What is Don Shirley's middle name?
Walbridge
What is Don Shirley's full name?
Donald Walbridge Shirley
Don Shirley nickname(s):
Don Shirley
Don Shirley date of birth:
January 29, 1927
How old was Don Shirley when died?
86
Where was Don Shirley born?
Kingston, Jamaica
When did Don Shirley die?
April 6, 2013
What is Don Shirley nationality?
Jamaican
What is Don Shirley's occupation?
Musician
What genre is Don Shirley's work?
Classical, jazz, gospel, Pop, pop
What instruments does Don Shirley play?
Piano, Organ, organ
Short Biography
Donald Walbridge Shirley (January 29, 1927 – April 6, 2013) was an American-Jamaican jazz pianist and composer. Shirley's piano skills were recognized at an early age and he began his career as a composer and virtuoso performer at a young age. Shirley's music is hard to categorize. As an arranger-composer he treated each piece of music as a new composition, not just an arrangement. Shirley played standards in a non-standard way. He was a virtuoso performers, playing everything from show tunes, to ballads, to his personal arrangements of Negro spirituals, to jazz, and always with the overtone of a classically trained musician who has utmost respect for the music he is playing.