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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’s Jon Ludtke and Mick Orton Miss Seeing the Beatles… By That Much!

  By The Silvers on September 24, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  In case you’re not old enough, the “by that much” in the title of this article was a favorite saying of secret agent Maxwell Smart in the Mel Brooks 60’s comedy TV series, “Get Smart” when he would mess up…. Read More ›

• The Draught House – A Pre Silver Laughter Hang Out

  By The Silvers on September 21, 2013 • ( 5 )

  

  I had a memory get jogged this morning as I took my shower about all the great times (and some not so good) at the local hangout, The Draught House. In doing some research I found this excerpt from the… Read More ›

• Another Blogger Contacts Me About Silver Laughter and The Contents Are:

  By The Silvers on September 18, 2013 • ( 0 )

  Hey, Mick, I ran into your contact info listed on a blog while looking for more information on Silver Laughter. My name is Jeremy Cargill and I’m an Assistant Editor/Contributor for a magazine called Ugly Things that’s been in print… Read More ›

• MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!

  By The Silvers on September 17, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  “Penny Lane” Paul McCartney (pictured with the vintage Hofner which became his trademark… I have a right handed version of this bass, probably about the same year) is about to release a new album with a song on it called… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter – “Handle With Care” – Lyrics to “Whiskey Heaven”

  By The Silvers on September 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  This song was written before I joined Silver Laughter, but Jon and I decided to adopt the Lennon-McCartney writing style by putting both of our names on all the tunes he and I wrote.

• NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “So Long”

  By The Silvers on September 11, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  As I have said elsewhere in other articles, Ken and I went through a kind of dark period after leaving Silver Laughter and moving to California. I hope nobody finds this post in bad taste though the subject is quite… Read More ›

• New Contact of Bill Knight, the Prairie Sun Reviewer of Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”

  By The Silvers on September 9, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  It occurred to me that the fellow who wrote the Prairie Sun review of “Sailing On Fantasies” may still be writing. Though his weekly newspaper, The Prairie Sun, out of Peoria, Illinois is no longer being published, I decided to… Read More ›

• Another Shameless Plug For A Silver Laughter Nomination!

  By The Silvers on September 4, 2013 • ( 0 )

  As I have said before, the deadline to nominate Silver Laughter is September 15 for the 2014 inductees into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Please take a moment if you haven’t done so already and give us… Read More ›

• Silver Laughter – An Effort To Look Professional

  By The Silvers on September 3, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Actually, Art had the idea to put these labels on our records before they went out. I do not think he did this for “Handle With Care” but did for “Sailing On Fantasies”. The idea was to have a few… Read More ›

• Art “Smart” Pitches Silver Laughter’s “Grey, Cloudy Skies” As Southwest Anthem

  By The Silvers on September 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Here is an interesting tidbit. Like I have said before, our manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom, was always looking for a way to promote our band. Back in the late 70’s, not a lot of rock bands were doing music for… Read More ›