Hoje em dia é muito comum se usar nomes artísticos, a maioria no Hip Hop. Esta lista conta com os nomes de músicos da década de 60, 70, 80 principalmente.

A

Johnny Ace – John Alexander
Cannonball Adderley – Julian Adderley
Morris Albert – Morris Albert Kaisermann
Adam Ant – Stuart Leslie Goddard
Little Anthony – Anthony Gourdine
Ed Ames – Ed Urick
Louis Armstrong – Daniel Louis Armstrong
Eddy Arnold – Richard Edward Arnold
Chet Atkins – Chester Burton Atkins
Frankie Avalon – Francis Thomas Avallone

B

George Baker – Johannes Bouwens
Ginger Baker – Peter Edward Baker
Lavern Baker – Delores Williams
Marty Balin – Martyn Buchwald
Len Barry – Leonard Borisoff
Harry Belafonte – Harold George Belafonte
Pat Benatar – Patricia Andrejewski
Tony Bennett – Anthony Benedetto
Brook Benton – Benjamin Franklin Peay
Chuck Berry – Charles Edward Anderson Berry
Mr. Acker Bilk – Bernard Stanley Bilk
Cilla Black – Priscilla Maria Veronica White
Jay Black – David Blatt
Michael Bolton – Michael Bolotin
The Big Bopper – Jiles Perry Richardson
Gary U.S. Bonds – Gary Anderson
Jon Bon Jovi – John Francis Bongiovi
Sonny Bono – Salvatore Philip Bono
Daniel Boone – Peter Lee Stirling
Pat Boone – Charles Eugene Boone
David Bowie – David Robert Jones
Bonnie Bramlett – Bonnie Lynn O’Farrell
Teresa Brewer – Teresa Breuer
Arthur Brown – Arthur Wilton
Jackson Browne – Clyde Jackson Browne
Rocky Burnette – Jonathan Burnette

C

Flash Cadillac – Sam McFadin
J.J. Cale – Jean Jaques Cale
Cannibal (the Headhunters) – Francisco M. Garcia
Freddy Cannon – Frederick Anthony Picariello
Vikki Carr – Florencia Cardona
Gene Chandler – Eugene Dixon
Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson
Chubby Checker – Ernest Evans
Cher – Cherilyn Sarkisian
Cheech and Chong – Richard Marin and Thomas Chong
Lou Christie – Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco
Dash Crofts – Darrell Crofts
David Crosby – David Van Cortland
Dee Clark – Delecta Clark
Dick Clark – Richard Wagstaff Clark
David Clayton-Thomas – David Thomsett
Patsy Cline – Virginia Patterson Hensley
Cozy Cole – William Randolph Cole
Joe Cocker – John Robert Cocker
Commander Cody – George Frayne
Nat King Cole – Nathaniel Adams Coles
Jessi Colter – Miriam Johnson
Perry Como – Pierino Roland Como
Sam Cooke – Sam Cook
Dave “Baby” Cortez – David Clowney
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Elvis Costello – Declan McManus
John Cougar – John Mellencamp
Bing Crosby – Harry Lillis Crosby
Christopher Cross – Christopher Geppert

D

Ron Dante – Carmine Granito
Bobby Darin – Walden Waldo Robert Cassotto
James Darren – James Ercolani
Mac Davis – Morris Davis
Skeeter Davis – Mary Francis Penick
Bobby Day – Robert Byrd
Doris Day – Doris Kappelhoff
Jimmy Dean – Seth Ward
Joey Dee – Joseph DiNicola
Kiki Dee – Pauline Mathews
Rick Dees – Rigdon Osmond Dees III
Desmond Dekker – Desmond Dacres
John Denver – John Henry Deutschendorf
Jackie DeShannon – Sharon Lee Myers
Daddy Dewdrop – Richard Monda
Neil Diamond – Neil Leslie Diamond
Dion – Dion DiMucci
Bo Diddley – Otha Ellas Bates McDaniel
Mickey Dolenz – George Michael Dolenz
Fats Domino – Antoine Domino
Don and Juan – Roland Trone and Claude Johnson
Ral Donner – Ralph Donner
Donovan – Donovan Phillip Leitch
Lee Dorsey – Irving Lee Dorsey
Robbie Dupree – Robert Dupuis
Bob Dylan – Robert Zimmerman

E

Sheena Easton – Sheena Shirley Orr
Mama Cass Elliot – Ellen Naomi Cohen
England Dan – Dan Seals
David Essex – David Cook
Gloria Estefan – Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo
Little Eva – Eva Narcissus Boyd
Don Everly – Isaac Donald Everly

F

Shelley Fabares – Michelle Fabares
Fabian – Fabiano Forte
Bent Fabric – Bent Fabricius
Fantastic Johnny C – Johnny Corley
Donna Fargo – Yvonne Vaughan
Freddie Fender – Baldemar G. Huerta
Frankie Ford – Frank Guzzo
Ace Frehley – Paul Daniel Frehley
Connie Francis – Concetta Rosemarie Franconero
John Fred – John Fred Gourrier
Friend and Lover – Jim Post and Cathy Post

G

Marvin Gaye – Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr
Crystal Gayle – Brenda Gail Webb
Gloria Gaynor – Gloria Fowles
Bobbie Gentry – Roberta Lee Streeter
J. Geils – John W. Geils Jr.
Boy George – George Alan O’Dowd
Gary Glitter – Paul Gadd
Lesley Gore – Lesley Goldstein
Gogi Grant – Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg
Dobie Gray – Leonard Victor Ainsworth
R.B. Greaves – Ronald Bertram Greaves

H

Daryl Hall – Daryl Franklin Hohl
Slim Harpo – James Moore
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Jalacy J. Hawkins
Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendricks
Bertie Higgins – Elbert Higgins
Billie Holiday – Eleanora Fagan
Buddy Holly – Charles Hardin Holley
Engelbert Humperdinck – Arnold George Dorsey
Tab Hunter – Arthur Gelien

I

Janis Ian – Janis Eddy Fink
Billy Idol – William Broad
Julio Iglesias – Julio Iglesias de la Cueva

J

Wolfman Jack – Robert Weston Smith
J.J. Jackson – Jerome Louis Jackson
Tito Jackson – Toriano Adaryll Jackson
Mick Jagger – Michael Phillip Jagger
Joni James – Giavanna Carmello Bobbo
Rick James – James Johnson
Sonny James – James Loden
Tommy James – Thomas Jackson
Jan & Dean – Jan Berry & Dean Torrence
Billy Joel – William Joseph Martin Joel
Tom Jones – Thomas Jones Woodward
Dr. John – Malcolm John Rebennack
Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Robert John – Robert John Pedrick

K

K.C. (of The Sunshine Band) – Harry Wayne Casey
Ernie K-Doe – Ernest Kador
John Kay – Joachim Krauledat
Keith – James Barry Keefer
Chaka Khan – Yvette Marie Stevens
Andy Kim – Androwis Jovakim
Carole King – Carole Klein
B.B. King – Riley B. King
Ben E. King – Benjamin Earl Nelson
Kris Kristofferson – Kris Carson

L

Patti LaBelle – Patricia Louise Holte
Frankie Laine – Frank LoVecchio
k.d. lang – katherine dawn lang
Cyndi Lauper – Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Steve Lawrence – Sidney Liebowitz
Brenda Lee – Brenda Mae Tarpley
Dickey Lee – Dickey Lipscomb
Geddy Lee – Gary Lee Weinrib
Peggy Lee – Norma Jean Egstrom
Tommy Lee – Tommy Lee Bass
Julian Lennon – John Charles Julian Lennon
Gary Lewis – Gary Levitch
Huey Lewis – Hugh Anthony Cregg
Liberace – Wladziu Lee Valentino Liberace
Little Anthony – Anthony Gourdine
Little Eva – Eva Narcissus Boyd
Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
Lobo – Roland Kent LaVoie
Courtney Love – Love Michelle Harrison
Trini Lopez – Trinidad Lopez
Darlene Love – Darlene Wright
Lulu – Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie

M

Spanky MacFarlane – Elaine MacFarlane
Christine McVie – Christine Perfect
Madonna – Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Barry Manilow – Barry Alan Pincus
Manfred Mann – Manfred Lubowitz
Marilyn Manson – Brian Warner
Little Peggy March – Margaret Battavio
Cheech Marin – Richard Marin
Dean Martin – Dino Paul Crocetti
Al Martino – Alfred Cini
Johnny Mathis – John Royce Mathis
C.W. McCall – William Fries
Paul McCartney – James Paul McCartney
Scott McKenzie – Philip Blondheim
Meatloaf – Marvin Lee Aday
Melanie – Melanie Safka
Freddie Mercury – Farouk Bulsara
George Micheal – Yorgos Panayiotou
Lee Michaels – Mike Olsen
Mickey and Sylvia – McHouston Baker and Sylvia Vanderpool
Mitch Miller – Mitchell William
Guy Mitchell – Albert Cernick
Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson
Eddie Money – Edward Mahoney
Chris Montez – Christopher Montanez
Van Morrison – George Ivan Morrison
Jelly Roll Morton – Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe
Anne Murray – Morna Anne Murray

N

Napoleon XIV – Jerry Samuels
Rick Nelson – Eric Hilliard Nelson
Sandy Nelson – Sandler Nelson
Juice Newton – Judy Kay Cohen
Wayne Newton – Carson Wayne Newton
Stevie Nicks – Stephanie Lynn Nicks
Harry Nilsson – Harry Edward Nilsson III
Laura Nyro – Laura Nigro

O

Billy Ocean – Leslie Sebastian Charles
Tony Orlando – Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis
Oliver – William Oliver Swofford
Ozzy Osbourne – John Michael Osbourne
Marie Osmond – Olive Marie Osmond
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Ray O’Sullivan
Buck Owens – Alvis Edgar Owens

P

Patti Page – Clara Ann Fowler
Robert Palmer – Alan Palmer
Colonel Tom Parker – Andreas Cornelius van Kujik
Gram Parsons – Ingram Cecil Connor II
Billy Paul – Paul Williams
Les Paul – Lester William Polsfuss
Paul and Paula – Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson
Johnny Paycheck – Don Lytle
Peaches and Herb – Francine Barker and Herb Fame
Peter, Paul and Mary – Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers
Michelle Phillips – Holly Michelle Gilliam
Iggy Pop – James Jewell Osterberg, Jr.
Johnny Preston – John Preston Courville
Prince – Prince Rogers Nelson
P.J. Proby – James Marcus Smith

Q

Suzi Quatro – Suzi Quatrocchio
Question Mark – Rudy Martinez

R

Eddie Rabbitt – Edward Thomas Rabbitt
Boots Randolph – Homer Louis Randolph
Jerry Reed – Jerry Reed Hubbard
Paul Revere – Revere Dick
Della Reese – Dellareese Patricia Early
Martha Reeves – Martha Lavaille
Diane Renay – Renee Diane Kushner
Buddy Rich – Bernard Rich
Cliff Richard – Harry Rodger Webb
Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
Minnie Riperton – Minnie Riperton Rudolph
Johnny Rivers – John Ramistella
Jeannie C. Riley – Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson
Marty Robbins – Martin David Robinson
Smokey Robinson – William Robinson
Axl Rose – William Bruce Rose
Diana Ross – Diane Ernestine Earle
Leon Russell – Claude Russell Bridges
Bobby Rydell – Robert Louis Ridarelli
Mitch Ryder – William Levise Jr.

S

Sam the Sham – Domingo Samudio
Santo & Johnny – Santo Farina and Johnny Farina
Leo Sayer – Gerald Hugh Sayer
Boz Scaggs – William Royce Scaggs
Linda Scott – Linda Joy Sampson
Seals & Crofts – Jim Seals & Dash Crofts
David Seville – Ross Bagdasarian
Del Shannon – Charles Westover
Dee Dee Sharp – Dione LaRue
Shep (of Shep and the Limelites) – James Sheppard
Allan Sherman – Allan Copelon
Bobby Sherman – Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr.
Gene Simmons – Chaim Witz
The Singing Nun – Jeanine Deckers
Grace Slick – Grace Barnett Wing
O.C. Smith – Ocie Lee Smith
Whistling Jack Smith – Billy Moeller
Phoebe Snow – Phoebe Laub
David Soul – David Richard Solberg
Jimmy Soul – James McCleese
Joe South – Joe Souter
Phil Spector – Harvey Phillip Spector
Dusty Springfield – Mary O’Brien
Rick Springfield – Richard Springthorpe
Crispian St. Peters – Robin Peter Smith
Edwin Starr – Charles Hatcher
Ringo Starr – Richard Starkey
April Stevens – Carol LoTempio
Cat Stevens – Steve Georgiou
Dodi Stevens – Geraldine Ann Pasquale
Ray Stevens – Harold Ray Ragsdale
B.W. Stevenson – Louis C. Stevenson
Rod Stewart – Roderick David Stewart
Sting – Gordon Matthew Sumner
Sly Stone – Sylvester Stewart
Rory Storm – Alan Caldwell
Levi Stubbs – Levi Stubbles
Donna Summer – LaDonna Andrea Gaines

T

Booker T. – Alan Jones
R. Dean Taylor – Dean Taylor
Teegarden & Van Winkle – David Teegarden & Skip Knape
Nino Tempo – Antonino LoTempio
Joe Tex – Joseph Arrington Jr.
B.J. Thomas – Billy Joe Thomas
Johnny Thunder – Gil Hamilton
Tiny Tim – Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Peter Tork – Peter Halston Thorkelson
Randy Travis – Randy Bruce Traywick
Ike Turner – Izear Luster Turner Jr.
Tina Turner – Annie Mae Bullock
Shania Twain – Eileen Regina Edwards
Conway Twitty – Harold Lloyd Jenkins

V

Jerry Vale – Genaro Vitaliano
Ritchie Valens – Richard Stephen Valenzuela
Frankie Valli – Frank Castelluccio
Vangelis – Evangelos Papathanassiou
Randy VanWarmer – Randall VanWormer
Bobby Vee – Robert Thomas Velline
Billy Vera – William McCord
Larry Verne – Larry Vern Erickson
Sid Vicious – John Simon Ritchie
Gene Vincent – Vincent Eugene Craddock
Bobby Vinton – Stanley Robert Vinton

W

Junior Walker – Autry DeWalt Jr.
Dionne Warwick – Marie Dionne Warrick
Dinah Washington – Ruth Lee Jones
Muddy Waters – McKinley Morganfield
Barry White – Barry Eugene Carter
Andy Williams – Howard Andrew Williams
Howlin’ Wolf – Chester Arthur Burnett
Brenton Wood – Alfred Jesse Smith
Sheb Wooley – Shelby F. Wooley
Stevie Wonder – Steveland Hardaway Judkins
Link Wray – Frederick Lincoln Wray Jr
Tammy Wynette – Virginia Wynette Pugh

Y

Weird Al Yankovic – Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Timi Yuro – Rosemarie Timotea Aurro

Z

Zager & Evans – Denny Zager & Rick Evens
Frank Zappa – Francis Vincent Zappa, Jr.

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