Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a lead vocalist for the Hull based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007. Previo

Was a lead vocalist for the Hull based band The Beautiful South until they disbanded in 2007. Previously, he had been a member of The Housemartins.Hemingway was the son of a lorry driver and local comedian on the club circuit, Harry Hemingway. In Hull's H

Is a British guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and music teacher. He is mostly known for touring with

Is a British guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and music teacher. He is mostly known for touring with Keith Emerson (since 2002) and with Roger Waters on his The Dark Side Of The Moon 2006 - 2008 tour, performing much of the guitar and vocal duties that are

Was the lead singer and guitarist in the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet.In the mid 1990s he was

Was the lead singer and guitarist in the Swedish Glam metal band Crashdïet.In the mid 1990s he was the lead singer of an old school deth-metal band called Warpath and used to play the Charango. He took his name from the legendary hard rock band Def Leppard as a tribute to them. He formed the band; Crashdiet in 2000, but in 2002 the band split up, and he continued with a new lineup.

Is a Cuban American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slay

Is a Cuban American heavy metal drummer best known for his work with American thrash metal band Slayer. He has performed with Slayer on seven albums, including their groundbreaking[1] 1986 release Reign In Blood and their 2006 release Christ Illusion, for which he received critical praise.[2] Lombardo's music career has spanned more than 25 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 29 commercial recordings spanning a number of major genres with bands such as Grip Inc., Fantômas, and Testament in addition to Slayer.[3]

Is a rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is most famous for singing and writing songs for the

Is a rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is most famous for singing and writing songs for the 1980s ska bands The Beat (known as The English Beat in the U.S.) as well as General Public.

Is an Australian rock musician, author and screenwriter.In 1973, he formed the band Pus, which was i

Is an Australian rock musician, author and screenwriter.In 1973, he formed the band Pus, which was influenced by radical 60s New York activist band, The Fugs. Warner describes this band on his website [1] as "Australia's first punk band".

Is an English singer and actor known for having leading roles in West End musicals.Willetts is somet

Is an English singer and actor known for having leading roles in West End musicals.Willetts is something of an enigma in that he has had no formal singing, dancing, or acting lessons. Before he was 20 he rarely visited the theatre. It was while he was wor

Was a Chinese pop star famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His most memorable hits include "A

Was a Chinese pop star famous in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His most memorable hits include "A Game A Dream", "Forget You Forget Me", "Whether Or Not I Really Have Nothing" and "In Order To Love Life Dream".

Is an American actress, vocalist, guitarist and former model. Sherwood at a tender age began print m

Is an American actress, vocalist, guitarist and former model. Sherwood at a tender age began print modeling and appearing in television commercials in the mid and late 1990s. Sherwood mostly appeared on television, including as Jade Rhames in the short li

Is a rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John, Alice Cooper, and Meat Lo

Is a rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with Elton John, Alice Cooper, and Meat Loaf.Johnstone's first work was with Noel Murphy in 1968, where he received his first album credit. In 1969 Johnstone worked as a session musician with the B

Is an Israeli cantor and stage performer.The son of a Holocaust survivor, Fisher was born in Petah T

Is an Israeli cantor and stage performer.The son of a Holocaust survivor, Fisher was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. He began studying at age 22, after the Yom Kippur War and his discharge from the army following 3 years of service. Fisher studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, and studied privately under famous cantor Shlomo Ravitz.

Was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit te

Was an American country music banjo player and comedy musician best known for his role on the hit television show, Hee Haw.During this time, Akeman also played semi-professional baseball. It was as a ballplayer, that he first came to the attention of bluegrass pioneer, Bill Monroe, who fielded a private semipro team. Monroe eventually learned of Akeman's other talents, from 1943 until 1945, Akeman played as banjo-player for Monroe's band, playing on such recordings as "Goodbye Old Pal." Akeman also spent some of his time during this period teamed with Willie Egbert Westbrook as "String Beans and Cousin Wilbur," a comedy duo, who often worked on the same bills with Monroe's outfit. Akeman left Monroe in 1945 and was replaced by Earl Scruggs, a banjo player with a radically different technique.

A Canadian painter.Colville's family moved from Toronto to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1929. He attended

A Canadian painter.Colville's family moved from Toronto to Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1929. He attended Mount Allison University from 1938 - 1942, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Colville married Rhoda Wright that year and enlisted in the Canadian Army under the War Artist Program. During his four-year deployment to the European Theatre, he worked as one of Canada's most famous war artists, famously painting troops landing at Juno Beach on D-Day.

Is an American country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He

Is an American country music singer who achieved his greatest popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. He has written and performed over 280 original songs throughout his career. As a songwriter, his best-known compositions are "Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone)," originally recorded by Tanya Tucker, and "Take this Job and Shove It."

Is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is normally c

Is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is normally credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with another English musician also named Dave Stewart.

The creator of the comic strip "Yenny" and illustrator and storyboard artist for DC Comics Looney Tu

The creator of the comic strip "Yenny" and illustrator and storyboard artist for DC Comics Looney Tunes series, Disney and other companies.[1]Alvarez enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico after graduating from high school and continued to study art. In 1988, while still a student, he began to draw his first comic strip "Zacha and Anyelin", which was published in the local newspaper. He paid for his college expenses with the money earned. The comic strip eventually became known as "Yenny". Yenny is a beautiful girl with a pet iguana who wants to become a model, the only problem is that she has enormous feet. With the success of Yenny, Alvarez decided to self-publish a comic book called "Changuy" with David Martínez "Co-Creator" which is about a Batman-like crow.[1

An American singer and the twelfth place finalist of FOX's seventh season of the television series A

An American singer and the twelfth place finalist of FOX's seventh season of the television series American Idol.He began singing at age six. His grandfather took him on his first audition for a local theater company named Valley Youth Theater. He got one of the lead roles and knew that singing and performing was the only thing out there for him.[3] Hernandez used to train at Voices, a vocal coaching studio. His teacher claimed that Hernandez trained "whenever he could afford it" since he wasn't always financially stable.

Is a contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios.Ascalon came

Is a contemporary sculptor and stained glass artist, and co-founder of Ascalon Studios.Ascalon came to the United States as a teenager when his father took the family across the Atlantic as a means to broaden their horizons. He attended Beverly Hills High

Was a Dutch painter. He was the son of a Flemish immigrant, calligrapher and fencing master, Peter B

Was a Dutch painter. He was the son of a Flemish immigrant, calligrapher and fencing master, Peter Bailly. As a draftsman, David was pupil of his father and the copper engraver Jacques de Gheyn.

Is an American country music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albu

Is an American country music artist. Active since 1988, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums on several different labels, including his platinum certified debut Thinkin' Problem. Fourteen of Ball's singles have entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking chart entries are 1994's "Thinkin' Problem" and 2002's "Riding With Private Malone", both of which peaked at #2.

Was an internationally-acclaimed pianist, author and columnist. Mr. Bar-Illan also served as Executi

Was an internationally-acclaimed pianist, author and columnist. Mr. Bar-Illan also served as Executive Editor of the Jerusalem Post, Israel's leading English-language newspaper, before becoming Director of Communications & Policy Planning for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 1996-99. During this period, he served as the State of Israel's key spokesman with the foreign media, appearing in hundreds of television and radio interviews.

Is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan (pronounced "buh-zahn") was the l

Is an indie rock singer-songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Bazan (pronounced "buh-zahn") was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and was the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in syn

Was a Dutch portrait painter. Beck was the son of a schoolmaster in Delft, where he learned painting

Was a Dutch portrait painter. Beck was the son of a schoolmaster in Delft, where he learned painting from Michiel van Mierevelt, a most prominent portrait painter in the Netherlands. Late in 1640 he moved to London to join Anthony van Dyck's studio as a pupil and assistant, but had little time to learn from Van Dyck himself as the latter fell ill and died in 1641.

Is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Berkman came of age in Cleveland, Ohio playing i

Is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator. Berkman came of age in Cleveland, Ohio playing in house bands for visiting jazz greats Sonny Stitt, Hank Crawford and Carter Jefferson and local heroes Joe Lovano, Jamey Haddad and Greg Bandy. After movi

Is an American poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter best known for his work with indie-rock band

Is an American poet, cartoonist, and singer-songwriter best known for his work with indie-rock band the Silver Jews.Upon graduation from the University of Virginia, the trio moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, where they shared an apartment and adopted the moni