Stage name with Davy Jones of The Monkees. Singer Ray Charles, born Ray Robinson, changed his name to avoid confusion with boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. A performer may also have had their stage name chosen for them by their agent – such was the case with Barbara Eden, born Barbara Jean Huffman – or, in the heyday of the Hollywood studios, by a movie studio. Joan Rivers (born Joan Alexandra Molinsky) went one step further and named herself after a former agent, Tony Rivers, after he told her to change her name. In the non English-speaking world, an example is the Taiwanese
Joan Wall for Singers: A manual for English and foreign language diction" (Pst. Incorporated, 1989); a text which is widely used as a university/music conservatory textbook in the United States. She has co-authored several books on singing, including "Anyone Can Sing: How to become the singer you always wanted" (Doubleday, 1978), "Diction for Singers,Mastering the Fundamentals: Excellence in Singing: Multilevel Learning, Multilevel Teaching" (Caldwell Publishing Company, 2001), and "Managing Vocal Health: Teaching and learning vocal health" (Caldwell Publishing, 2001). Joan Wall has performed many roles including: General references Inline citations Joan Wall Joan Boyd Wall (born in Baton Rouge) is a retired