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Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
Recording Artist

Music

Dobie Gray was a singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies.

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DMX
DMX
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Earl Simmons, professionally known as DMX, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album "...And Then There Was X", which included the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)".

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DJ Ravidrums
DJ Ravidrums
DJ and Drummer

Music

DJ Ravidrums is an electronic music artist DJ and drummer. He performed on the Academy Awards in 2009 for "SlumDog Millionaire", the Mariah Carey "Infinity" Las Vegas show in 2015, as well as other shows.

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Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
13-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Dixie Chicks are an American music group composed of founding members (and sisters) Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines. Dixie Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards, including five in 2007 for "Taking the Long Way".

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Dire Straits
Dire Straits
4-Time Grammy Award Winner and Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Dire Straits are one of the world's best-selling music artists, with album sales of over 100 million. They won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards (Best British Group twice), two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other awards.

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Dionne Warwick
Kennedy Center Honoree, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, and 5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Dionne Warwick is a 5-time Grammy Award winning legend. She is an American singer, actress, and television show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.

Collections: Black Music Month

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · Kennedy Center Honoree · Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner · Cissy Houston · Whitney Houston · The Drinkard Singers · Burt Bacharach · University of Hartford · Actress · Television Host

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Dionne Farris
Dionne Farris
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Dionne Farris is an singer, songwriter, and producer. In the early 1990s, she was featured on the hip-hop group Arrested Development hit single "Tennessee". She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1996.

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Diona Devincenzi
Diona Devincenzi
Member, Brit Frisco

Music

Diona Devincenzi is a songwriter, artist, and producer. In addition to writing and producing songs for film, television, and multimedia, she also creates music as one-half of the retro-soul duo Brit Frisco and FELICE, her solo project.

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Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Dinah Washington was a singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s". She was a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Dina Delicious
Dina Delicious
Recording Artist and Activist

Music

Dina Delicious is a transgender nightlife personality, recording artist, and activist, based in New York City.

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Dimitri Diatchenko
Dimitri Diatchenko
Actor

Television

Dimitri Diatchenko (April 11, 1968 – April 21, 2020) was an American actor and musician. In addition to acting, he worked as voice actor. He lent his voice to a lot of video and computer games. His first work in a video game came in 2005.

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Dido
Dido
Recording Artist

Music

Dido is an English singer and songwriter. She attained international success with her debut album "No Angel" (1999). It sold over 21 million copies worldwide, and won several awards. She was nominated for an Academy Award for the song "If I Rise".

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Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
5-Time Emmy Award Winner, Tony Award Winner, and Grammy Award Winner

Television

Dick Van Dyke is an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer, whose entertainment career has spanned seven decades. He is the recipient of five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

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Dick Gregory
Dick Gregory
Civil Rights Activist and Comedian

Activism

Dick Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, conspiracy theorist, and occasional actor. During the turbulent 1960s, he became a pioneer in stand-up comedy for his "no-holds-barred" sets.

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Diana, Princess of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales
Former Member, British Royal Family

Royalty

Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, who is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II. Diana's wedding reached a television audience of over 750 million people.

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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Founding Member and Lead Singer, The Supremes

Music

Diana Ross is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. She rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes. She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, never earning a competitive honor.

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Diana King
Diana King
Recording Artist

Music

Diana King is a Jamaican singer-songwriter who performs a mixture and fusion of reggae, reggae fusion and dancehall. She is best known for her hit 1995 single "Shy Guy" and her remake of "I Say a Little Prayer" which was featured on a soundtrack.

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Devo
Devo
Recording Group

Music

Devo is an American rock band from Akron, Ohio formed in 1973. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity.

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DeVante Swing
DeVante Swing
Member, Jodeci

Music

DeVante Swing is an American record producer, singer, rapper and songwriter. He became known in the 1990s as the founding member of the R&B group Jodeci, a popular R&B act at that time. Swing served as the main songwriter, producer, and leader.

Tags: Jodeci · Dalvin DeGrate · Hi-Five · R&B · Timbaland · Ginuwine · Static Major · Stevie J · Missy Elliott · Flo Rida

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Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Recording Group

Music

Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final and best-known line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. Destiny's Child has sold more than sixty million records worldwide to date.

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Desmond Is Amazing
Desmond Is Amazing
Founder, Drag Haus of Amazing

Fashion

Desmond Is Amazing is a performer, drag kid, awarded LGBTQ advocate, outspoken gay youth, editorial model, public speaker, founder of his own drag house, fashion designer, muse, and icon. Most importantly, he is an inspiration to many.

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Des'ree
Des'ree
Brit Award Winner

Music

Des'ree is a R&B recording artist who rose to popularity during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You" (from the soundtrack of the film "Romeo + Juliet").

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Dermot Kennedy
Dermot Kennedy
Recording Artist

Music

Dermot Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 2019 single "Outnumbered" and his 2020 single "Giants". His debut major-label, studio album, "Without Fear", was released on October 4, 2019.

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Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Recording Group

Music

Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The group currently consists of a trio of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, and chief songwriting), and Andy Fletcher (keyboards).

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Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Actor

Film

Dennis Quaid is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. For his role in "Far from Heaven" (2002), he won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor among other accolades.

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