The world has seen plenty of 1950s revival groups, but to think of Daddy Cool as simply another Sha Na Na is to miss part of…
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Specialing in minimalist and industrial electronic music, this German band formed in Dusseldorf in 1978. They released their first UK album – Die Kleinen Und…
The Dagoes came together in Adelaide (South Australia) early in 1978, originally as Daryl Breakaway and The Niggers. They appeared on two independent cassette releases…
This contrived but fun pop-punk outfit suddenly appeared on the UK independent scene in the early 90s with their debut EP LoveSickPleasure, which shot into the…
As the most prolific white rocker on Checker Records, Dale Hawkins (born Delmar A Hawkins Jr on 22 August 1936) blazed a trail of blues-drenched…
The Dallas Boys – sometimes described as “England’s first boy band” – formed in Leicester, England, and comprised four former pupils of Moat Boys School…
The Damned formed in London in 1976. Former cemetery worker and aspiring graphic artist Dave Vanian (abridged from ‘Transylvanian’; real name Dave Lett) teamed up…
The Dandy Warhols formed in 1994 in Portland, Oregon. Gigs involving heavy drinking, fighting, and striptease by various band members (with Ms McCabe’s most eagerly…
Danny and The Juniors (originally The Juvenairs) all attended John Bartram High School in Philadelphia and formed in 1955, practising their harmonies in a car…
Hong Kong-based beat group Danny Diaz and The Checkmates comprised Filipino brothers Danny Diaz (aged 19), Romeo Diaz (20) and Rudi Diaz (21), and Domingo…
Born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Danny Williams won a talent contest at the age of 14 and joined a touring show called Golden City…
Scottish trio Danny Wilson formed in Dundee in 1984 and were originally known as Spencer Tracy until they signed to Virgin Records in 1986 and…
These UK goth rock innovators hailed from Barnsley in South Yorkshire and self-released their debut single Clock (1980) and the EP There Is No Shame…
Formed by arch extrovert Zoot Money out of the ashes of The Big Roll Band, Dantalian’s Chariot (obscurely named after the god of music and movement from…
Although they generated reams of coverage in the late-80s weekly music press, Newport’s Darling Buds never became the mainstream sensation that their jaunty guitar pop…
A founding member of Curved Air, classically-trained violinist and keyboard wizard Darryl Way took flight in 1973 to form prog rock project, Wolf. Augmented by the…
Darts were formed in August 1976, although the various members were no strangers to the music scene. The line-up included the ex-members of two other…
Daryl George Quist was born in Ladysmith, British Columbia (Canada) on 19 August 1945. He travelled to England in 1961 at the age of 17…
Born David Holgate Grundy in Beighton near Sheffield in 1941, Berry started out singing in Yorkshire clubs as half of an Everly Brothers-type duo. In 1961 he…
Originally a backing group for north London singer Stan Saxon, the Five originally comprised Dave Clark on drums and vocals, backed by various musicians, including…