By brianday (212.137.221.96 - 212.137.221.96) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 03:17 pm:

it occured to me that charles hatcher changed to
edwin starr ,are there any other soul bros and sisters who changed their name ,also looking at my blue majic album they have all middle names ie "blue "lovett i wonder how they got these names or did the record company think them up to give them street cred. my other half will be calling me brian"bighead "day next ,over to you all

By Eli (205.188.197.161 - 205.188.197.161) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 06:43 pm:

Blue Lovett was in the Manhattans. He was the bass singer. The story goes , as he told me himself, the the guys used to tell him "hey man , you so black, you blue!!" That is the true story!! The Del Viking's "Crip" Johnson was named that because of a limp that he had as in crippled.
Wilson Pickett was "The Midnight Mover" and Jackie Wilson, was Mr Excitement.

By Ian W (213.123.44.232 - 213.123.44.232) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 10:12 pm:

Clyde Wilson - aka Steve Mancha
Don Dominguez - Doni Burdick
Marvin Jones - Jack Montgomery
Jerry Murray - Jerry-O
Darrell Goolsby - Rony Darrell
Spencer Sterling - C P Spencer
Thelma Lindsey - Theresa Lindsey
Thomas Mealy - Tommy Neal
Yvonne Allen - Yvonne Vernee

By Eli (64.12.107.31 - 64.12.107.31) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 10:22 pm:

Hey Jack Ashford!! Tell 'em about the names that you gave your artists!! Such as Mikki and Lorraine, etc.

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.107.27.25 - 213.107.27.25) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 10:52 pm:

good list ian but i don't think that thelma/theresa is one and the same.

contrary to someone putting it in print some time ago.

By Ian The 45 year old wonderboy genius Walsh (213.122.132.131 - 213.122.132.131) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:04 pm:

Guilty as hell, David! I no doubt read the same article. Perhaps I could change my name? Elvis Wonder, Edwin Mancha. Could be the start of a new topic - 'what would be your preferred professional name?'.

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.107.27.25 - 213.107.27.25) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:21 pm:

what about eivets rednow?

By Ritchie (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:27 pm:

David

Good point. I'm wondering if there's any truth in the story I heard about that album...?

Was it, as the story goes, originally planned as an album with Stevie and Wes Montgomery... but the latter's death knocked the idea on the head? Hence the harmonica instrumentals and the cunningly-disguised artist credit.

Is this a legend, a little-known "fact" or just a myth?

By david, glasgow, scotland (213.107.27.25 - 213.107.27.25) on Friday, March 22, 2002 - 11:44 pm:

well there's only one guy in the world who will know....jl take a bow!

By John Lester (213.1.131.55 - 213.1.131.55) on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 12:21 am:

I am bowing here too........

I am not sure..I sort of read that but like with most stuff you read in books, you never know if it's true..........but I know a man who does!!

Mr Wonder, come on board!!!

By brianday (212.137.226.76 - 212.137.226.76) on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 12:25 am:

of course theres another can of worms to open here
how mant famous artistes/composers didnt get the credit for their songs after they were bought of them by record company bosses or alternatvly they were put out with false credits to avoid being
sued by the record company they were signed to

By brianday (212.137.226.76 - 212.137.226.76) on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 12:26 am:

of course theres another can of worms to open here
how many famous artistes/composers didnt get the credit for their songs after they were bought of them by record company bosses or alternatvly they were put out with false credits to avoid being
sued by the record company they were signed to

By brianday (212.137.226.76 - 212.137.226.76) on Saturday, March 23, 2002 - 12:27 am:

sorry i just got click happy

By recordboyusa (208.61.5.193 - 208.61.5.193) on Sunday, March 24, 2002 - 06:36 am:

Tammi Terrell - Tana Montgomery
Syreeta - Rita Wright

And my favorite from a Miami guy:
John "Mr. Soul" McArthur - King John - Sir John Henry - Johnny Mack - John Henry McArthur - John Rootman Henry: all the same person!

Jeff Lemlich
http://www.limestonerecords.com

By jack (216.78.129.216 - 216.78.129.216) on Friday, May 24, 2002 - 05:34 am:

Yes Bobby I have named a few in my day, such as Lorraine Chandler, Mikki Farrow, September Jones,I must be slipping I know that it was a few more but thats a start Jack

By David Flynn (213.122.196.251 - 213.122.196.251) on Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 01:03 pm:

Yvonne Vernee = maiden name
Yvonne Allen = married name.

Any details/stories/pics on September Jones, you can share with us, Jack, please.

Flynny

By Eli (64.12.106.23 - 64.12.106.23) on Sunday, May 26, 2002 - 03:54 am:

James Bounty's real name was James Bunting. When he told me his name the day that we men, with his deep soul drawl it came out sounding like Bounty and I said what a name! and Bounty it became.

I also have a real name. Any guesses out there??huh??huh??

By acoooclat (211.72.121.66 - 211.72.121.66) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 04:32 am:

I had a group of young students start my English class here in Taiwan today. As they didn't have "English" names I had to give them one.
One Boy is called Deto, another Sidra an one is Gino - after Gino Washington.
Graham

By HW (12.110.192.128 - 12.110.192.128) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 02:40 pm:

Edwin is Charles Hatcher's middle name. As the singer with Bill Doggett's band (pre-Ric Tic), he was thought to have 'star quality'... you can fill in the rest.

Stevland Morris = Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gay = Marvin Gaye
David English = Melvin Franklin a.k.a. "Blue"
Mary Christine Brockert = Teena Marie
Ricky Matthews = Rick James

By matt (208.130.56.167 - 208.130.56.167) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 04:26 pm:

sidney barnes = johnny goode

By biggray1 (62.254.0.6 - 62.254.0.6) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 05:04 pm:

Jesse James=James McClelland
Bobby james=Robert Newsome.
Rick James=James Johnson.
Jerry O= Jerry Murry.
Don Hart=Donald Hardin.
Mamie Galore=Mamie Davis.
Marvin Gaye=Marvin Pentz Gay.
Shirley Edwards=Shirley e Fox.
Dee Edwards=Doris Edwards.
Irma Thomas=Irma Lee.
Spyder Turner=Dwight D Turner.
Info taken from the Soul Harmony Singles Book. Biggray.

By HW (12.110.192.128 - 12.110.192.128) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 - 07:21 pm:

thanks for the correction on Rick James. I should know better -

By Flynny (213.1.132.155 - 213.1.132.155) on Wednesday, July 24, 2002 - 04:38 pm:

New one on me recently....not a Detroit one.....Junior Lewis became C.L.Blast!