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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The homework that film composer and music mentor Kris Bowers had to do before taking on his latest assignment speaks volumes about the unique niche in contemporary American music that pianist Don ...

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.

“You get nervous up there,” he said. “Don Shirley, obviously we all thanked Mahershala, gave him a great thank you. If you’re discussing the Don Shirley family thing, it falls on ...

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 ...

Before Mahershala Ali read the script for 'Green Book,' he had never heard of Don Shirley, the classical/jazz pianist he portrays in the film. But now, a part of Shirley lives within him.

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 ...

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.