Sal Donato, our resident musical savant, took a summer vacation. He decided to spend a week at the upstate lake house of Boyce Day, a longtime Weekly World News reporter and also a prolific lyricist. For the last few months, Boyce and Sal have been collaborating on a series of songs inspired by the COVID … READ MORE
“The numbers aren’t good. But songs aren’t numbers,” said Sal Donato, our resident troubadour. “I mean, songs are numbers, sort of. People say ‘Play another number’ or ‘Play that number again.’ But they’re not numbers in the way that statistics are numbers, like coronavirus cases. I mean, cases are people, and people aren’t just statistics. … READ MORE
Sal Donato, our resident composer, and social critic has been working with WWN reporter and lyricist Boyce Day to chronicle America during the pandemic. They covered the pain of communities coming apart, the fear of disease, and more. And then they met Steven Harris. Harris, 27, had been separated from his girlfriend since the beginning of … READ MORE
Sal and His Piano (With a Little Help From a Friend) Are Beginning to See the Light. Sal Donato took Memorial Day off, in a sense. He stayed home and thought about the sacrifices made by service people and first responders. Midway through the afternoon, calmed by the pleasant sounds of birds, he called Boyce Day, Weekly … READ MORE