Today I was adding our albums to Bandcamp.com, and I started with our very first album, “After The Laughter” (on Genterine Records) which featured Ricky Zero, Tom Kelley, Glenn Stone and me. I have to say I think there are… Read More ›
History
Before THE SILVERS There Was Silver Laughter – And Before Silver Laughter There Was The Contents Are:
Before THE SILVERS was created, Paul Staack and I joined Silver Laughter as drummer and bassist. And before Silver Laughter, we were together for several years in a group called The Contents Are:. I know I’ve written about that music… Read More ›
Recording History of THE SILVERS! – UPDATED May 23, 2020
Just to show people what we have been doing, here is a snapshot of what THE SILVERS have done in the studio so far: January 2015 – THE SILVERS ARE Mick, Tom, Glenn and Mick January 1, 2015 – Release… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Good Day, Sunshine” From June 1977 Edgewood Performance
“Good Day, Sunshine” Click on the link above to hear the entire song done by Silver Laughter in June of 1977 at the Edgewood Inn. We originally had learned many songs by The Beatles in their entirety before we melded… Read More ›
SILVER LAUGHTER Does The Hustle – “Get Down Tonight” by KC and the Sunshine Band
Just to show how versatile Silver Laughter was back in the day, we even incorporated some disco songs into our repertoire just to keep playing! This song along with about 5-6 others really saved us, as did our Beatles Tribute,… Read More ›
Time For Some NEW OLD Silver Laughter Photos
Courtesy of Becky Livingston, here are some shots of Silver Laughter in December of 1978 around New Year’s at a club called the Playmor. I cannot seem to find the location of the venue in any of the stuff I… Read More ›
1976 Photos of Silver Laughter
These are more of the photos that were sent to me in negative form from our good friend, Becky Livingston. I transferred them using a converter and enhanced them the best I could with Paintshop Pro. The negatives were obviously… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs Badfinger’s “No Matter What”
“No Matter What” Click on the link above to hear this January 27, 1978 performance of this Badfinger song at the Red Bull in Norfolk, NE. Jon sings lead and Ken, Paul and Mick sing backup. The photo is another… Read More ›
NEWS FLASH! Old Silver Laughter Reel to Reel Tapes Have Been Uncovered!!!
Today I received a box of seven reel to reel tapes of Silvers Laughter recordings. From the writing on the boxes, it looks like most of them were from live performances and possibly one or two from recording sessions, but… Read More ›
Mick Orton of THE SILVERS Shares Cavern History
There is still a Cavern Club in the Cavern Quarter of Liverpool. They try and make you think it is the original. It is not, though they used bricks from the original to build the new Cavern. Outside many of… Read More ›