Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is one of the great masters of Persian Art Music. He's acknowlegded as one of the finest exponents o

Is one of the great masters of Persian Art Music. He's acknowlegded as one of the finest exponents of both the Tar and Setar. Born in 1953 in Iran, he studied persian music with great masters of the Radif. His exceptional talent was recognized at an early age and as a young musician in Tehran, he was admitted to the circle of all the great masters of Persian Classiacal Music.

Is a former child actor. She is best known for having been a singer and dancer on the original Micke

Is a former child actor. She is best known for having been a singer and dancer on the original Mickey Mouse Club television show from 1955 to 1958. Her Irish father and French-Canadian mother were a former vaudeville dance team. When Darlene was two years

Was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for his work on the comic strip Little Annie R

Was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for his work on the comic strip Little Annie Rooney from 1930 to 1966. The strip took its name from an 1890 song by Michael Nolan. It was adapted into a 1925 silent film starring Mary Pickford as Little Annie Rooney.

Known as Wiz, was lead-singer and guitarist of English indie punk band Mega City Four in the late 19

Known as Wiz, was lead-singer and guitarist of English indie punk band Mega City Four in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and later bands Serpico and Ipanema.The group were noted for their hard-working ethics and extensive touring ethos. They performed some gigs around their local town of Farnborough before making their vinyl debut in September 1987 with “Miles Apart”/“Running In Darkness”. The single led to a round of gigs with bands like Senseless Things and Snuff.

Is an Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes debuted in 1996 as the frontman and singer of the pop duo

Is an Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes debuted in 1996 as the frontman and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden propelled them to stardom. It spawned the singles "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", and the airplay number-one "Truly Madly Deeply". The duo followed the success of their debut album with Affirmation (1999), which also produced several hits such as "I Knew I Loved You" and "The Animal Song". Savage Garden sold more than 23 million albums worldwide before parting ways in 2001.

Is an American cartoonist who writes and illustrates the syndicated comic strip Candorville (collect

Is an American cartoonist who writes and illustrates the syndicated comic strip Candorville (collected in Another Stereotype Bites the Dust), in addition to illustrating the comic strip Rudy Park. Candorville and Rudy Park have two strip collection each.

Is an Australian pop singer, television presenter and actor. Cotton is best known as a founding memb

Is an Australian pop singer, television presenter and actor. Cotton is best known as a founding member of Australian rock group Zoot in 1968, along with Beeb Birtles, Rick Brewer and, later, Rick Springfield.

Was a Persian classical musician and a tar player.His teachers included his father and Aqa Hossein-Q

Was a Persian classical musician and a tar player.His teachers included his father and Aqa Hossein-Qoli Farahani a respected musician of the 19th century in Iran. He was a member of the Aziz Soltan music group. Later, he attended the Dar ol-Fonoon Music School.

Is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustai

Is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the #1 hits "You're My World" and "The Horses".

Is a keyboardist, known as Captain in the successful 1970s pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with

Is a keyboardist, known as Captain in the successful 1970s pop musical duo Captain & Tennille, with his wife, Toni Tennille.In 1962, he became a member of the band Charles Wright & the Wright Sounds, a group which included future Watts Band member John Raynford. Dragon was also a keyboard player with The Beach Boys in the early 1970s, and got his nickname of "Captain" from the group's lead singer Mike Love. He perpetuated this nickname and image by wearing a nautical captain's hat.

Is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose

Is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday.

Was a Kenyan-born singer. The type of music he is known for is called 'Benga' a popular style in Ea

Was a Kenyan-born singer. The type of music he is known for is called 'Benga' a popular style in East Africa. His best-known songs include "African Twist", "Harambee Harambee" and "Western Shilo".

A Francophone singer from the Netherlands who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s

A Francophone singer from the Netherlands who had a string of number one hits in France in the 1970s. Despite his great success, he is still virtually unknown in his country of origin.His father was Jewish, a professor of English by trade and his mother a classical dancer. He has two brothers Marteen and Lucas and a sister Elsbeth. He learned how to play of guitar at 14 years of age. He liked to listen Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison, and was very heavily influenced by the Everly Brothers.

Is a British pop singer and teen idol of the 1960s. He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer t

Is a British pop singer and teen idol of the 1960s. He had an unusual ambition for a pop performer trying to make a name for himself - to appear on TV completely hidden by a prop.[2] In his own words, to "not appear, to stay behind something and not come out". As a rule he did a good job; hiding behind the upturned collar of his leather jacket, or even wrapping himself around, and effectively behind, the microphone's own lead.

Was lead singer of 1970s American rock group Jamestown Massacre, who recorded their debut album not

Was lead singer of 1970s American rock group Jamestown Massacre, who recorded their debut album not later than 1972. The Jamestown Massacre single "Summer Sun" was a Billboard Top 100 and Easy Listening chart entry in the summer of 1972. Bickler met Jim P

Is an English musician who writes, sings, and plays electric guitar and synthesizer. He is best know

Is an English musician who writes, sings, and plays electric guitar and synthesizer. He is best known as being one of the founders and musical focus of the English space rock group Hawkwind, and is the only member of the group to have been a constant throughout the band's history.

Is an English musician. He was the drummer and leader of the highly successful 1960s group, The Dave

Is an English musician. He was the drummer and leader of the highly successful 1960s group, The Dave Clark Five.

Has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967.The band was originally

Has been the leader, singer and most active songwriter of Strawbs since 1967.The band was originally known as the Strawberry Hill Boys, and started out as a bluegrass band, but eventually moved onto to other styles (folk, folk rock, progressive rock). Cousins has also performed as an acoustic duo with Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby, and as Acoustic Strawbs with Willoughby (until August 2004), Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk (since September 2004).

Is the creator of the one panel comic Speed Bump.He has also been recognized for his work with the N

Is the creator of the one panel comic Speed Bump.He has also been recognized for his work with the National Cartoonist Society Greeting Card Award for 1997 and another nomination for the same award for 1998, and their Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 199

Was an English singer, songwriter, and A&R Manager. He was the frontman for 1960s band Dave Dee, Doz

Was an English singer, songwriter, and A&R Manager. He was the frontman for 1960s band Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich.Upon leaving school he became a police cadet with the Wiltshire Constabulary and as such was one of the first on the scene of the car crash that resulted in the death of Eddie Cochran and serious injury of Gene Vincent.

Was a country music singer. Born David Darwin Pedriska,[citation needed] he is best known for his tr

Was a country music singer. Born David Darwin Pedriska,[citation needed] he is best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s. He was readily recognizable for his semi-slurred baritone. His "signature song" was 1963's "Six Days on the Road"

Is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with pub rock

Is a Welsh singer, guitarist and record producer. Although he is primarily associated with pub rock and New Wave, and had numerous popular hits in the 1970s and early 1980s, his natural leaning has always been towards 1950s style rock and roll. [1]

Is an Australian singer best known for being the first lead singer of the Australian hard rock band

Is an Australian singer best known for being the first lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.

Is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Frishberg resisted

Is an American jazz pianist, vocalist and composer born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Frishberg resisted learning classical piano as a boy, developing an interest in blues and boogie-woogie by listening to recordings by Pete Johnson and Jay McShann. As a teen

Is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet ch

Is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot (the saxophonist of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem), Beauregard the janitor and Tiny (the humungous chicken in 'Elmo In Grouchland') .