Willie Colon Boosts Bill Thompson Campaign With Salsa Power

NEW YORK -- When Bronx-born trombonist Willie Colon wanted to get behind Bill Thompson's campaign, he did what he does best -- he wrote a song. "He came to transform what was already old / His goal is to support the vulnerable ones," Colon sings against a soft piano introduction, before launching into a driving beat punctuated by horn lines to praise Thompson's positions on public education and health care. "I'm Willie Colon and I support Billy Thompson for mayor of New York," the singer says in...