Blues Names
Musicians have
always liked pseudonyms and outrageous band names. Blues musicians are
champions in this regard - they have always had some of the most
memorable (and most ridiculous) names in the recording industry. Here
are some of the best.
Insects and Animals
Bat "The Humming Bird"
Black Spider Dumplin'
Wade (Monkey) Bolden
Boll Weavil (sic) Bill
Bumble Bee Slim
Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport
Slim Duckett and Pig Norwood
Feathers and Frogs
Augustus (Track Horse) Haggerty
Bert (Snake Root) Hatton
Hound Head Henry
Mississippi Blacksnakes
Monkey Joe
Sarah and Her Milk Bull
Sweet Papa Tadpole
Chicken Wilson and Skeeter Hinton
Cat-Iron
Rattlesnake Cooper
Stick Horse Diamond
Howlin' Wolf
Pig 'n' Whistle Band
Hound Dog Taylor
Disabilities and Misfortunes
Albert "Tongue Tied" Allison
Bowlegs
Brother Hardup and Company
Blind (Bogus) Ben Covington
Crap Eye
Cripple Clarence Lofton
Mama Can Can and Orphan Will
One Arm Slim
Finous (Flat Foot) Rockmore
Tye Tongue Hanley
Mumbles
Shakey Jake
Shortstuff Macon
Poor Bob
Character Flaws
Earl Babcock (The Unwashed Baritone)
Cheater
Sin Killer Griffin
"Sloppy" Henry
Shreveport Home Wreckers
Peanut, the Kidnapper
Three Bad Habits
The Three Deacons and Sister Lowdown
Too Tight Henry
Tricky Sam
Dirty Red
Lazy Bill & His Blue Rhythms
Lazy Lester
Lazy Slim Jim
Unusual Heads
James (Iron Head) Baker
Hollis (Fat Head) Washington
Robert (Rail Head) Wilson
Meat Head Johnson
Food
Dry Bread
Barbecue Bob
Butter Boy
Butterbeans and Susie
The Cornfed Four
Ham Gravy
"Beans" Hambone - El Morrow
Harlem Hamfats
Papa Egg Shell
Pigmeat Pete and Catjuice Charlie
Jelly Jaw Short
Sugar Cane Johnny
Black Coffee
Good Jelly Bess
Jelly Belly
The Smiths
J.T. Funny Paper Smith
Pine Top Smith
Six Cylinder Smith
Spark Plug Smith
Hot and Cold
Roger (Burn Down) Garnett
Red Hot Ole Mose
Red Hot Shakin' Davis
Hot Rod Happy
Hot Shot Love
Louis & Frosty
Oddball and Peculiar
Alphabetical Four
Black Ivory King
Dipper Boy Council
Famous Hokum Boys
Ollie (30 Cents) Giles
Gitfiddle Jim
The Mississippi Mudder
Harum Scarums
The Yas Yas Girl
Little Hat Jones
Leadbelly
Furry Lewis
Masked Marvel
Mississippi Mud Mashers
Old Pal Smoke Shop Four
Old Train Caller from New Orleans
Painless Doc
Palooka Washboard Band
Pet and Can
Skoodle Dum Doo and Sheffield
Snowball and Sunshine
Sweet Papa Stovepipe
Talahassee Tight
Jim Jam (The Singing Tailor)
Three Fifteen and His Squares
Peetie Wheatstraw (The Devil's Son-in-Law)
Boodle It Williams
The Za Zu Girl
Boozoo Chavis
Lonesome Sundown
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