1927 - 2013
Donald Shirley Jamaican Musician
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Details
| First Name |
Donald
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| Middle Name |
Walbridge
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| Last Name |
Shirley
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| Full Name at Birth |
Donald Walbridge Shirley
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| Alternative Name |
Don Shirley
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| Birthday |
29th January, 1927
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| Birthplace |
Kingston, Jamaica
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| Died |
6th April, 2013
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| Place of Death |
Manhattan, New York
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| Cause of Death |
Congestive Heart Failure
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
Jamaican
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| Occupation Text |
Musician
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| Occupation |
Musician
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Classical, Jazz, Gospel, Pop, chamber jazz
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Cool, Religious, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1945–present, 1945–2013
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| Music Style |
Easy Listening, Mainstream Jazz, Cool, Gospel, Vocal, Standards, Traditional Gospel, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Religious
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| Music Mood |
Elegant, Sophisticated, Stylish, Refined/Mannered
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| Instrument |
Piano, Arranger
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano, Organ
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| Record Label |
Cadence Records, Columbia Records, Atlantic Records, Cadence, Columbia, Atlantic
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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. He wrote organ symphonies, piano concerti, a cello concerto, three string quartets, a one-act opera, works for organ, piano and violin, a symphonic tone poem based on the 1939 novel Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, and a set of "Variations" on the 1858 opera Orpheus in the Underworld.
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