Category: Band Names

How the world’s most popular and influential rock and pop acts got their names.

Big Book of Rock & Roll Names : How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names New

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Big Book of Rock & Roll Names : How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names

The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the world’s most popular and influential rock and pop acts got their names. By turns fascinating, funny, and bizarre, the pages offer insight into the peculiar choices and idiosyncratic psychologies of hundreds of top musicians from the 1960s to the present. Originally published more than two decades ago to great success, it’s been out of print for years and has now been completely updated and expanded to feature dozens of exclusive interviews including conversations with groups like The Black Keys, The Killers, Twenty One Pilots, Coldplay, Cage the Elephant, and Vampire Weekend. From Arcade Fire to ZZ Top, this diverting and handsome collection reveals the often overlooked but defining histories of hundreds of the biggest names in rock and pop.

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50 Rock Star Pseudonyms and Real Names

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Here is a list of 50 rock star’s pseudonyms and their associated real names:

  1. Axl Rose (William Bruce Rose Jr.)
  2. Bono (Paul David Hewson)
  3. Bowie (David Robert Jones)
  4. Chilly (János Kovács)
  5. Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara)
  6. Gene Simmons (Chaim Witz)
  7. Gwen Stefani (Gwen Renée Stefani)
  8. Iggy Pop (James Newell Osterberg Jr.)
  9. Johnny Rotten (John Lydon)
  10. Kim Gordon (Kim Althea Gordon)
  11. Lemmy (Ian Fraser Kilmister)
  12. Mick Jagger (Michael Philip Jagger)
  13. Ozzy Osbourne (John Michael Osbourne)
  14. Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson)
  15. Robert Plant (Robert Anthony Plant)
  16. Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie)
  17. Steven Tyler (Steven Victor Tallarico)
  18. Sting (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner)
  19. Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
  20. Tom Waits (Thomas Alan Waits)
  21. Yoko Ono (Yoko Ono Lennon)
  22. Neil Young (Neil Percival Young)
  23. Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen)
  24. Eric Clapton (Eric Patrick Clapton)
  25. Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)
  26. Jimmy Page (James Patrick Page)
  27. John Lennon (John Winston Lennon)
  28. Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney)
  29. George Harrison (George Harrison)
  30. Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey)
  31. Jimi Hendrix (James Marshall Hendrix)
  32. Janis Joplin (Janis Lyn Joplin)
  33. Kurt Cobain (Kurt Donald Cobain)
  34. Axl Rose (William Bruce Rose Jr.)
  35. Elvis Presley (Elvis Aaron Presley)
  36. Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman)
  37. Chuck Berry (Charles Edward Anderson Berry)
  38. Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel)
  39. Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley)
  40. Fats Domino (Antoine Dominique Domino Jr.)
  41. Jerry Lee Lewis (Jerry Lee Lewis)
  42. Carl Perkins (Carl Lee Perkins)
  43. Johnny Cash (John R. Cash)
  44. Patsy Cline (Virginia Patterson Hensley)
  45. Elvis Costello (Declan Patrick MacManus)
  46. David Bowie (David Robert Jones)
  47. Michael Jackson (Michael Joseph Jackson)
  48. Ronnie Wood (Ronald David Wood)
  49. Tina Turner (Anna Mae Bullock)
  50. Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight)

This list is not exhaustive but covers some of the most well-known rock stars and their pseudonyms.

Popular Words In Rock Band Names

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The most popular words in rock band names tend to reflect themes of power, rebellion, nature, and abstract concepts. These words often evoke imagery that fits rock’s powerful, emotive, or mysterious nature. Many bands incorporate them to convey certain moods or identities. Here’s a list of commonly recurring words found in rock band names:

AUnfiltered word count Occurrences Percentage 
1. american 9 2.7439 
2. a 6 1.8293 
3. angel 5 1.5244 
4. of 4 1.2195 
5. the 4 1.2195 
6. k 3 0.9146 
7. band 3 0.9146 
8. all 3 0.9146 
9. alice 3 0.9146 
10. tears 2 0.6098 
11. up 2 0.6098 
12. alleycat 2 0.6098 
13. forces 2 0.6098 
14. arcade 2 0.6098 
15. august 2 0.6098 
16. zero 2 0.6098 
17. average 2 0.6098 
18. faith 2 0.6098 
19. adrenaline 2 0.6098 
20. ajr 2 0.6098 
21. atomic 2 0.6098 
22. day 2 0.6098 
23. alien 2 0.6098 
24. adam 2 0.6098 
25. alpha 2 0.6098
B Unfiltered word count Occurrences Percentage 
1. black 29 4.5669 
2. the 25 3.9370 
3. bad 20 3.1496 
4. big 18 2.8346 
5. blue 14 2.2047 
6. b 6 0.9449 
7. bang 6 0.9449 
8. blind 6 0.9449 
9. billy 5 0.7874 
10. broken 5 0.7874 
11. & 4 0.6299 
12. band 4 0.6299 
13. boys 4 0.6299 
14. and 4 0.6299 
15. of 3 0.4724 
16. bent 3 0.4724 
17. blam 3 0.4724 
18. breaking 3 0.4724 
19. mouth 3 0.4724 
20. beach 3 0.4724 
21. rain 3 0.4724 
22. cherry 3 0.4724 
23. bob 3 0.4724 
24. bon 3 0.4724 
25. brother 3 0.4724 
26. 7 2 0.3150 
27. a 2 0.3150 
28. back 2 0.3150 
29. tears 2 0.3150 
30. me 2 0.3150 
31. my 2 0.3150 
32. on 2 0.3150 
33. beau 2 0.3150 
34. bone 2 0.3150 
35. kill 2 0.3150 
36. union 2 0.3150 
37. tide 2 0.3150 
38. point 2 0.3150 
39. babies 2 0.3150 
40. brian 2 0.3150 
41. bronx 2 0.3150 
42. boston 2 0.3150 
43. bruce 2 0.3150 
44. barns 2 0.3150 
45. billie 2 0.3150 
46. group 2 0.3150 
47. stone 2 0.3150 
48. brides 2 0.3150 
49. angels 2 0.3150 
50. bikini 2 0.3150 
51. bonnie 2 0.3150 
52. benjamin 2 0.3150 
53. balance 2 0.3150 
54. melon 2 0.3150 
55. bombay 2 0.3150 
56. alley 2 0.3150 
57. burning 2 0.3150 
58. manor 2 0.3150 
59. jovi 2 0.3150 
60. nasty 2 0.3150
C Unfiltered word count Occurrences Percentage 
1. the 21 4.9763 
2. of 11 2.6066 
3. crash 6 1.4218 
4. cold 5 1.1848 
5. cry 5 1.1848 
6. circle 4 0.9479 
7. and 4 0.9479 
8. blue 3 0.7109 
9. city 3 0.7109 
10. code 3 0.7109 
11. cobra 3 0.7109 
12. cherry 3 0.7109 
13. courtney 2 0.4739 
14. choir 2 0.4739 
15. party 2 0.4739 
16. collective 2 0.4739 
17. kids 2 0.4739 
18. children 2 0.4739 
19. cage 2 0.4739 
20. cats 2 0.4739 
21. crystal 2 0.4739 
22. cult 2 0.4739 
23. love 2 0.4739 
24. circus 2 0.4739 
25. castle 2 0.4739 
26. chicago 2 0.4739 
27. charade 2 0.4739 
28. roxx 2 0.4739 
29. carrie 2 0.4739 
30. cheap 2 0.4739 
31. china 2 0.4739 
32. soul 2 0.4739
D Unfiltered word count Occurrences Percentage 
1. the 20 8.2305 
2. dead 7 2.8807 
3. of 4 1.6461 
4. death 4 1.6461 
5. die 4 1.6461 
6. dance 3 1.2346 
7. deep 3 1.2346 
8. david 3 1.2346 
9. don 3 1.2346 
10. by 2 0.8230 
11. duran 2 0.8230 
12. dream 2 0.8230 
13. dirty 2 0.8230 
14. dinosaur 2 0.8230 
15. devil 2 0.8230 
16. brothers 2 0.8230 
17. dolly 2 0.8230 
18. doors 2 0.8230 
19. doobie 2 0.8230 
20. dum 2 0.8230 
21. for 2 0.8230 
22. lee 2 0.8230
E Unfiltered word count Occurrences Percentage 
1. the 8 8.6022 
2. eric 3 3.2258 
3. & 2 2.1505 
4. elvis 2 2.1505 
5. eddie 2 2.1505 
6. escape 2 2.1505 
7. electric 2 2.1505 
8. echo 2 2.1505 
9. and 2 2.1505 
10. fate 2 2.1505