The Star's Real Names

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

Engelbert Humperdorsey?

 

[bells]

I was curious why, WHY one would change their name TO Engelbert Humperdinck (instead of FROM), and did a bit of Googling:

Rock veteran Engelbert Humperdinck credits his manager with jump-starting his career by giving him the unusual stage name.

The crooner hated his real name Arnold George Dorsey and was anxious he would never find a suitable replacement, until manager Gordon Mills discovered the famous composer ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK, who died in 1921, thus enabling the star to assume his name without legal difficulties.

He explains, "I had to admit that my stage name, Gerry Dorsey, wasn't very glamorous. My real name, Arnold George Dorsey, was even worse."

"Eventually, the manager who was to propel me to fame, Gordon Mills, telephoned me to say he'd found just the name for me. 'I've got the answer,' he told me excitedly."

"'And as it belonged to a man who died in 1921, you won't get into any trouble with it.' Tell me more, Gordon. 'You are now (dramatic stage pause) Engelbert Humperdinck.'"

I really wonder... did Gerry Dorsey immediately go "YES! That's IT!!" or was it a hard sell? It would take me a lonnng time to wrap my head around that one...

 

[opera races]

Izzy Stradlin - Jeffrey Dean Isbell
Joe Stummer - John Graham Mellor
Johnny Rotten - John Lydon
Tracii Guns - Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich

Hanoi Rocks:
Michael Monroe - Matti Fagerholm
Andy McCoy - Antti Hulkko
Nasty Suicide - Jan Stenfors
Sam Yaffa - Saki Takamäki
Gyp Casino - Jesper Sporre
Razzle - Nicholas Dingley

 

[CrazyConnie]

Steven Tyler - Steven Victor Tallarico

Grace Slick - Grace Barnett Wing

Zakk Wylde - Jeffrey Phillip Wiedlandt

 

[Slick]

Some mighty unsexy names there. Just a miiiiiiiight bit unsexy. I won't be able to think of Cozy Powell...errrrr...Mr. Flooks, the same way again. heheheheheh