Artists with similar names that you get mixed up

As a kid, I didn't know there was a difference between Patti Smith and Patty Smyth. Now I love Patti Smith and I still have no idea what Patty Smyth has done.

she's done richard hell and john mcenroe. that much we know.

john mcenroe from tortoise, love that guy

Todd Edwards and Todd Terry
Klaatu and Kraan
Game Theory and Dream Syndicate

todd edwards/theo parrish

Ab Baars/The Art Bears

Chuck Berry/Chu Berry. I don't mix them up, but first time I saw the latter's name, I thought it was a typo.

But I forgot I already mentioned them three years ago on the sister thread: Performers with names that practiclly rhyme?

I get Chuck Berry and Chuck Barris mixed up all the time.

When I was a kid I inexplicably confused Kiss and Heart

neil hamburger
neil hagerty

Timbuk 3 and Tim Buckley

a ton, actually

firehose / firehouse
big stick / big chief
metabolist / metabolismus
junior senior / junior boys
monotrona / monotonix

but the worst ones are prob test dept. and the radio dept.

Heidi Julavits/Judith Shulevitz

Wait this is the wrong mixed up thread! Sorry.

In jazz:

Art Farmer / Art Pepper / Art Tatum
Elvin Jones / Elvin Bishop
Fred Anderson / David Murray (not sure why this is)

experimental:
John Hudak / Andrew Chalk (again, no rhyme or reason for this)

John Butcher / John Duncan (new issue of The Wire just reminded me of this)

I'm the only one who revives this thread I guess

John Edwards as well.

Black Keys / Black Crowes

beth gibbons / beth orton

MSTRKRFT and MNGMNT....

Brandon Flowers and Hothouse Flowers

I have to be careful with Snow Patrol and Ski Patrol, not that I have much cause to talk about Snow Patrol.

Fever Ray/Lana Del Rey

Have been confusing these two for years:

Bruce Haack
Ron Geesin

Neko Case
Nick Cave

Walking On Thin Ice by Annie Lennox / Walking On Broken Glass by Yoko

Ólöf Arnalds/Ólafur Arnalds

(they're cousins)

Sloan
Slade
Suede

Frankie Valli and Frankie Avalon

this mortal coil
these immortal souls

Lydia loveless/Lydia lunch. Potentially very bad consequences there.

Kenny Aaronson/Kenny Aronoff

Erasure
Eurythmics

P.F. Sloan / P. J. Proby
Wild Fang / White Lung

Bruno Mars/Jason Mraz/Olly Murs

Frankie Valli and Frankie Avalon

― Ex Slacker, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:53 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This reminds me of a gag on Modern Family I liked, where the character thinks he's going to see Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons but is disappointed to discover it's Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.

Huey Lewis and Bruce Springsteen

For the longest time, Gram Parsons and Graham Parker.

James Holden and Jon Hopkins, and i think a third modern electronic artist with a bland annglo name that starts with J.

Rodney Jerkins/Rodney Jenkees

Jex Thoth / James Toth (Wooden Wand)

Guster and Gomez

Jex Thoth / James Toth (Wooden Wand)

― Dinsdale, Saturday, February 14, 2015 9:17 AM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

were married; she kept the name

Billy Strayhorn / Billy Eckstine occasionally

cee lo and cedric the entertainer

chris whitley / keith whitley

harmonia / harmonium

incidentally I like all four of these artists

Swervedriver / Skrewdriver

I've my entire life thought Mick Turner and Mick Harvey were the same Australian musician and had the pleasure of being availed of this misconception in front of one of them (Harvey)

Never occurred to me that Swervedriver / Slowdive could cause some confusion until the person who wrote up the former's show for the Mpls paper referenced "Slowdrive."