Don Shirley

Summary

Don Shirley is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pensacola^[2]. He was born on January 29, 1927^[3]. He passed away in Manhattan^[4]. He died on April 6, 2013^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], church musician^[7], and composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.013% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,683 views/month, #127 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Pensacola^[2], Don Shirley…
• Don Shirley was born in Kingston^[10].
• Don Shirley passed away in Manhattan^[4].
• Don Shirley was born on January 29, 1927^[3].
• Don Shirley was born on January 19, 1927^[11].
• Don Shirley died on April 6, 2013^[5].
• Don Shirley held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Don Shirley held citizenship in Jamaica^[13].
• Don Shirley worked as a pianist^[6].
• Don Shirley worked as a church musician^[7].
• Don Shirley worked as a composer^[8].
• Don Shirley's education included a stint at University of Chicago^[14].
• Don Shirley was educated at The Catholic University of America^[15].
• Don Shirley's education included a stint at Saint Petersburg Conservatory^[16].
• Don Shirley is recorded as male^[17].
• Don Shirley's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Don Shirley's genre is classical music^[19].
• Don Shirley's genre is jazz^[20].
• Don Shirley's record label is recorded as Cadence^[21].
• Don Shirley's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[22].
• Don Shirley's record label is recorded as Audio Fidelity^[23].
• Don Shirley's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[24].
• Don Shirley's family name is recorded as Shirley^[25].
• Don Shirley's given name is recorded as Don^[26].
• Don Shirley's instrument is recorded as piano^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1927-01-29^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2013-04-06^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, jazz^[32]

• Community tags: classical, jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 44566f29-76ea-462e-9dc3-3da49cf94e5d^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pensacola^[2], a city in the United States^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1559^[37] and Kingston^[10], a city^[38], in Jamaica^[39], founded in 1692^[40]. Recorded date of birth include January 29, 1927^[3] and January 19, 1927^[11].

Education

Educated at University of Chicago^[14], a private university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1890^[43], headquartered in Chicago^[44]; The Catholic University of America^[15], a Catholic university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1887^[47]; and Saint Petersburg Conservatory^[16], a conservatory^[48], in Russia^[49], founded in 1862^[50], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], church musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Death and Burial

Don Shirley died on April 6, 2013^[5]. He died in Manhattan^[4].

Why It Matters

Don Shirley ranks in the top 0.013% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,683 views/month, #127 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

FAQs

Where was Don Shirley born?

Don Shirley was born in Pensacola^[2].

Where did Don Shirley die?

Don Shirley passed away in Manhattan^[4].

What did Don Shirley do for work?

Don Shirley worked as pianist^[6], church musician^[7], and composer^[8].

Where did Don Shirley go to school?

Don Shirley was educated at University of Chicago^[14], The Catholic University of America^[15], and Saint Petersburg Conservatory^[16].