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Slow Hand

Bochafish

Bochafish

Jul 26, 2008
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Chicago, IL
#1
A close friend and I got into a discussion about the coolest nicknames for musicians. I brought up Slow Hand for Clapton, and he disagreed. He doesn't play any instruments, but listens to a lot of music and I respect his opinions. I had a hard time putting into words why Slow Hand is such a cool name.

So, do you think it's a good nickname or a bad one? Without giving away what I said, I would like to hear how you would describe it to a non-musician.

And just for poops and grins, what other cool nicknames can you think of? :D
 
#11
Slowhand -'cos he kept breaking strings and the audience would give him the " slow hand clap" - British insult - while he restrung and tuned up!!.

Sting - used to wear a sweatshirt/pullover with alternating black and yellow horizontal stripes...

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - he called on a friend and as he was taking a while to answer the door Baxter urinated in the flower bed ....

Chaka Khan is her "real" name - Chaka is her Yoruba name and she married Hassan Khan(who's a Bass Player).
 
#12
PJSShearer said:
Slowhand -'cos he kept breaking strings and the audience would give him the " slow hand clap" - British insult - while he restrung and tuned up!!.

Sting - used to wear a sweatshirt/pullover with alternating black and yellow horizontal stripes...

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - he called on a friend and as he was taking a while to answer the door Baxter urinated in the flower bed ....

Chaka Khan is her "real" name - Chaka is her Yoruba name and she married Hassan Khan(who's a Bass Player).
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The more you know!
 
#17
The Edge
Bono
Johnny Rotten
C. C. DeVille
Buster Poindexter
Duff McKagan
Izzy Stradlin
Slash
Beat Alexander
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
Dizzy Reed
Dizzy Gillespie
Satchmo - Louis Armstrong
Big Bill Broonzy
Blind Blake
Tracii Guns
Black Ace
Ace Frehley
Scrapper Blackwell
Barbecue Bob
Kokomo Arnold
Pink Anderson
Texas Alexander
Pink
Lady Gaga
Sippie Wallace
Washboard Sam
Sonny Boy Williamson
Bukka White
Peetie Wheatstraw
Baby Tate
Big Maceo Merriweather
Blind Willie McTell
Brownie McGhee
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Cripple Clarence Lofton
Buster Pickens
Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood
Memphis Minnie
Mance Lipscomb (short for Emancipation)
Furry Lewis
Lead Belly
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie Johnson
Mississippi John Hurt
Lightnin' Hopkins
Smokey Hogg
Jazz Gillum
Blind Boy Fuller
Sleepy John Estes
Bumble Bee Slim
Bull City Red
Rabbit Brown
 
#19
PJSShearer said:
Slowhand -'cos he kept breaking strings and the audience would give him the " slow hand clap" - British insult - while he restrung and tuned up!!.

Sting - used to wear a sweatshirt/pullover with alternating black and yellow horizontal stripes...

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - he called on a friend and as he was taking a while to answer the door Baxter urinated in the flower bed ....

Chaka Khan is her "real" name - Chaka is her Yoruba name and she married Hassan Khan(who's a Bass Player).
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I had no idea, I guess my friend was right. I though it had something to do with playing behind the beat, or playing really melodic stuff instead of just chops.

I always thought "Flea" was a good nickname for someone who jumps around so much.
 
#20
always thought Flea, Prince and Slash were cool... but it was them along w/ the name that made it work. If you called me Prince it'd be a disaster . . . :rollno:

some people just have cool names too. I always hated my name growing up because it was long and no one could spell or pronounce it, but I really dig it now - it's Buonanotte (or Goodnight in English) like a built-in nickname :D now I get introduced at gigs as Mr Goodnight
 

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