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Donald Walbridge Shirley (January 29, 1927 – April 6, 2013) was an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. He recorded many albums for Cadence Records during the 1950s and 1960s, experimenting with jazz with a classical influence.
Jan 29, 2021 · The film 'Green Book' is based on a real-life road trip taken by Black pianist Don Shirley and white bouncer Tony Lip and the unlikely friendship that resulted from the journey.
Nov 26, 2018 · Jazz pianist Don Shirley, as shown in Nick Vallelonga's film 'Green Book', traveled the south during the Jim Crow-era with a white driver. Shirley's niece criticized the film for being "a depiction of a white man’s version of a Black man’s life."
Dec 10, 2018 · Don Shirley was a 20th-century Jamaican American pianist and composer who often performed with the Don Shirley Trio. A chapter of his life story was the subject of the 2018...
Don Shirley - Greatest Hits 1 (FULL ALBUM - OST TRACKLIST GREEN BOOK)00:00 Georgia On My Mind07:45 Dancing On The Ceiling12:38 Water Boy17:26 Just For A Thr...
Nov 26, 2018 · The Real-Life Story of Dr. Don Shirley. The true history that inspired Peter Farrelly’s Green Book, starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen. By Julie Miller.
Apr 10, 2019 · Scroll down for an introductory guide to his life, his music and his many incredible achievements. Shirley began playing piano at a very young age. Shirley was a musical prodigy who started ...
Feb 25, 2019 · Controversial winner of the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture, Green Book tells the tale of real-life piano virtuoso Don Shirley (played by Mahershala Ali, who won Best Supporting Actor) and the challenges he faced during a tour in the racially segregated American South of the early 1960s.
Feb 24, 2019 · Don Shirley left no memoir, and no biography of him exists. How did Don Shirley navigate within this paradox?
Don Shirley combined classical, jazz, and spiritual influences on the many recordings he released in the 1950s and 60s, making him a pianist beyond easy definition. A forgotten figure in...
