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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!

• Another Silver Laughter Photo from the Early Days

  By The Silvers on October 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This is a great picture Carl submitted. It shows Ken with my Hofner bass, Paul on drums and Jon with his white Gibson Les Paul complete with Silver Laughter t-shirts hung up on the wall! Mick Orton

• Back to the … Past with Silver Laughter

  By The Silvers on October 1, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This photo is one of three that Carl sent this morning. It shows Jon, Ken and me onstage. As I am singing with my eyes closed, they are clowning around behind me for the camera. Please notice in this photo… Read More ›

• Sequence of Events – Silver Laughter’s 2014 IRRMA Induction

  By The Silvers on September 30, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I have a bunch of extra pictures that needed a home, so I thought I would run the story of getting into the Hall of Fame by you. Forgive me if you’ve heard bits and pieces of this on the… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter Buttons

  By The Silvers on September 28, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Until Carl sent me these two photos, I did not remember that Silver Laughter had so many different buttons! The one I remember is the silver one (of which I have several) with the dark blue lettering reading “Silver Laughter”…. Read More ›

• Art Stenstrom Finds the Silver Laughter IRRMA Performance Online

  By The Silvers on September 27, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Our old manager, Art Stenstrom, sent this today: “I found your whole performance on YouTube last evening. Nice collection of tunes and smooth transitions.” As for me, I want to hear what the IRRMA production sounds like coming through the… Read More ›

• Carl Frisch Shares More Silver Laughter History

  By The Silvers on September 26, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  Our sound and light man, Carl Frisch (the fifth Silver Laughter), dropped me a note the other day and included some memorabilia along with an old photo. Here is what he said in an e-mail entitled, “The Dodge Van”: “This… Read More ›

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

  By The Silvers on September 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  August 1978 was another pretty busy time for us though we did have a few days off in between jobs, and then a solid week off at the every end of the month. The first week shows us finishing up… Read More ›

• The First Four of Ten Days Until Silver Laughter’s IRRMA Induction Performance

  By The Silvers on September 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I love it when a plan comes together… sort of. Upon arriving in Davenport Friday night, August 22, to rehearse for 5 days, I went to pick up my rental car. Since I was there I checked at the rental… Read More ›

• Jonny Silver Makes Acceptance Speech for Silver Laughter at 2014 IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Excerpt

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

  

• Four Photos from the Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction Ceremony

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

  

  Here are four more photos of us onstage for the induction ceremony. The FIRST shows Jonny Silver making the acceptance speech which thanked family, friends and past sound and light men, Carl Frisch and Glenn (the punk) Stone. The SECOND… Read More ›