Bands that appear to be named after a person (first name, last name) but there's no one of that name in the band. Good example: Jennifer Gentle (actually two Italian dudes - MP3s at their site). Historical names: Jethro Tull (inventor of the seed drill), Franz Ferdinand (Austro-Hungarian archduke), Molly Hatchet (17th century murderess). Possum Dixon were named after a criminal on "America's Most Wanted" (although in this interview they claim it was a car in the '60s).
R & S had some annoying suggestions that clearly did not meet the rules of the game (Dave Matthews Band, Sister Sledge, the Cocteau Twins), but I did learn from them that Lynyrd Skynyrd were named after a High School teacher, Leonard Skinner.
I won't accept Alice Cooper since at some point, Vincent Furnier began passing himself off as Alice.
I will accept nicknames like Pink Floyd (although they were The Pink Floyd until Syd left).
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