Dorothy Dandridge (singer, actress) (Cleveland) Dennis Russell Davies (orchestral conductor) (Toledo) Bill Davison (jazz cornetist) (Defiance) Doris Day (big band singer, actress) (Cincinnati) Kelley Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton) Kim Deal (musician, The Breeders) (Huber Heights/Dayton) Bill DeArango (jazz guitarist) (Cleveland) Jay DeMarcus (singer, bassist and keyboardist, Rascal Flatts) (Columbus) Paul DeMarinis (electronic music composer) (Cleveland) Jerry DePizzo (saxophonist, O.A.R.) (Youngstown) Rick Derringer (singer) (Fort Recovery) Frank DeVol (composer, actor) (Canton) Greg Dewey (drummer, Country Joe and the Fish) (Yellow Springs) Vic Dickenson (jazz trombonist) (Xenia) Bethany Dillon (Christian singer-songwriter) (Bellefontaine) Martin Dillon (tenor and music professor) (Portsmouth) Patty Donahue (singer, The Waitresses) (Akron) Mark S. Doss (operatic bass-baritone) (Cleveland) Jerry Douglas (musician) (Warren) Greg Dulli (singer, musician) (Hamilton) Josh Dun (drummer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus) Harry Edison (jazz trumpeter) (Columbus) Halim El-Dabh (composer, musician, ethnomusicologist) (Kent) James Emery (jazz guitarist) (Youngstown, Shaker Heights) Donald Erb (composer) (Youngstown) Eric Ewazen (composer) (Cleveland) Michael Feinstein (singer) (Columbus) Frederick Fennell (band conductor) (Cleveland) Jim Ferguson (classical and jazz guitarist) (Dayton) Bobby Few (jazz pianist) (Cleveland) Anton Fier (drummer, The Golden Palominos) (Cleveland) Henry Fillmore (composer) (Cincinnati) Frank Foster (jazz saxophonist and bandleader) (Cincinnati) Mark Foster (singer, Foster the People) (Cleveland) Craig Fuller (musician) (Waverly, Columbus) Larry Fuller (jazz pianist) (Toledo) Sonny Geraci (singer) Outsiders (Climax) (Cleveland) Neil Giraldo (guitarist, songwriter) (Cleveland) Jeff Golub (jazz guitarist) (Copley) Macy Gray (singer) (Canton) Max Green (musician) (Cincinnati) Joel Grey (singer, actor, dancer) (Cleveland) Dave Grohl (musician, Nirvana and Foo Fighters (Warren) Clare Grundman (composer and arranger) (Cleveland) Keith Harrison (singer, musician, Dazz Band (Dayton) Screamin' Jay Hawkins (musician) (Cleveland) J.C. Heard (drummer) (Dayton) Joe Henderson (jazz saxophonist) (Lima) Jon Hendricks (jazz singer and arranger) (Newark) Fred Hersch (jazz pianist) (Cincinnati) Howard Hewett (singer, Shalamar) (Akron) J.C. Higginbotham (jazz trombonist) (Cincinnati) Christian Howes (jazz violinist) (Rocky River) Pee Wee Hunt (jazz trombonist) (Mount Healthy) Chrissie Hynde (musician) (Akron) James Ingram (singer-songwriter, musician) (Akron) Sonya Isaacs (singer) (Morrow) Ernie Isley (singer) (Cincinnati) Ron Isley (singer) (Cincinnati) Chuck Israels (jazz bassist) (Cleveland) J–M Tommy James (musician) (Dayton) Al Jardine (musician, The Beach Boys) (Lima) Lyfe Jennings (R&B musician) (Toledo) Howard Jones (lead singer, Killswitch Engage) (Columbus) Tyler Joseph (musician, singer, Twenty One Pilots) (Columbus) K808 (music producer) (Youngstown) Mickey Katz (clarinetist, comedian) (Cleveland) Sammy Kaye (swing bandleader) (Lakewood) Phil Keaggy (musician, Glass Harp) (Youngstown) Maynard James Keenan (musician, lead singer, Tool and A Perfect Circle) (Ravenna) Machine