Lady D was born in the coalfields of Cabin Creek in West Virginia.

She has 6 CDs to her credit; including her newest and most recently released, "Disturbing My Peace." Her original song, "Go Higher" was the winner of the national competition for the best Obama Inaugural Song. As a result, she and her band MISSION performed at the Obama for Change Inaugural Ball in Washington, DC in January 2009.

Lady D has become well-known for her original one-woman stage play titled, "The Lady and the Empress." It is based on the life and music of blues legend, Bessie Smith. She also wrote a spin-off to this show called "Bessie's Blues,” an abbreviated version of the original show.

The majority of Lady D's performances are as a duo with keyboard or guitar, but also with her 4-piece band, MI$$ION. She has been an opening act for soul legends, the O’Jays and performed with prominent blues artists such as Johnny Rawls and Bruce Katz. She is honored to have represented the Washington D.C. Blues Society at the 2018 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN as front woman for the Rogue Johnsen Trio.

Lady D is also a visual artist specializing in fabric and canvas paintings and she has authored one book of poetry, “Appalachian BluesSpeak.”


Lady D Website: http://musicbyladyd.wordpress.com
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Music: http://www.reverbnation.com/ladydandmssion