The usual format for newsletters was a little blurb from each of us in the band as well as Carl, our sound and light man. The order was Jon, Mick, Ken, then Paul and finally Carl. Page 2 finishes up… Read More ›
Month: May 2015
Silver Laughter Covers Boz Scaggs
“Lido Shuffle” Click on the link above to hear Silver Laughter play a cover of this Boz Scaggs tune. During the period when discos were taking over the club scene, the band had to learn some songs that we would… Read More ›
A Couple of Silver Laughter Connections – Sneaky Feelin’, HiFi and The Acoustic Project
Silver Laughter co-founder, Steve Elliott, has always been active in music. I remember the early cover songs they did that included vocally challenging numbers like “Living Loving Maid” by Led Zeppelin, “I’ve Got a Feelin’” by The Beatles and some… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs “Rock and Roll Game” in Port Byron, June 1978
“Rock and Roll Game” Click on the link above to hear the Ken Wiles contribution live from The Ranch & Company in Port Byron, IL. The recording took place in June of 1978. That’s Jon doing the introduction. The photo… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC – Lyrics to The Silvers “No More”
Here are the lyrics to a song that is nearly “in the can” for The Silvers first album, “After The Laughter”. I just got the first rough mix for it, and it is sounding really good! Ken helped me with… Read More ›
“Feels Like The First Time” Performed LIVE by Silver Laughter
“Feels Like The First Time” Click on the link above to hear the revised MP3 version of the Foreigner song. I have to admit, the song was at the top of my range as you can probably tell. It was… Read More ›
Page 1 of Silver Laughter Newsletter from March of 1978
Silver Laughter newsletters always started out with a blurb from each one of the band. In our attempt to be cute, every month we had to come up with something new about which to write.
Two More Silver Laughter Stickers
Here are the last two stickers in my “stash” of memorabilia. These were being used way before I joined the band, and they were probably produced by Jon and Kim’s dad, John Ludtke. The first is pretty clear, but the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs LIVE Version of Atlanta Rhythm Section’s “So Into You”
“So Into You” Click on the link above to hear Silver Laughter perform this song which was recorded at the Ranch and Company in Port Byron in 1978. It has been edited and converted to MP3 to enhance and speed… Read More ›
Ken Wiles of Silver Laughter and Our Friend, Lily
Lily has been a long time friend of ours who still lives in our home town of Davenport, Iowa. Since I hadn’t heard from her in a while, I thought I would cruise her Facebook page and drop her a… Read More ›