Saturday, May 3, 2008
Whats in a Name?
Do you know the stories behind how some pop stars came up with their stage names? Here are just a few:
Freddy Fender, Born Baldeman Huerta. Now that name would have sold a lot of records. here is the story. In the late 50's, the Mexican-American country singer adopted the name of a guitar he played, A Fender Guiter. His goal was to help his music sell better with gringos.
Thomas Dolby, Born Thomas Morgan. The story: the synth-popper's avid interest in electronics earned him the nickname in school of "Dolby" after the company that created audiotape noise reduction technology.
Bono Vox (Thats right, Bono fron U2), Born Paul David Hewson. The story is he got his name from a hearing aid stor in Dublin named Bonovox. Latin for good voice. fortunately he dropped the "Vox:
Freddy Fender, Born Baldeman Huerta. Now that name would have sold a lot of records. here is the story. In the late 50's, the Mexican-American country singer adopted the name of a guitar he played, A Fender Guiter. His goal was to help his music sell better with gringos.
Thomas Dolby, Born Thomas Morgan. The story: the synth-popper's avid interest in electronics earned him the nickname in school of "Dolby" after the company that created audiotape noise reduction technology.
Bono Vox (Thats right, Bono fron U2), Born Paul David Hewson. The story is he got his name from a hearing aid stor in Dublin named Bonovox. Latin for good voice. fortunately he dropped the "Vox:
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