Can you name some?

Bruce Springsteen - THE BOSS

Sammy Hagar - THE RED ROCKER

Aretha Frankin - QUEEN OF SOUL

The Beatles - THE FAB FOUR

Johnny Cash - THE MAN IN BLACK

A few I can think of, off the top of my head:


Keith Richards - The Riffmaster

Duane Allman - Skydog

Michael Jackson - the gloved one (stupid, imo)

Paul McCartney - Macca

Tammy Wynette - The First Lady of Country Music


Of course, blues muscians, like Howlin Wolf, corner the market with nicknames, too many to list.

Hank Williams, Jr. - Bocephus

Clarence Clemons - Big Man

Richard Starkey - Ringo Starr

Brain Jones - Elmo Lewis

Magic Dick may be the best rock and roll name ever.

Honorable mention to Joe Strummer, Sid Vicious, and Johnny Rotten.

James Brown - Hardest working man in show business

Charlie Pride - The Silver Fox



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Michael Jackson - the gloved one (stupid, imo)

King of pop

Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness
Joan Baez- Queen of Folk
Eric Clapton - God
Jim Morrison - The Lizard King

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John Anthony Genzale, Jr.- Johnny Thunders
Elvis Presley - The King

Frank Sinatra - Chairman Of The Board

Eric Clapton - Slow Hand

Keith Moon - Moon the Loon

John Bonham - Bonzo



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Jerry Lee Lewis - The Killer
Roy Orbison - The Big O
B.B. King - The King of the Blues
Elvis - The King
Lester Young - Prez (s)
Coleman Hawkins - Bean or Hawk
Louis Armstrong - Satchmo
Frank Sinatra - The Voice or Ol' Blue Eyes
Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady of Song
Ozzy Osbourne - Prince of Darkness
Billie Holiday - Lady Day
Milt Jackson - Bags
Nina Simone - High Priestess of Soul

Robert Plant - Percy

Surprised no one has mentioned the common one used for the Stones, at least in the UK - The Strolling Bones.

And nowadays The Who are known (in some quarters), or at least should be known as The Two.

Joe Perry & Steven Tyler - The Toxic Twins
Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer & Tom Hamilton - The LP3 (somebody correct me if I have this wrong - I couldn't find what I was looking for on the web to confirm it but I think I've got it right)
Mick & Keith - The Glimmer Twins
George Jones - The Possum

Peace,
Mr DJA

Mick - Brenda

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Robert Zimmerman - Bob Dylan

Is that a nickname?

Woody
Keef
Mac
Stu

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Is that a nickname?

"You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy"

Chester Arthur Burnett aka Howlin' Wolf aka "The Wolf".

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Robert Zimmerman - Bob Dylan

not what were talking about.

Luther Grosvenor "Ariel Bender"

Christopher Millar "Rat Scabies"

Michael Burston (Motorhead) "Wurzel"

Phil Taylor (Motorhead) "Philthy Animal"

Charlie Parker "Bird"

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Charlie Parker "Bird"

Oooh... Good One!

Also Quincy Jones: Q

James Osterberg "Iggy Pop"

John Birks Gillespie "Dizzy"

John Entwistle "The Ox"