Musicians & Entertainers Black History Posters & Prints, “D...-”
for the classroom, home schoolers, inspirational images for the home or office.

Dorothy Dandridge
b. 11-9-1922; Ohio
d. 9-8-1965; California

Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman to be nominated for an Academy Award (Best Actress, 1954, Carmen). Dandridge's movie debut was in the Marx Brother's A Day at the Races; she was also in the film musical Porgy and Bess.

• Everything and Nothing : The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy

Miles Davis, 1948, Poster

Miles Davis
b. 5-26-1926; Alton, IL
d. 9-28-1991

Trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as “one of the key figures in the history of jazz”. He was a member of the Charlie Parker Quintet, formed the Miles Davis Nonet (nine musicians) that recorded the tracks that became the album Birth of the Cool, created several jazz groups over the years, and his Kind of Blue album is considered the best-selling jazz record of all time.

FYI ~ Davis dropped out of the Juillard School of Music, though he acknowledged studying there had given him a “grounding in music theory”, to play in jam sessions and perform professionally in Harlem.

Sammy Davis, Jr.
b. 12-8-1925; Harlem
d. 5-16-1990

• The Definitive Collection, CD

Carmen de Lavallade, Photographic Print

Carmen De Lavallade
b. 6-3-1931; New Orleans, LA

Dancer, choreographer, professor and actress Carmen De Lavallade danced with Lester Horton, Alvin Ailey and Agnes de Mille.

“Bo Diddley” (Elias Otha Bates/Elias McDaniel)
b. 12-30-1928; Macomb, Mississippi
d. 6-2-2008; Florida (heart failure)

Bo Diddley was a rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter (usually as Elias McDaniel).

• His Best : The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection, CD

Mattiwilda Dobbs
b. 7-11-1925; Atlanta, GA

Mattiwilda Dobbs, a coloratura soprano, was one of the first African-American singers to have an international opera career. She was also the first African-American member of the faculty at the University of Texas.

Antoine Dominique “Fats” Domino
b. 2-26-1923; New Orleans, LA

Fats Domino is a noted R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter.

• Fats Domino Jukebox: 20 Greatest Hits the Way You Originally Heard Them, CD

Katherine Dunham Giclee Print Paul Colin

Katherine Dunham
b. 6-22-1909; Joliet , IL
d. 5-21-2006; NYC

Katherine Dunham is a noted dancer and choreographer who brought the dance styles of black people of the Caribbean and the United States to the attention of America at large.

• women and music posters
• Eartha Kitt began her career in the Katherine Dunham company.