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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!

• Old Photo from the Early ’70’s – Silver Laughter Member Shows Up!

  By The Silvers on May 23, 2014 • ( 2 )

  

  I love the Internet! Seems like just when you think there can be nothing new to find, someone posts something you’ve never seen before… or at least remember seeing! The photo was posted by The Contents Are: member, Dave Neumann,… Read More ›

• One Last Silver Laughter Photo from the Hullabaloo

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

  

  This is the third and final photo sent to me by Steve Elliott. It shows Silver Laughter onstage at the Hullabaloo dance club in December of 1969. On the left is a long haired Jon Ludtke with Steve Elliott next… Read More ›

• One More Beatles Song Performed by Silver Laughter in 1978

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

  

    “One After 909” This was one of the early Beatles songs that Lennon and McCartney wrote together. Some books say it was a part of their stage shows during those formative years. I guess they didn’t think it was… Read More ›

• The Hullabaloo and Silver Laughter

  By The Silvers on May 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This is photo #2 (of 3) that Steve Elliott sent me. The date is December of 1969. Jon’s back is at the left. Steve Elliott is playing bass and to the right is John Carstensen doing his best Annie impersonation…. Read More ›

• Not Sure About This Silver Laughter Photo

  By The Silvers on May 21, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I know it’s a little blurry. It looks like it was scanned from a picture which was inside a frame, and the glare from the glass distorted it. Or maybe it was moved slightly during the scanning. Another confusing thing… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter Live at the Hullabaloo

  By The Silvers on May 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Hullabaloo was one of the popular nightclubs in the Quad Cities during the late 1960’s. If memory serves, it was upstairs in a building in downtown Moline, IL. Some big bands were featured there like REO Speedwagon. Silver Laughter… Read More ›

• Quick Post – Another 1976 Silver Laughter Photo

  By The Silvers on May 20, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Here is yet another from the Fall of 1976 Worthington Collection featuring sound and light man, Car Frisch. It looks like he was doing his “pushing up my glasses” thing, and I look like I am about to sneeze! Can… Read More ›

• It’s About Silver Laughter’s Music!

  By The Silvers on May 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  “No One Can Do It” I have given the albums to several of my friends for critiques. The general consensus is that both albums are very good, but the second one is more cohesive. Of all the songs on the… Read More ›

• Another 1976 Silver Laughter Photo

  By The Silvers on May 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Here is another one of those photos from the Worthington set we took in the fall of 1976. There are others similar to this pose, but I like the composition. Art Stenstrom took the picture. Mick Orton  

• Silver Laughter’s Live Cover of “Lady Madonna”

  By The Silvers on May 17, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  “Lady Madonna” In June of 1978 we were playing at The Ranch & Co. in Port Byron. This clip from our Beatles Tribute #2 features me on lead vocal and piano (plus kazoo!), Ken on bass, Jon on guitar and… Read More ›