“Everyone’s Friend” Before Paul and Mick joined Silver Laughter, they were part of the band, The Contents Are:. This studio recording was done at Golden Voice in Pekin, IL around 1970 and was rescued by our friend, Wade Calvert. Written… Read More ›
History
1978 Silver Laughter Booking Schedule
Here is one of the last pieces of memorabilia I have from the “Carl Collection”. It looks like one of the schedules that Art would send us with all the confirmed bookings we had at the time it was created…. Read More ›
Page 2 of the August, 1978 Silver Laughter Newsletter
The second page starts with a little blurb from Ken, then Paul and finally Carl. At the very bottom are the lyrics to “Sing Me Your Love Songs”. Supposedly all the Beatles songs were highlighted in capitals… but Art missed… Read More ›
Two Silver Laughter Members Play on “All Around”
“All Around” Click on the link above to hear an early composition by Mick Orton. It was supposed to be a Neil Young type song written for The Contents Are:. Paul Staack plays drums on this while Mick plays bass,… Read More ›
Another 1978 Silver Laughter Booking Schedule
Here is another rather faded schedule. After doing some research this appears to be from 1978 starting in July and shows all the bookings that were confirmed through November. You may notice that it matches up with the booking calendar… Read More ›
Page 1 of the August, 1978 Silver Laughter Newsletter
Some of this is actually kind of funny though much of it is pretty silly. As you can read, our second album had just been released and was already in some stores. I’m sure Art worked very hard on these… Read More ›
Schedule for Silver Laughter – 1977
This is a sample of the schedule Art would sent out to the band telling us what had been confirmed and what dates were open. If you notice at the bottom of the page there is a typewritten note that… Read More ›
Two Silver Laughter Members Play on “Out Of The Cold”
“Out Of The Cold” Click on the link above to hear a Craig Hute composition performed by The Contents Are: with Paul Staack and Mick Orton as musicians before they joined Silver Laughter along with Craig and Dave Neumann. The… Read More ›
A Couple of Silver Laughter Connections – Sneaky Feelin’, HiFi and The Acoustic Project
Silver Laughter co-founder, Steve Elliott, has always been active in music. I remember the early cover songs they did that included vocally challenging numbers like “Living Loving Maid” by Led Zeppelin, “I’ve Got a Feelin’” by The Beatles and some… Read More ›
Old Silver Laughter Performance Contract
It’s not clear if this simple contract was used by the band while with Art Stenstrom’s Entertainment Services Contract. Probably not. Once Silver Laughter went on the road, they had to join the union at which time union contracts were… Read More ›