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- Glen Daly (c.1930–1987)
- Dananananaykroyd, band
- Danny Wilson, band
- Darius Danesh (born 1980), singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Les Davidson (born 1954), guitarist/producer
- Rick Davis, guitarist/keyboards, band Bay City Rollers 1970/72
- Clarita de Quiroz (Born 1984), Grade 8 Pianist, Grade 8 Percussionist, Singer, Songwriter and Model
- De Rosa, Rock band
- Deacon Blue, band
- Del Amitri, band
- The Delgados, band
- The Delmontes, band
- Jackie Dennis
- Karl Denver (1931–98), singer
- Derek William Dick (a.k.a. Fish), former singer of Marillion
- Jimmy Deuchar (1930–93), jazz trumpeter
- Sydney Devine
- Jim Dewar (12 October 1942 – 16 May 2002), vocalist and bassist with Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows
- Jim Diamond
- Barbara Dickson, singer
- Django Django
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars, band
- Lonnie Donegan - skiffle musician
- Donovan (born 1946)
- Daniel Dow, traditional Scottish musician and composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Kris Drever
- Drive-By Argument, band
- Bill Drummond (born 1953), singer/songwriter, Big in Japan guitarist, Zoo Records founder, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu/The Timelords/The KLF/2K frontman, K Foundation artist, writer
- Drums of Death, electronic musician
- Graeme Duffin, lead guitarist for Wet Wet Wet
- Irvin Duguid session musician/composer
- Gordon Duncan (1964 - 2005), innovate piper
- Malcolm Duncan, tenor saxophonist formerly with Mogul Thrash, founding member of Average White Band
- Joy Dunlop, Gaelic singer
- Sophia Dussek (1775–1831), singer, pianist, harpist, and composer
- The Dykeenies, Indie rock band
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