I don’t remember seeing this picture before, but it had to be taken during the recording of “Handle With Care” before Paul was in the band. The liner notes on the album cover say this studio work was done in… Read More ›
History
Jonee Jones Publishes History of Silver Laughter
[Updated 7/25/14 – This document was removed and placed on the IRRMA website] Jonee Jones, sister of Jon and Kim Ludtke, did a nice writeup about the history of the band and how the name came about. Take a look… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon and Mick Original
Pimples (For some reason this file is REALLY big so be patient if you want to hear it!) I found this little ditty on one of the old Contents Are: tapes I had transferred last year. Jon and I wrote… Read More ›
On the Road With Silver Laughter
This is another photo from the vault of Silver Laughter memories. According to Mark, it was taken outside Hastings, NE. As I have said, Scotty’s was one of our regular haunts in the early days. We were probably on our… Read More ›
Another “Found” Photo of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton
This was posted on Mark Zaputil’s Facebook page. It had to be early in my career with Silver Laughter. I do remember that shirt. It was a polyester “disco” shirt with a cowboy flavor, and I think it had the… Read More ›
Denny Walton – One of Silver Laughter’s Early Members
This is a photo of one of the early members of Silver Laughter, guitarist Denny Walton at a rehearsal.I really never got to know Denny very well, and nobody seems to know where he is now. “Denny Walton was one… Read More ›
A Couple of Photos of Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil
Here are a couple more photos sent to me by Mark Zaputil who left the group shortly after I arrived and was replaced by Ken Wiles. The first is a photo near the end of his tenure with Silver Laughter… Read More ›
Trippin’ with Silver Laughter
I remember starting my sound/light/roadie career with Silver Laughter back in 1979 very well! [After they broke up] I went on to work with at least 6 other bands as well as having the great honor of running spot light… Read More ›
Calculation of Silver Laughter’s Hours On The Road
Attached is a scan of the back page of our late November 1977 newsletter. It shows all the places Art had us booked at the time of the printing. I did a quick calculation and came up with about 100… Read More ›
CBS Sunday Morning Celebrates The Beatles 50 Years Later – A Silver Laughter Influence
Today the CBS Sunday Morning show spent some time celebrating one of Silver Laughter’s influences, The Beatles, 50 years later. What I remember after they came out was that every teenage boy in the Quad Cities was in a band… Read More ›