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Coffee Break: Name change -

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands or musicians that changed their names do you want to hear?

Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on Nov. 6, 2019, in New York City.
Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on Nov. 6, 2019, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP via Getty Images

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

October 21, 2021

Both Facebook and Kanye are changing their names. But Prince might have one of the most famous name changes in history, to a symbol that can't be pronounced, even when using a keyboard the closest you can get is, O(+>). This led to people referring to him as "the artist formally known as Prince."

Let's celebrate name changes in the way we do best - with music!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what bands or musicians that changed their names do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Ye (Kanye West) - Believe What I Say
Prince ( O(+>) ) - 7
The Golliwogs ( Creedence Clearwater Revival) - Fight Fire
The Hopefuls (The Olympic Hopefuls) - Let's Go!
Pearl Jam (Mookie Blaylock)- Black
Green Day (Sweet Children) - Warning
Simon & Garfunkel (Tom & Jerry) - A Hazy Shade Of Winter
Chet Faker ( Nick Murphy) - Low