“So Into You” I sang lead and played the electric piano while Ken played bass. Jon and Ken did backup vocals on this Atlanta Rhythm Section Song. I think Ken and I changed some words in the chorus to be… Read More ›
Month: February 2013
Mort and Mary Jane – Some of Silver Laughter’s biggest supporters
Though neither of them did much with music, my mom did teach us kids how to harmonize when we were really little. On long car rides, we would sing songs to pass the time. Morton Orton was a really happy… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Lido Shuffle” Once again, we worked out a very tight ending. The beginning sounds very much like the Grand Funk Railroad song we covered! Jon Ludtke sings lead on this Boz Skaggs tune which was well received in Port Byron… Read More ›
Another Contract for The Showboat Ballroom – Marshall, MN
We are Marshall? If you look at this contract from 1979, you can see that we were guaranteed $500 (almost $1,600 in 2013) or 50% of the door. At $2.50 a person, it doesn’t sound like much. but we used… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “Working Man”… our “Taking Care of Business”
As I have said before, a lot of our music for “Handle With Care” was already written for other groups before we combined them into a single album. But a few of the tunes were written after I joined the… Read More ›