Maureen Shirley, whose uncle Don Shirley was depicted in the film, didn’t believe it deserved the ceremony’s biggest honor. “I think we were really astounded at the fact it made best picture ...

A year ago, if you had asked up-and-coming American musicians about the pianist Don Shirley, they probably would have said, “Who?” That’s changed. Shirley is a central character in the movie ...

But while many already have a cursory knowledge of Freddie Mercury's life, and can maybe point out the erroneousness of Bohemian Rhapsody, Green Book's subject, pianist Don Shirley, is a lesser ...

Don Shirley giving Nicholas Scoulios his first piano lesson at age 9 months. Kappeyne and Scoulios first saw the film at an intimate screening for friends and family held in New York City last August.

The story was based on the friendship between Anthony “Lip” Vallelonga, an Italian-American bouncer from the Bronx and renowned African-American musician Don Shirley, whom Vallelonga in ...

The bodyguard, Tony “Lip” Vallelonga, became the chauffeur for Dr. Don Shirley, a piano prodigy who collected two honorary degrees and made his concert debut at 18 playing Tchaikovsky’s ...

The highly-anticipated film, Green Book hits theaters today and shines a light on the legacy of Dr. Don Shirley. Mahershala Ali portrays the legendary musician in the flick that also stars Viggo ...

Green Book' stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali detail their meticulous research into Tony "Lip" Vallelonga and Dr. Don Shirley and explain why their characters' friendship evolves the way.

Mahershala Ali is OK in his book. The last living brother of prodigy pianist Dr. Don Shirley is commending Ali for his Golden Globe award for “Green Book” despite his criticism of the ...

Your messages, often very personal accounts of how you came about Don Shirley, are having a great effect on me. I cannot begin to describe the emotions your sentiments have caused. They range from ...

In 1974, the year Ellington died, Shirley presented an orchestral homage of his own, “Divertimento for Duke by Don,” with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra of Ontario, Canada. “Eventually ...