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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!

• Early Silver Laughter Photo

  By The Silvers on November 28, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  Here is a an early photo of Silver Laughter which Carl sent. It looks like it is a rehearsal. From the left is Jon, then behind the speaker is John Carstensen and Denny Walton. On the right is Steve Elliott…. Read More ›

• Some Reasons Silver Laughter Thought It Was Destined For Stardom

  By The Silvers on November 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Oops! I already had this tidbit in the original post! Sorry, friends!

• Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for November 1978

  By The Silvers on November 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The first week of November had us finishing up a week at the Kongo Club in Mitchell, SD on a Sunday night. Monday and Tuesday we had off before Jon and I flew to New York to try and sell… Read More ›

• Happy Thanksgiving 2014 from Silver Laughter and IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction Photos

  By The Silvers on November 27, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  We hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving. It is a time to look back and be grateful. One of my biggest thrills was having our band, Silver Laughter, inducted into the Iowa R&R Association’s Hall of Fame for this… Read More ›

• Back In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”

  By The Silvers on November 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  These few photos are, again, from Carl’s Collection of photographic memories. They relate happier times when all of us were making good music together. Notice in the first picture all of us are wearing Silver Laughter t-shirts… except for Ken…. Read More ›

• Another Silver Laughter Memory of Being Onstage

  By The Silvers on November 25, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Carl sent this photo of three of us onstage somewhere. It looks like the ceiling is about to fall in! Mick Orton

• Silver Laughter Photos from 1976, ’77 and ’78

  By The Silvers on November 24, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Here are three pictures all taken by our manager, Art Stenstrom, from three different sessions. I have posted selections from these sets elsewhere on this site, but have never put three together to show the progression of 1) our clothes,… Read More ›

• In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”

  By The Silvers on November 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Below are a couple of photos of Silver Laughter in the studio during the recording of our first album. The first shows Carl leaving the booth before I lay down a bass track. The second shows Ken on guitar getting… Read More ›

• One More Picture of Silver Laughter and Friend

  By The Silvers on November 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This photo from the Carl Collection shows Kim and Jon with one of our friends we met on the road. Actually, I am not sure if Ken and I were in the band when this picture was taken. Mick Orton

• Silver Laughter’s Manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom

  By The Silvers on November 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Occasionally my phone will ring on the weekend, and who is on the other end? Our old manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom. Of all the people in my Silver Laughter past he is the one I still talk to the most…. Read More ›