Shirley, Don, 1927-2013
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- Shirley, Donald, 1927-2013
- Shirley, Donald Walbridge, 1927-2013
- Walbridge, Don, 1927-2013
- Walbridge, Donald, 1927-2013
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1927-01-19
Death Date
- 2013-04-06
Birth Place
- Pensacola (Fla.)
Occupation
Pianist
Composer
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Sources
- found: Don Shirley Trio in concert [SR] 1968:labels (Don Shirley) container (pianist, composer; Ph.D. in psychology)
- found: Southern, E. Biog. dict. of Afro-Amer. and African musicians, 1982(Shirley (né Walbridge), Donald ("Don"); b. 1-29-27, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies; jazz/concert pianist)
- found: New York times (online), viewed Apr. 29, 2013(in obituary published Apr. 28: Donald Shirley; b. Donald Walbridge Shirley, Jan. 19, 1927, Pensacola, Fla., to Jamaican parents; d. Apr. 6, Manhattan, aged 86; pianist and composer who gathered classical music with jazz and other forms of popular music under a singular umbrella after being discouraged from pursuing a classical career because he was black)
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Change Notes
- 1991-09-23: new
- 2014-12-18: revised
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