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Bassist, vocalist and co-song writer for THE SILVERS! What have we done?
1) NEW HIT SINGLE (2 songs)
2) FREE What are You Christmas?
3) After The Laugher (14 songs including 2 above)
4) End of Summer EP (6 songs)
5) FREE Sing Another Christmas Song
6) PLAY! (14 songs)
7) Another summer EP (7 songs including re-recording of Running Away)
8) FREE Silvers Bells (4 Christmas songs)
9) Soul surrender (14 songs to be released May 2018)

And don't forget the animated videos of some of these songs!

• Silver Laughter Business Cards

  By The Silvers on February 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are four version of business cards for Silver Laughter:

• Silver Laughter Promotional Photo Taken After Ken Joined the Band

  By The Silvers on February 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This is one of the first pictures taken of the band after Ken joined us. Again, it was taken by John Ludtke Sr. in the Ludtke’s living room. Clockwise from the top are: Mick Orton, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke (lower… Read More ›

• Promo Photo Outtake of Silver Laughter ca. 197?

  By The Silvers on February 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Here is another Carl Contribution of Silver Laughter in the early days. It shows four young men who are “outstanding in their field”. Sorry, an old Iowa joke. The four Silver Laughter members are literally out standing in the field… Read More ›

• Old Silver Laughter Memorabilia

  By The Silvers on February 10, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This crumpled up piece of paper was salvaged by Carl somewhere along the line. The document shows an early list of songs meant to accompany a tape that promoted the band back in the early ’70’s. It was done at… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter Promotional Picture

  By The Silvers on February 9, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t remember ever having seen this one before, at least I don’t recall it being in our regular promotional package. It’s kind of a funky photo selection and sort of high contrast. But it indicates we had already had… Read More ›

• Westminst’r Sound – Where Silver Laughter Recorded “Sailing On Fantasies”

  By The Silvers on February 9, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Here is a brochure that Carl picked up for the studio where we recorded our second album. Westminst’r Sound studio was in a converted barn on Frank’s parent’s farm, if memory serves.

• A Couple of Silver Laughter Performance Photos

  By The Silvers on February 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Here are two more photos from our performances from Carl’s Collection. The first shows Ken on his red Gibson. The second one shows Jon singing lead on one of our songs. I can’t remember which cover tune we did that… Read More ›

• 1971 Silver Laughter Plays the Punkin Ball

  By The Silvers on February 8, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t know if they still do it, or if this was just an Iowa thing, but at Halloween school kids were encouraged to sign pledges instead of doing “Tricks”. As a gift for signing the pledge, kids could attend… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter Performance “Outtakes”

  By The Silvers on February 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  These are not the best quality photos of Silver Laughter onstage at various venues, but they are still part of our legacy. Back in the ’70’s these were the clothing and hair styles of most of the bands that played… Read More ›

• April 1978 Silver Laughter Engagement

  By The Silvers on February 7, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Among the stuff Carl sent me, this is one of the mementos from his treasure trove of Silver Laughter material. Looking back at the April 1978 booking calendar on April 14 I had marked down Drake’s University as the venue… Read More ›