie Diamond
Bo Diddley - Ellas Otha Bates (Ellas McDaniel)
Fats Domino - Antoine Domino
Donovan - Donovan Phillip Leitch
Bob Dylan - Robert Alan Zimmerman
The Edge (U2) - David Howell Evans
Boy George - George Alan O'Dowd
Billie Holliday - Eleanora Fagan Gough
Buddy Holly - Charles Hardin Holley
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) - Anthony Frank Iommi
Mick Jagger - Michael Phillip Jagger
Billy Joel - William Joseph Martin Joel
B.B. King - Riley B. King
k.d. lang - Kathryn Dawn Lang
Cyndi Lauper - Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Avril Lavigne - Avril Ramona Lavigne
Brenda Lee - Brenda Mae Tarpley
Geddy Lee (Rush) - Gary Lee Weinrib
Peggy Lee - Norma Deloris Egstrom
Julian Lennon - John Charles Julian Lennon
Alex Lifeson (Rush) - Alexander Zivojinovich
Limahl (Kajagoogoo) - Christopher Hamill
Courtney Love (Hole) - Courtney Michelle Harrison
Lulu - Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie
Mama Cass Elliot - Ellen Naomi Cohen
Madonna - Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Taj Mahal - Henry St.Clair Fredricks
Yngwie Malmsteen - Lars JohannYngwie Lannerback
Manfred Mann - Manfred Lubowitz

Marilyn Manson - Brian Hugh Warner
Brian May (Queen) - Brian Harold May
Paul McCartney - James Paul McCartney
Roger McGuinn (Byrds) - James Joseph McGuinn III
Scott McKenzie - Philip Blondheim
Meat Loaf - Marvin Lee Aday
Freddie Mercury - Farrokh Bulsara
George Micheal - Yorgos Panayiotou
Joni Mitchell - Roberta Joan Anderson
Moby - Richard Melville Hall
Van Morrison - George Ivan Morrison
Morrissey - Steven Patrick Morrissey
Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe) - Vince Neil Wharton
Randy Newman - Randall Stuart Newman
Stevie Nicks - Stephanie Lynn Nicks
Nico - Christa Paffgen
Roy Orbison - Roy Kelton Orbison
Ozzy Osbourne - John Michael Osbourne
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - James Patrick Page
Iggy Pop - James Newell Osterberg, Jr.
Question Mark (?) (? & The Mysterians) - Rudy Martinez
C.J. Ramone - Chris Ward Dee
Dee Ramone (Ramones) - Douglas Colvin
Joey Ramone (Ramones) - Jeffery Hyman
Johnny Ramone (Ramones) - John Cummings
Marky Ramone - Mark Bell
Richie Ramone - Richie Reinhart
Tommy Ramone - Tom Erdelyi
Lou Reed - Louis Firbank
Little Richard - Richard Wayne Penniman
Cliff Richard - Harry Rodger Webb
Johnny Rivers - John Henry Ramistella
Axl Rose (Guns & Roses) - William Bruce Rose Jr.(renamed: William Bailey)
Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols) - John Joseph Lydon
Bon Scott (AC/DC) - Ronald Belford Scott
Del Shannon - Charles Weedon Westover
Gene Simmons (KISS) - Chaim Klein Witz
Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) - Franklin Carlton Serafino Feranna
Slash (Guns & Roses) - Saul Hudson
Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) - Grace Barnett Wing
Patti Smith - Patricia Lee Smith
Dusty Springfield - Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien
Paul Stanley (KISS) - Stanley Harvey Eisen
Cat Stevens - Steven Demetre Georgiou
Rod Stewart - Roderick David Stewart
Stephen Stills - Stephen Arthur Stills
Sting - Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Joe Strummer (The Clash) - John Graham Mellor
Peter Tosh - Winston Hubert Macintosh
Pete Townshend (The Who) - Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend
Tina Turner - Annie Mae Bullock
Conway Twitty - Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Steve Vai - Steven Siro Vai
Ritchie Valens - Richard Steven Valenzuela
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) - Edward Louis Severson III
Sid Vicious - John Simon Ritchie
Gene Vincent - Vincent Craddock
Vinnie Vincent (KISS) - Vincent Cusano
T-Bone Walker - Aaron Thibeaux Walker
Muddy Waters - McKinley Morganfield
Steve Winwood - Stephen Lawrence Winwood
Howlin' Wolf - Chester Arthur Burnett
Neil Young - Neil Percival Young
Frank Zappa - Frank Vincent Zappa
Rob Zombie - Robert Cummings