“They Say” – Sample I have written before about my sister and her musical ability. It was also mentioned that Ken and I played on her studio album “Coast Is Clear” under the band name Island Fever. For this reason,… Read More ›
Current News
Update on the traffic for Silver-Laughter.com
We are pleased to announce an amazing uptick in website traffic which shows that interest in Silver Laughter seems to be growing. Thanks to everyone, no matter what country from which you are visiting, for stopping by and checking out… Read More ›
Some Photos of the Ortons – Mick and Marjie
Ken was in this jam session too, but I am not sure why he didn’t end up in one of the photos. In fact, I don’t know who took these. Snapped in Marjie’s music room, which is her converted garage… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon Ludtke and Steve Elliott – Class of ’99
Back in 1999 a bunch of Davenport musicians got together and did an album for what I am assuming is the local FM station KFMH – 99. On this album were two Silver Laughter founding members, Jon Ludtke on vocals… Read More ›
Thank You – Everyone Who Has Visited The Site
To date, we have had 6.730 visitors to the site so far. I wanted to thank everyone from every country who has dropped by to visit and spent some time with us. It is very gratifying to have so many… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Meets Gregg Allman
I met Gregg Allman about 20 years ago when we played in Mill Valley. Our trio, Ed Bergquist on guitar, Dave Dewey on drums and me on bass were playing in the lounge at Strawberry Joe’s when I got to… Read More ›
Open Letter To The Editor – Quad City Times – Silver Laughter
Note: Here is a copy of the letter I sent to the Quad City Times in Davenport, our hometown’s newspaper. They haven’t printed it yet… =========================== Editor, I was born and raised in Davenport and graduated from West High School… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Gets Readers From All Over the World!
I wanted to thank all of you, regardless of which country you are from, for taking the time to stop in and read what’s been posted here as well as listening to the music. It’s gratifying that just today we… Read More ›