He rose to fame in the early 1980s with the release of his first album "You're the One for Me" (working with songwriter/producer Hubert Eaves III initially as a duo, also called D Train), which spawned his first US Billboard Dance chart number-one hit, "You're the One for Me".
[4] He began singing at age 6 in the Washington Temple COGIC choir under the direction of Professors Henry and Irene Coston.
[1] At 10 years old, a Jackson 5 performance he saw on the Ed Sullivan Show inspired him to begin studying jazz guitar.
While working on a project with his classmate, R&B singer Will Downing, D Train was introduced to musician/producer Hubert Eaves III.
[1] D Train was signed to Prelude Records and their debut hit single "You're the One for Me" was released in late 1981, which reached No.
The title track for this album, released as the second single, became D Train's first Pop crossover success, peaking at No.
[10] Following the departure from Columbia and Eaves, D Train went on to pursue his own interests as a solo artist and songwriter.
D Train sang the original "Pokérap", the official closing credit theme song for the anime Pokémon in 1998.
[11] That same year, he provided backing vocals on the song "Eyes of a Child", written by Trey Parker and performed by Michael McDonald for the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.
D Train appeared on camera and performed on the soundtrack of the Amy Sedaris/Stephen Colbert film Strangers with Candy (2005).
D Train's performances of "My Funny Valentine" and Hot Chocolate's "You Sexy Thing" appeared in the Halle Berry/Bruce Willis film Perfect Stranger (2007).
Some notable guests included Lionel Richie, Roberta Flack, Jet Li, John Legend, Chaka Khan and Alicia Keys.
Each Sunday night supported a local nonprofits, such as Opportunity Village, Nathan Adelson Hospice, Three Square Food Bank, and Pawtastic Friends.
[13] On September 14, 2022, D Train was honored and rewarded a spot in the Legends of Vinyl Music Hall of Fame.
[15] Later on, in December 2022, he was in a live interview alongside his long time friend Hubert Eaves III with producers from the YouTube channel Meet and Funk.
[16] D Train's first three albums were re-released on CD in the 1990s when Unidisc Music acquired Prelude Records and several other New York dance-music labels.
[18] Rapper Yo-Yo's "Iz It Still All Good" sampled D-Train's "Something's on Your Mind," which featured Gerald LeVert, in 1998.
[19] "You're the One for Me" has been remixed by Larry Levan and Shep Pettibone and most recently was sampled by DJ Kue in his 2006 hit "I Got Love".