Today, we’re looking at the real names of famous musicians.
Pop Culture Wake-Up Call is a weekly quiz about either movies, TV or music.
I’ll disable comments for these quizzes. You just e-mail me your answers (I don’t think I need to tell you to not use Google) at brian@popculturereferences.com and I’ll post the answers to this week’s quiz along with the person who got the most correct (multiple people if there is a tie) in a comment on the original quiz.
MUSICIAN SECRET IDENTITIES
The following are the original names of popular musicians. Tell me the names that they became famous musicians under.
1. Elias McDaniel
2. Mike Liebowitz
3. Richard Valenzuela
4. Charles Westover
5. Harold Lloyd Jenkins
6. Robert Zimmerman
7. Vincent Furnier
8. Francis Castelluccio
9. Vincent Eugene Craddock
10. Steven Demetri Georgiou
11. John Deutschendorf
12. Chester Burnett
13. Jeffey Hyman
14. McKinley Morganfield
15. Declan MacManus
16. Ernest Evans
17. Marvin Lee Aday
18. Cherilyn Sarkisian
19. Stefani Germanotta
20. Reginald Dwight
Good luck, and have fun!
ANSWERS!!!
1. Elias McDaniel – Bo Diddley
2. Mike Liebowitz – Manfred Mann
3. Richard Valenzuela – Richie Valens
4. Charles Westover – Del Shannon
5. Harold Lloyd Jenkins – Conway Twitty
6. Robert Zimmerman – Bob Dylan
7. Vincent Furnier – Alice Cooper
8. Francis Castelluccio – Frankie Valli
9. Vincent Eugene Craddock – Gene Vincent
10. Steven Demetri Georgiou – Cat Stevens
11. John Deutschendorf – John Denver
12. Chester Burnett – Howlin’ Wolf
13. Jeffrey Hyman – Joey Ramone
14. McKinley Morganfield – Muddy Waters
15. Declan MacManus – Elvis Costello
16. Ernest Evans – Chubby Checker
17. Marvin Lee Aday – Meat Loaf
18. Cherilyn Sarkisian – Cher
19. Stefani Germanotta – Lady Gaga
20. Reginald Dwight – Elton John
The original quiz had a since-debunked piece of info on it and my buddy Robert corrected me, so I gave everyone a point for that one automatically if they answered before I changed that question.
The winner, with 17 correct, was Doug F.!