# Music Alphabet **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022 "2003-07-17T00:55:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 37
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/721 "2003-08-12T08:22:45Z")
Archie Shepp ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/722 "2003-08-12T12:31:57Z")
Tricky ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/723 "2003-08-12T17:22:35Z")
Urbaniak, Michal ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/724 "2003-08-12T20:32:29Z")
Van Morrison ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/725 "2003-08-13T00:58:36Z")
Wings ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/726 "2003-08-13T01:07:24Z")
**X** -Raided (had to cheat… but they DO exist! ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/727 "2003-08-13T01:48:45Z")
I know what you mean **beast,** I’ve "amazon"ed for a couple myself. How about for the hard letters (u, v, x, y, z) we just **include** the letter in the name? Like L **y** n **y** rd Sk **y** n **y** rd? Anybody agree? Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/728 "2003-08-13T03:53:08Z")
Bueller? ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/729 "2003-08-13T03:53:12Z")
That sounds like a good idea to me. Are we on “a” then? ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/730 "2003-08-13T03:55:49Z")
Simulpost… If you agree… I did **Y** with Skynyrd. We need a \*\*Z \*\* first. ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/731 "2003-08-13T04:01:55Z")
:smack: Yeah, Z comes before A…that occured to me right after hitting submit. I say go for the rule change. Johnny Van **Z** ant. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/732 "2003-08-13T04:12:20Z")
🙂 Adam Ant ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/733 "2003-08-13T04:28:27Z")
Bono ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/734 "2003-08-13T04:36:39Z")
Chrissie Hynes ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/735 "2003-08-13T05:08:53Z")
Diamond Rio ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/736 "2003-08-13T05:19:18Z")
England Dan and John Ford Colley (sp?) ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/737 "2003-08-13T05:43:25Z")
The Frocks ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/738 "2003-08-13T05:55:28Z")
Georgia Peach ---
**Author:** ![Orange\_Skinner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3be4f8/32.png) [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/739 "2003-08-13T05:56:32Z")
Handel ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-alphabet/189022/740 "2003-08-13T08:07:53Z")
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