JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I used to play in a blues band where I used the name Tall Boy Horn, just for grins. But then, I've known cats who've used a stage name for more, uh... "protective" reasons. Share your tales here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I used to play in a blues band where I used the name Tall Boy Horn... Tall Boy Horn...?! Gay porn, anyone? Back in the single days I used to tell the ladies my name was Inigo Montoya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I used to play in a blues band where I used the name Tall Boy Horn... Tall Boy Horn...?! Gay porn, anyone? I actually knew a female poet who called herself Gaye Pourne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 That was sorta the original impetus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I assume this qualifies ... My first radio gig was at a country station in Tallahassee, FL. The PD didn't think "Dan Gould" sounded "right" for a country audience (guess he assumed a Jewish background) so I decided to use my mother's maiden name and became Dan Cunningham. I figured it would be easier to remember than a completely made up name, but there was still at least one moment where I said, "I'm Dan ... Cunningham" and I felt like such a fool, not knowing my name. It helps, however, if you say this at 3:50 AM and no one is listening. I was damn glad though when my next gig allowed me to use my real name. Much easier to keep track of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) I just realized this is in the Musician's Forum, so perhaps I shouldn't have shared. Oh well. But hey! It was still show biz ... Edited September 6, 2006 by Dan Gould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nah, it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Gay porn is out; after 17 years I'm still getting a hang of the American vernacular.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I did some radio shows under the name Bobby St. New Mexico. It just came to me and I went with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) Leon "Big Spider" Beck Edited September 6, 2006 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I was DJ Lassie K for a while but I only recorded - never performed in public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck What was the occasion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck What was the occasion? Blues singer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck What was the occasion? Blues singer. Despite your best efforts, do tapes survive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck What was the occasion? Blues singer. Despite your best efforts, do tapes survive? Absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Touring with Maynard's band (R.I.P.), I used to do a blues feature almost every night. In a slightly altered state, I decided I needed a blues nickname so I asked MF to introduce me as Glenn "Butter Bucket" Kostur. The tune was then announced as "Butter's Bucket of Blues". That lasted about a week, when I finally sobered up for a minute . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck Is there a stage name for the parking meter routine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I've been asked if Joe Gloss is my stage name. :rsmile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I wrote an article about numerology for a high school literature textbook I was editing, using the name Conrad King (chosen by me). It seemed just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I have DJed under the moniker of DJ Indestructible. I even made a photocopy of my Art Blakey album of the same name, created a stencil, and made my very own shirt. Then similar shirts were made available commercially. [Not by me.] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Leon "Big Spider" Beck Is there a stage name for the parking meter routine? Buddy "Happy" Feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I write articles under a pseudonym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Most folks here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 But do they listen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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