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Don Shirley

1927 - 2013

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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 poem based on the 1939 novel Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, and a set of "Variations" on the 1858 opera Orpheus in the Underworld. Born in Pensacola, Florida, Shirley was a promising young student of classical piano. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Shirley is the 251st most popular musician (down from 156th in 2019), the 1,568th most popular biography from United States (down from 915th in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Musician.

Don Shirley is most famous for being a pianist and composer.

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Among musicians, Don Shirley ranks 251 out of 3,175. Before him are Thelonious Monk, Isaac Stern, Arthur Nikisch, Paolo Conte, John Zorn, and Mauro Giuliani. After him are Oscar Peterson, Bono, Joe Satriani, Jean-Marie Leclair, Alan Parsons, and Chris de Burgh.

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Among people born in 1927, Don Shirley ranks 72. Before him are Jacques Mayol, Mary Higgins Clark, Megumu Tamura, Maurice Ronet, Phil Hill, and Cesar Chavez. After him are Enzo Bearzot, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Herbert Blomstedt, Juan Almeida Bosque, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, and César Milstein. Among people deceased in 2013, Don Shirley ranks 52. Before him are Ieng Sary, James Gandolfini, Masao Uchino, James M. Buchanan, Erich Priebke, and Bert Trautmann. After him are Chinua Achebe, Gyula Horn, Robert Fogel, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, David H. Hubel, and Seki Matsunaga.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Shirley ranks 1,568 out of 20,380. Before him are Claudia Goldin (1946), Carolyn R. Bertozzi (1966), David Duchovny (1960), Linda McCartney (1941), Edmund Kemper (1948), and Mitt Romney (1947). After him are Daniel Dennett (1942), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Alan Ladd (1913), George Stinney (1929), Roger Zelazny (1937), and Mark Ruffalo (1967).

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Among musicians born in United States, Don Shirley ranks 74. Before him are Moe Tucker (1944), Muddy Waters (1913), Jerry Lee Lewis (1935), Pitbull (1981), Thelonious Monk (1917), and John Zorn (1953). After him are Joe Satriani (1956), Dave Brubeck (1920), Mike Portnoy (1967), Randy Jackson (1961), Snoop Dogg (1971), and Burt Bacharach (1928).

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