Chicago-based vocalist, actress, playwright and radio host, Spider Saloff, has turned her attention to the 250th birthday of our United States , specifically, the Declaration of Independence—the “no more kings” document, adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776—the very foundation and birth of the United States of America.
Saloff reads the document in three YouTube videos, explaining: “Most of us know the famed quotes, but many of us have never heard the entire brilliant piece.” Here are links to the readings—sign in on the days of…
Part 1: Saturday, June 20th; Part 2: Saturday, June 27th and Part 3: Saturday, July 4th!
For those in the Chicago area, on Thursday July 2, Saloff will be joined by Jeremy Kahn, Eric Schneider and Dan DeLorenzo at Winter’s Jazz Club for a special event about The American Songbook and the Melting Pot of Immigrants that created it!
