This video was recorded on the night of Sunday, February 19, 2023 in Sarasota, Florida.
We were walking around the streets of downtown Sarasota, when we stumbled across a man humbly playing the piano. I stopped and spoke with him a bit, and listened to him play. You’ll see as the video ends - that’s when he was about to reveal who he was, Donald Gould.
A quick Google search revealed that in 2015, he sat down at an outdoor piano in Sarasota, Florida and played ‘Come Sail Away’ by American rock band Styx that his musical talent was discovered. The performance video was recorded by a passerby and became viral overnight with tens millions of views on KZitem.
A few months after the video went live Gould was given a makeover by the TV show Inside Edition and raised over $40,000 on GoFundMe to pay for his drug rehabilitation. He was also offered a full scholarship by Spring Arbor University to complete his studies. While in recovery, he was invited by the San Francisco 49ers to play at their opening game of the 2015 season against the Minnesota Vikings. On September 14, 2015, he played The Star-Spangled Banner at Levi's Stadium in front of 75,000 fans. The lead vocalist and founding member of STYX Dennis DeYoung also sent his congratulations to Gould as a surprise guest during his interview on the Drive radio show on WDRV in Chicago.
I remembered seeing this viral video of him playing the piano years ago, so his story resonated with me. It was a privilege to speak to Mr. Gould and watch him play music live in the place where he was first discovered.
His CashApp information is in the video if you would like to offer any donations to him.
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