![A look at Dr. Shirley; first Black to perform at La Scala Opera House on whose life Oscar-winning film 'Green Book' was based - Face2Face Africa A look at Dr. Shirley; first Black to perform at La Scala Opera House on whose life Oscar-winning film 'Green Book' was based - Face2Face Africa](https://cdn.face2faceafrica.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Shirley-talks-about-his-life-at-his-piano-in-his-Carnegie-Hall-studio-in-Astors-upcoming-documentary-Let-It-Shine.-Courtesy-of-Josef-Astor.jpg)
A look at Dr. Shirley; first Black to perform at La Scala Opera House on whose life Oscar-winning film 'Green Book' was based - Face2Face Africa
![Who was the real Don Shirley? What Green Book gets right – and wrong –about the enigmatic jazz genius Who was the real Don Shirley? What Green Book gets right – and wrong –about the enigmatic jazz genius](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/music/2019/01/29/TELEMMGLPICT000186880134_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqcNkTePHUUfAON0k6DvTh1eqMDeUZsFRqIVE_-I0v4s0.jpeg)
Who was the real Don Shirley? What Green Book gets right – and wrong –about the enigmatic jazz genius
![The grand piano from Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) in Green Book : On the roads of the south | Spotern The grand piano from Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) in Green Book : On the roads of the south | Spotern](https://medias.spotern.com/products/w310/171/171670-1565164858.jpg)
The grand piano from Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) in Green Book : On the roads of the south | Spotern
![How the piano maker & a local dealer contributed to the piano-centric Best Picture. - Rice Music House How the piano maker & a local dealer contributed to the piano-centric Best Picture. - Rice Music House](https://ricemusichouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Green-Book.jpg)