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Names -> Music Performer Nicknames -> J
This is a list of names of the nicknames music performers, are known by. Not actors or other famous people. Below are the most recent entries.
Entries Beginning with J
Real Name | Nickname | Description | Submitted by: | |||
| J. Geils Band | The Jewish Rolling Stones | All but one of the band's members were Jewish; oddly, J. Geils was the band's lone Gentile. | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
| Jackie Gleason | The Great One | Gleason also had a jazz orchestra in the 50s and 60s. His theme music could be heard on both "The Honeymooners" and "The Jackie Gleason Show". | Paul Bear | |||
| Jacob Olds | Crouton | He was eating a salad one day with the rest of the band in Atlanta, and decided that his nickname should be Crouton | Heidi | |||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Jonny Vodka | I'm guessing this is from his love of alcohol. | Travis | |||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Mr. Dick | Possibly from his other nickname, Coby Dick. | Travis | |||
| jacoby shaddix | coby dick | katie vibbert | ||||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Coby Dick | He only used this name until 2001 | Travis | |||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Coby Dick | SG1200 | ||||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Dakota Gold | His middle name is Dakota. | Travis | |||
| Jacoby Shaddix | Dakota Gold, Jonny Vodka, Coby Dick | Except for Jonny Vodka, they are versions of the lead singer of Papa Roach's full name: Jacoby Dakota Shaddix. | Alex | |||
| Jacoby Shaddix | John Doe | He just decided to call himself John Doe. | Travis | |||
| James Brown | Soul Brother Number One | Martha Hankins | ||||
| James Brown | The Hardest Working Man In Show Business | Martha Hankins | ||||
| James Brown | The Godfather of Soul | SusanG | ||||
| James Euringer | Little Jimmy Urine | He once drank his own urine on stage. | Gabe x | |||
| James Shaffer | Munky | This nickname comes from the thing that James thinks he has a feet like monkeys do. | hushabye | |||
| James Taylor | Sweet Baby James | From one of his hit songs. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Janet Jackson | Dunk | A chubby kid, Janet Jackson was given the nickname "Dunk" by her late brother Michael because her size made her look like a donkey. | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Janet Jackson | Dunk | When she was little, her brother Mike gave her this nickname because she looked like a donkey. | redsimba | |||
| Janis Joplin | Pearl | A native of Port Arthur, Texas, her memorabilia is featured in their Museum of the Gulf Coast. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Jason White | Balduducci | Jason White (Green Day Backing guitarist) is belived to be Balducci from Green Day's Alias band The Network | Optimsu Lime | |||
| Jason White (Green Day) | Frisco Lee | He used it as a fake name for Green Day's alias band the Foxboro Hot Tubs | Optimus Lime | |||
| Jay -Z | Lucky Leftie | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | Jayhova or God fo Rap | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | Jigga | dxman | ||||
| Jay-Z | Joe Camel | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | Hova | Hova is short for the biblical Jehovah. | dxman | |||
| Jay-Z | Iceberg Slim | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | Jay Zeezy | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | Jigga | Jay-nigga | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Jay-Z | Jazzy | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jay-Z | S-dot | S. Carter= Sean Carter | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Jennifer Lopez | J. Lo | SusanG | ||||
| Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck | Bennifer | When they were a coupe in the media... | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Jermaine Jackson | Muhammed Abdul Aziz | When he embraced Islam... | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Jerome Fontamillas | Romey | Mike C. | ||||
| Jerry Butler | The Iceman | Soul | ||||
| Jerry Garcia | Captain Trips/Mr. Trips | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jerry Lee Lewis | The Killer | Probably because of the way he pounded on the ivories. | SusanG | |||
| Jessica Simpson | Jessica Simpleton | She thinks a can of Chicken of the Sea has chicken, not tuna in it. Duh! | Millenium Knight | |||
| Jessica Simpson | Yoko Romo | From when she was with Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys!!! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Jessica Simpson | Jessica Simps | Coined by P!nk. | Mister Bufu | |||
| Jim Morrison | The Lizard King | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jim Morrison | Mr. Mojo Risin | An anagram of his actual name. | Martha Hankins | |||
| Jim Morrison | The Lizard King | Originally from one of the songs by the Doors | SusanG | |||
| Jimmy Page | The Hammer of the Gods | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jimmy Rushing | Mr. Five By Five | The jazz singer's nickname comes from his short, squat build. | Todd W. Zimmerman | |||
| Job For A Cowboy | JFAC | Travis | ||||
| Joe Cocker | The Sheffield Steel | Amoriah | ||||
| Joe McIntyre | Joe Mac | Derrived from the first three letters of his first name and the first three letters of his last name. | Celeste | |||
| Joey Fatone | Joey Fat One | Nicknamed by dance instructor Kym Johnson when she and Fatone were partners on "Dancing With The Stars". | boyband | |||
| John Bonham | Bonzo | Drummer from Led Zeppelin. | Agrimorfee | |||
| John Cougar Mellencamp | L'il Bastard | He once co-produced a Mitch Ryder album with that name. | June Buggs | |||
| John Cougar Melloncamp | John Hoosier Melon Head | In Ohio, "melon head" is an affectionate complementary appellation, Mellencamp is very popular here in the Midwest, and John is a Hoosier - he's from Indiana. The Columbus, Ohio radio station WLVQ -FM (Q-FM-96) DJs often refer to John by this nickname. | Buckeye Jimmy | |||
| john entwistle | the ox | for his strong constitution and his ability to eat,drink and do more than the rest of the band. | staircasediver | |||
| john entwistle | thunderfingers | he was the loudest known man on stage(bill wyman) | starcasediver | |||
| John Flansburgh | Flansy | Flansy or Flans is a nickname the fans of "They Might Be Giants" gave him. | Brent F | |||
| John Kriftmeyer | Al Sobrante | Optimus Lime | ||||
| John Lennon | Dr. Winston O'Boogie | He was credited by this name when collaborating on other performers' albums (particularly Harry Nilsson). Winston was his middle name at birth, from Winston Churchill. | Martha Hankins | |||
| John Mellencamp | John Hoosier Melonhead | "Melonhead" is a laudatory appellation, an affectionate word for a cool dude in Ohio. The Djs at radio station Q-FM-96 often refer to the Hoosier rocker by this nick name. | Buckeye James | |||
| John Paul Jones | Jonesy | I have seen articles where other members of Led Zeppelin had called him "Jonesy" in direct quote. | Linkletter | |||
| Johnny Cash | The Man in Black | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Johnny Cash | Man in Black | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Johnny Cash | The Man In Black | Rachel Stedman | ||||
| Jon Bon Jovi | Captain Kidd | JoviChick | ||||
| jonas brothers | JB | charlene cabisca | ||||
| Jonas Brothers | Jo Bros | Creedjaya | ||||
| Jonas brothers | jo hoes | lol i hate the jo bros lol | nicey | |||
| Jordan Hastings | Ratbeard | 'Ratbeard' replaced drummer Jesse Ingelevics in the Canadian band Alexisonfire. | julia! | |||
| Jordan Knight | JordanK | Short for Jordan Knight | Celeste | |||
| Jordin Sparks | Spanky | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jordin Sparks | J Speezy or Jordin Speezy | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jordin Sparks | Jo-Jo | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Jorg Michael | Uncle Jorgie | Lauri Porra (Stratovarius bassist, Jorg's the drummer for Stratovarius) coined the nickname on Youtube. | Chandra | |||
| Josh Groban | JG, J-G, or JaG | All plays on his name | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Josh Groban | Grobie | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Joshua Olds | Fatty | He was always a chubby kid growing up, so his brothers decided to nickname him Fatty! | Heidi | |||
| Judas Priest | Metal Gods | UK | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Julia Dietze | 10 On the Richter Scale | Due to her role in the "Iron Sky" movie as beautiful blonde Aryan Renate Richter. Her singing part was cut from the movie. | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Junkie XL | JXL | He carried this name for an Elvis Presley remix because The King's estate disapproved of the word "Junkie". | Tommy | |||
| Justin Bieber | Justin Beaver | what is "beaver" a slang word for? Then there's that voice.. | Safety Dancer | |||
| Justin Bieber | The Beebs/Biebs/Baby Biebs | Fan nicknames | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Justin Bieber | Justin Beaver | He was selected in a poll as Best New WOMAN Singer of the Year. A lot of people think he's just a "sissy/ninny" anyway. Need I say more? | I Love Rock-and-Roll | |||
| Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez | Justlena or Gober | Hot teen couple combo | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Justin Timberlake | J.T. | Boy | ||||
| Justin Timberlake | Curly | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Justin Timberlake | Justin Tinkerbell | a referring nickname for those who think JT is a sissy. After all, he was in N*SYNC and that's pretty sucky enough right there! | Wardrobe Malfunction My Foot | |||
| Justin Timberlake | Trousersnake | British tabloid name that baffles J.T.!!! | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | |||
| Justin Timberlake | Mr. Smooth | Robert D. Arndt Jr. | ||||
| Justin Timberlake | Bounce | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
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