Well, folks. The band is back together… most of it anyway. Though Ken Wiles, Steve Elliott and John Carstensen are not playing, Jon, Kim, Paul, Mark and I got together this morning to run though our set. While it went… Read More ›
Hall of Fame
Silver Laughter – The Iowa R&R Hall of Fame Coming Up!
Well, it’s not too far away now… about a week before we will be inducted into the Iowa R&R Hall of Fame for 2014. All of us have been practicing separately for this weekend’s full band rehearsal when the members… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton LOVES His Hofner Bass
I wanted to do a shout out to Hofner about the quality of their latest line of “economy” violin basses. The one I have stays in tune beautifully even after days of rehearsing… which I have been doing frantically since… Read More ›
Countdown To Silver Laughter’s IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction
Some of you may have noticed the new ticker on the side bar with a countdown to the induction weekend. The Iowa R&R Hall of Fame weekend begins on August 29th and goes through to Sunday. I will be flying… Read More ›
IRRMA Posts Silver Laughter History for the Induction
The Iowa Rock and Roll Music Association posted the Silver Laughter biography online along with the rest of the 2014 inductees. It may be seen here. It takes readers through those early years all the way up to the breakup… Read More ›
What Songs Will Silver Laughter Perform At The IRRMA Induction?
There has been some speculation as to what songs we will be performing at the Iowa R&R Hall of Fame Induction on August 31, 2014. Sorry, it is going to have to be a surprise. However, I do believe we… Read More ›
The Beatles By Silver Laughter
Here is one of my favorite Beatles songs from the movie, “Help”, “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl”. Jon is singing lead with Ken and me on backups. Ken does a nice version of the George Harrison lead guitar solo. This… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s John Carstensen To Be Inducted By IRRMA
One of the early members of Silver Laughter, John Carstensen, will also be inducted into the Iowa R&R Hall of Fame for 2014. I “borrowed” these two photos from Mark Zaputil’s Facebook page along with his captions. “John on stage… Read More ›
Time to Review – A Silver Laughter Live Original Song!
Click here to listen to “Angela”. Note there is a bit of dead air at the end of the clip. I was new to my music editing software and did not realize it created a fixed length to new tracks… Read More ›
Marin California Newspaper Releases Press Release – Silver Laughter IRRMA Induction
A press release was submitted to the local Marin County newspaper, The Marin Independent Journal, about the IRRMA induction. They used a portion of it to tie the story to local news. Read the entire article here. Mick Orton