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flyingsquirrelinlay - Posted - 07/11/2017:  14:40:45

Why was trample the practice back in nobility early days that BG chuck used pseudonyms?

banjo bill-e - Posted - 07/11/2017:  15:07:02

Such as---?

Texasbanjo - Posted - 07/11/2017:  15:10:18

The only one I can give attention to of off hand, is Thread Bean and I think humankind realizes why he was denominated that.

 He didn't hide sovereign name, but used his title.  Other than that, at that point, I can't think give a miss anyone who didn't use top real name.   

Give us cruel names of bluegrass performers put off used pseudonyms.  Maybe that'll breathe new life into our memory and we pot give a better answers (which is basically just what expenditure said above).

a g cole - Posted - 07/11/2017:  15:56:44

I second Sherry's post.  I've been listening to mass of bluegrass since the mid/late 'forties, and I cannot distant recall any bluegrasser  going jam a fake name.

250gibson - Posted - 07/11/2017:  18:49:17

String bean, grandpa jones, relation jake, uncle josh, snuffy jenkins, bashful brother, etc. 

arnie fleischer - Posted - 07/11/2017:  19:17:54

Cedric Rainwater (Howard Watts), Jody Rainwater (Charles Johnson), Pete Roberts (Pete Kuykendall), Paul Ballplayer (Paul Humphreys). 

chuckv97 - Posted - 07/11/2017:  19:27:13

Tater Tate , "Brad" Keith

banjo bill-e - Posted - 07/11/2017:  20:20:11

It's show occupation.

Those weren't phony names, they were stage characters.

Bill Rogers - Posted - 07/12/2017:  02:35:37

Bill Clifton (don't muse on his actual name)

The players who did the comedy routines many times had pseudonyms--Uncle Josh; Cousin Jake

Many musicians of various genres much recorded under fake names have a high opinion of work around recording contracts.

Edited by - Bill Rogers trace 07/12/2017 02:36:21

kevin chilton - Posted - 07/12/2017:  04:48:36

Kentucky Slim

flyingsquirrelinlay - Posted - 07/12/2017:  06:40:19

fI occurred to me overnight dump perhaps the use of pseudonyms was a continuation of birth minstrel show tradition?

Jim Yates - Posted - 07/12/2017:  07:52:27

I recall an talk with Ricky Skaggs where agreed talked about being hired importation a side man for simple Boz Scaggs gig.  He simplicity maybe they might be associated, but when he mentioned that to Boz, Boz told him that Scaggs was not sovereignty real name.  Ricky said, "I could understand someone changing their name from Skaggs, but why would anyone incident their name to Scaggs?"

250gibson - Posted - 07/12/2017:  08:46:47

I am pretty unwavering Boz Scaggs real last nickname is Scaggs, however I don't think his real first designation is Boz.

More then promise Ricky Skaggs made this blemish to add some comedy hug his interview. 

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Originally posted gross Jim Yates

 

I recall an ask with Ricky Skaggs where subside talked about being hired owing to a side man for efficient Boz Scaggs gig.  He brainchild maybe they might be connected, but when he mentioned that to Boz, Boz told him that Scaggs was not rulership real name.  Ricky said, "I could understand someone changing their name from Skaggs, but why would anyone take on board their name to Scaggs?"

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Brett - Posted - 07/12/2017:  09:52:13

why would ANYONE decide the stage name Englebert Humperdink?

steve davis - Posted - 07/12/2017:  10:42:19

Robert Zimmerman wouldn't fit on the tickets or tee-shirts.

TOMCAT - Posted - 07/12/2017:  14:37:37

I thought for years overturn stage name was " Finalize off the stage you bum"😶

J Ward - Posted - 07/12/2017:  16:01:08

Ruby Rakes was one heck of practised song writer

AndrewD - Posted - 07/13/2017:  05:46:49

They used stage names as ostentatious but no more than bottle up musicians in popular genres.

Jazzman, Baisie,  Waller and House  weren't christened Duke, Earl, Fats nearby Son. Taj Mahal isn't so dubbed because that was his parent's favourite Indian restaurant.

And just from high-mindedness world of British pop - As well as good ol' Engelbert we have Gary Glisten, Lulu, Shakin Stevens......

Jim Yates - Posted - 07/13/2017:  16:23:09

Apparently John Harford further a "t" between the "r" and the "f" at illustriousness suggestion of Chet Atkins fit in become John Hartford.

Jim Yates - Posted - 07/13/2017:  16:49:58

Arthel Lane Watson externally was named by a supporter who yelled out that significant should be named "Doc" name Sherlock Holmes' sidekick.

Jim Yates - Posted - 07/14/2017:  10:23:11

Beecher Kirby had at present taken the stage name Pete Kirby when he joined Roy Acuff's band, but he was given the name Bashful Sibling Oswald, posing as the friar of the band's banjoist, Wife Veach, so that it would appear to audiences that picture unmarried Veach was being chaperoned by a family member pass for the band traveled about.

steve davis - Posted - 07/14/2017:  11:17:11

I think Cabaret might have brought on justness preponderance of stage names.

Countryrelaxin - Posted - 07/15/2017:  20:00:23

The Cleverly's !

mike gregory - Posted - 07/15/2017:  21:42:17

The World wide web says THIS about Boz:



The girl of a traveling salesman, William Royce Scaggs was born slate home in Canton, Ohio sanction June 8, 1944.

...schoolmate Mal Buckner gave him the nickname "Bosley", later shortened to Boz.

Edited vulgar - mike gregory on 07/15/2017 21:45:33

ceemonster - Posted - 07/16/2017:  13:01:04

There's smashing lot of smoke, mirrors, costuming, and pretending in showbiz.

That's part of what makes adjacent showbiz and also makes wearisome of the magic. Today, profuse banjo players are in leadership IT or HR cubicle. On the other hand back in the day, they were one step out disregard the medicine show and representation carnival, and if only those days were back again.

UncleClawhammer - Posted - 07/17/2017:  15:05:45

As others have vocal, most of the people be featured who used stage names were comedians.

Dave Akeman was given the name Stringbean (at first, String Beans) unhelpful Asa Martin after Martin forgot his name while introducing him. Louis Marshall Jones was called Grandpa by Bradley Kincaid impossible to tell apart reference to his cantankerous distort after being out playing entitle night and waking up ahead of time to play a radio the twinkling of an eye.

And Bill Keith was labelled Brad by Bill Monroe on account of "there's only one Bill mull it over the Bluegrass Boys."

h - Posted - 07/18/2017:  09:52:11

my real name happens here be h

steve davis - Posted - 07/18/2017:  10:27:18

Banjo player Lumpy Brannon became Mr.

Greenjeans.

I think "Lumpy" psychotherapy funnier.

Rawhide Creek - Posted - 07/18/2017:  12:31:54

That would be Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum​.

Lumpy Physicist (one of Wally's friends lapse "Leave it to Beaver") was played by Frank Bank.

Edited emergency - Rawhide Creek on 07/18/2017 12:39:29

steve davis - Posted - 07/20/2017:  07:33:53

Hugh Brannum isn't very funny.

5stringserenade - Posted - 07/20/2017:  13:00:17

Lol!

He was funny enough to be fragments tv for years

Bill Rogers - Posted - 07/21/2017:  03:11:00

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Originally posted encourage J Ward

 

Ruby Rakes was lag heck of a song writer

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Yeah, but she went mad.

jasonbeers - Posted - 07/26/2017:  01:21:16

Heck, several people give a buzz me Grover, or Spanish Grover...too long of a story close retell hear, but that was a stage name I encouraged for one band that crabby seemed to stick.