A
Aaliyah – Aaliyah Dana Haughton
Tori Amos – Myra Ellen Amos
Adam Ant – Stuart Leslie Goddard
Ashanti – Ashanti Shaquoya “Shani Bani” Douglas
Frankie Avalon – Francis Thomas Avallone

B
Babyface – Kenny Edmonds
Erykah Badu – Erica Wright
Ginger Baker – Peter Baker
Captain Beefheart – Don Van Vliet
Harry Belafonte – Harold George Belafonte
Pat Benatar – Patricia Andrejewski
Brook Benton – Benjamin Franklin Pierre
Beyonce – Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Bjork – Bjork Gudmundsdottir
Michael Bolton – Michael Bolotin
The Big Bopper – Jiles Perry Richardson
Gary U.S. Bonds – Gary Anderson
Jon Bon Jovi – John Francis Bongiovi Jr.
Bono (U2) – Paul David Hewson
Sonny Bono – Salvatore Philip Bono
Pat Boone – Charles Eugene Boone
David Bowie – David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones
Bobby Brown – Robert Barisford Brown
Jackson Browne – Clyde Jackson Browne
Buckethead – Brian Carroll
Chris de Burgh – Christopher John de Burgh Davison

C
Vitamin C – Colleen Fitzpatrick
J. J. Cale – John W. Cale
Randy California (Spirit) – Randy Craig Wolfe
Freddy Cannon – Frederick Anthony Picariello
Tony Carey – Anthony Lawrence Carey
50 Cent – Curtis Jackson
Gene Chandler – Eugene Dixon
Ray Charles – Ray Charles Robinson
Chubby Checker – Ernest Evans
Cher – Cherilyn Sarkisian La Piere
Lou Christie – Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco
Eric Clapton – Eric Patrick Clapp
Patsy Cline – Virginia Patterson Hensley
Clown (Slipknot) – Michael Shawn Crahan
Joe Cocker – John Robert Cocker
Nat King Cole – Nathaniel Adams Coles
Common – Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.
Perry Como – Pierino Roland Como
Ry Cooder – Ryland Peter Cooder
Sam Cooke – Sam Cook
Coolio – Artis Ivey Jr.
Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Dave “Baby” Cortez – David Clowney
Elvis Costello – Declan Patrick McManus
John Cougar – John Mellencamp
Ice Cube – Oshea Jackson

D
Jim Dandy – James Mangrum
Bobby Darin – Walden Waldo Robert Cassotto
Dimebag Darrell – Darrell Abbott
Mac Davis – Morris Davis
Taylor Dayne – Leslie Wonderman
Jimmy Dean – Jimmy Dean
John Decon (Queen) – John Richard Deacon
Joey Dee – Joseph DiNicola
Kiki Dee – Pauline Mathews
John Denver – John Henry Deutschendorf
Rick Derringer – Richard Zehringer
King Diamond (Mercyful Fate) – Kim Bendix Petersen
Neil Diamond – Neil Leslie Diamond
Bo Diddley – Elias Bates (name upon adoption: Elias McDaniel)
Dido – Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
Snoop Dogg – Cordazer Calvin Broadus
Mickey Dolenz – George Michael Braddock
Fats Domino – Antoine Domino
Donovan – Donovan Phillip Leitch
Dr. Dre – Andre Young
Bob Dylan – Robert Alan Zimmerman

E
Easy E – Eric Wright
Sheila E. – Sheila Escovedo
Sheena Easton – Sheena Shirley Orr
The Edge (U2) – David Howell Evans
Missy Elliot – Melissa Elliott
Eminem – Marshal Bruce Mathers III
Enya – Eithne Ni Braona
David Essex – David Albert Cook
Gloria Estefan – Gloria Maria Fajardo
Don Everly – Isaac Donald Everly

F
50 Cent – Curtis Jackson
Tal Farlow – Talmage Holt Farlow
Freddie Fender – Baldemar G. Huerta
Fieldy (Korn) – Reginald Arvizu
Dani Filth (Cradle of Filth) – Daniel Lloyd Davey
Ace Frehley – Paul Daniel Frehley

G
Kenny G – Kenneth Gorelick
Crystal Gayle – Brenda Gail Webb Gatzimos
Bobbie Gentry – Roberta Streeter
J. Geils – Jerome Geils
Boy George – George Alan O’Dowd
Lesley Gore – Lesley Goldstein
Dobie Gray – Leonard Victor Ainsworth
Macy Gray – Natalie Renee McIntyre

H
MC Hammer – Stanley Kirk Burrel
Head (Korn) – Brian Welch
Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendrix
Buddy Holly – Charles Hardin Holley
Engelbert Humperdinck – Arnold George Dorsey

I
Janis Ian – Janis Eddy Fink
Vanilla Ice – Robert Van Winkle
Julio Iglesias – Julio Iglesias de la Cueva
Billy Idol – William Michael Albert Broad
India.Aire – India Aire Simpson

J
Wolfman Jack – Robert Weston Smith
Tito Jackson – Toriano Adaryll Jackson
Mick Jagger – Michael Phillip Jagger
Rick James – James Johnson
Jazzy Jeff – Jeffrey Townes
Joan Jett – Joan Larkin
Jewel – Jewel Kilcher
Billy Joel – William Joseph Martin Joel
Tom Jones – Thomas Jones Woodward
Elton John – Reginald Kenneth Dwight

K
K.C. (of The Sunshine Band) – Harry Wayne Casey
R Kelly – Robert Kelly
Alicia Keys – Alicia Augello Cook
Chaka Khan – Carole Yvette Marie Stevens
B.B. King – Riley B. King
k.d. lang – katherine dawn lang

L
LL Cool J – James Todd Smith
Patti LaBelle – Patricia Louise Holt
K.D. Lang – Kathryn Dawn Lang
Cyndi Lauper – Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
Queen Latifah – Dana Owens
Brenda Lee – Brenda Mae Tarpley
Julian Lennon – John Charles Julian Lennon
Huey Lewis – Hugh Anthony Cregg
Liberace – Wladziu Lee Valentino
Lil Bow Wow – Shad Anthony Moss
Lil Kim – Kimberly Jones
Little Anthony – Anthony Gourdine
Little Eva – Eva Narcissus Boyd
Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
Lobo Courtney – Kent Lavoie
Courtney Love – Love Michelle Harrison
Ludacris – Christopher Bridges
Lulu – Marie Lawrie

M
Mama Cass Elliot – Ellen Naomi Cohen
Spanky MacFarlane – Elaine MacFarlane
Lonnie Mack – Lonnie McIntosh
Madonna – Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone
Taj Mahal – Henry St.Clair Fredricks
Barry Manilow – Barry Allen Pincus
Yngwie Malmsteen – Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback
Manfred Mann – Manfred Lubowitz
Marilyn Manson – Brian Warner
Little Peggy March – Margaret Battavio
Dean Martin – Dino Paul Crocetti
Ricky Martin – Enrique Jose Martin Morales
Brian May (Queen) – Brian Harold May
Paul McCartney – James Paul McCartney
Meat Loaf – Marvin Lee Aday
Melanie – Melanie Safka
Freddie Mercury – Farrokh Bulsara
George Micheal – Yorgos Panayiotou
Mitch Miller – Mitchell William
Joni Mitchell – Roberta Joan Anderson
Moby – Richard Melville Hall
Van Morrison – George Ivan Morrison
Munky (Korn) – James Shaffer
Anne Murray – Morna Anne Murray
Mystikal – Micheal Tyler

N
Rick Nelson – Eric Hilliard Nelson
Nelly – Carnell Haynes, Jr.
Randy Newman – Gary Newman
Juice Newton – Judy Kay Newton
Stevie Nicks – Stephanie Nicks
Nilsson – Harry Edward Nilsson III
Notorious B.I.G. – Christopher Wallace
Gary Numan – Gary Anthony James Webb
Laura Nyro – Laura Nigro O
Ric Ocasek – Richard Otcasek
Billy Ocean – Leslie Sebastian Charles
Tony Orlando – Michael Anthony Orlando Cassivitis
Oliver – William Oliver Swofford
Benjamin Orr – Benjamin Orzechowski
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Raymond Edward O’Sullivan
Johnny Otis – John Veliotes
Ozzy Osbourne – John Michael Osbourne P
Patti Page – Clara Ann Fowler
Robert Palmer – Alan Robert Palmer
Gram Parsons – Cecil Ingram Connor
Paul and Paula – Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson
Les Paul – Lester Polfus
Johnny Paycheck – Don Lytle
Pink – Alecia Moore
Iggy Pop – James Jewell Osterberg, Jr.
Cozy Powell – Colin Flooks
Maxi Priest – Max Elliot
P. J. Proby – James Marcus Smith
Prince – Prince Rogers Nelson
Puff Daddy – Sean John Combs

Q
Stacy Q. – Stacy Swain
Question Mark – Rudy Martinez

R
Dee Dee Ramone (Ramones) – Douglas Colvin
Joey Ramone (Ramones) – Jeffery Hyman
Johnny Ramone (Ramones) – John Cummings
Boots Randolph – Homer Louis Randolph
Chris Rea – Christopher Anton Rea
Jerry Reed – Jerry Hubbard
Lou Reed – Louis Firbank
Paul Revere – Paul Revere
Busta Rhymes – Trevor Tahiem Smith
Buddy Rich – Bernard Rich
Cliff Richard – Harry Webb
Johnny Rivers – John Ramistella
Smokey Robinson – William Robinson
Henry Rollins – Henry Garfield
Dianna Ross – Diane Emestine Ross
Johnny Rotten – John Lydon
Axl Rose (Guns & Roses) – William Bruce Rose
Leon Russell – Claude Russell Bridges
Bobby Rydell – Louis Ridarelli
Mitch Ryder – William Levise Jr.

S
Sade – Helen Folasade Adu
Sam the Sham – Domingo Samudio
Leo Sayer – Gerald Hugh Sayer
Boz Scaggs – William Royce Scaggs
Bon Scott (AC/DC) – Ronald Belford Scott
Seal – Henry Olusegun Olumide Samuel
Selena – Selena Quintanilla-Perez
Shaggy – Orville Richard Burrell
Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir) – Stian Thoresen
Del Shannon – Charles Westover
Gene Simmons (Kiss) – Chaim Witz
Sisqo (Dru Hill) – Mark Andrews
Slash (Guns & Roses) – Saul Hudson
Geace Slick (Jefferson Airplane) – Grace Wing
Guitar Slim – Eddie Jones
Phoebe Snow – Phoebe Laub
Ronnie Spector – Veronica Bennett
Dusty Springfield – Mary O’Brien
Ringo Starr – Richard Starkey
Cat Stevens – Steven Demetre Georgiou (1979 – Yusuf Islam)
Ray Stevens – Harold Ray Ragsdale
Rod Stewart – Roderick David Stewart
Sting – Gordon Matthew Sumner
Sly Stone – Sylvester Stewart
Levi Stubbs – Levi Stubbles
Donna Summer – LaDonna Andrea Gaines

T
Booker T – Booker T. Jones
Ice T – Tracy Marrow
Taco – Taco Ockerse
Roger Taylor (Queen) – Roger Meddows-Taylor
Joe Tex – Joseph Arrington Jr.
B.J. Thomas – Billy Joe Thomas
Tiny Tim – Herbert Buckingham Khaury
Tiffany – Tiffany Darwish
Peter Tork (Monkees) – Peter Halston Thorkelson
Peter Tosh – Winston Hubert Macintosh
Randy Travis – Randy Bruce Traywick
Tina Turner – Annie Mae Bullock
Shania Twain – Eileen Regina Edwards
Conway Twitty – Harold Lloyd Jenkins
Bonnie Tyler – Gaynor Hopkins
Steven Tyler – Steven Talarico

U
Midge Ure – James Ure

V
Ritchie Valens – Richard Stephen Valenzuela
Frankie Valli – Frank Castelluccio
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) – Edward Louis Severson
Bobby Vee – Robert Velline
Billy Vera – Billy McCord Jr.
Sid Vicious – John Simon Ritchie
Gene Vincent – Vincent Craddock
Vinnie Vincent (Kiss) – Vincent Cusano

W
Jerry Jeff Walker – Paul Crosby
Junior Walker – Autry DeWalt Walker Jr.
Dionne Warwick – Marie Dionne Warwick
Muddy Waters – McKinley Morganfield
Roger Waters – George Waters
Fee Waybill (Tubes) – John Waldo
Bob Weir (Greatful Dead) – Robert Hall
Leslie West (Mountain) – Leslie Westein
Kim Wilde – Kim Smith
Hank Williams – Hiram Williams
Paul Williams – Billy Paul
Johnny Winter – John Dawson Winter
Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band) – Peter Blankfield
Stevie Wonder – Steveland Morris
Betty Wright – Bessie Regina Norris
Bill Wyman (Rolling Stones) – William Perks

Y
Weird Al Yankovic – Alfred Matthew Yankovic
Yellowman – Winston Foster

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