Many times I have mentioned The Night People and the Draught House in Davenport down on the levee beside the Mississippi River. Even before Silver Laughter was born, Jon and I (and probably Ken and Paul too) used to haunt… Read More ›
60’s music
Machu Picchu Records Reissues “Through You” by The Contents Are:
Early last summer, I caught wind of a planned re-release of the album “Through You” on vinyl by Machu Picchu Records and put in my order. At $20, it seemed like a great deal. A German label, Shadok Records, did… Read More ›
1965 Photo of a Band that Influenced Silver Laughter
The big band in the Quad Cities around the 1960’s was (and still is) The Night People. Besides Silver Laughter, they influenced what almost all of the bands in the area were playing. This photo I grabbed from the Internet… Read More ›
Donavon’s in Redwood Falls – Another Popular Silver Laughter Haunt!
Carl sent me a couple of ads they did for us when we performed in Redwood Falls at Donavon’s. The first was while Kim was still in the band. I do not know what the second picture on that ad… Read More ›
“I Saw Her Standing There” Clip from Silver Laughter 2014 Performance
Janis only got a small portion of us going from “From Me To You” into “I Saw Her Standing There”, but it’s a fun, short clip. Performed in Okoboji’s Roof Garden at the IRRMA induction concert, it shows the boys… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Plays for the IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction Concert
Jean Zaputil, Mark’s wife, took this photo of me onstage during the concert performance in the Roof Garden which was very well attended! I am proud of my new Hofner bass which stayed in tune like a champ. However, it… Read More ›
One More Time With “Whiskey Heaven” From “Handle With Care” By Silver Laughter
“Whiskey Heaven” Everyone got to get into the act on this one. Besides Silver Laughter members, Jon, Kim, Ken and Mick laying down the basic tracks, founding member, Steve Elliott, sat in on steel guitar and future member Paul Staack… Read More ›
Some Thoughts About My Early Days With Silver Laughter
This morning the news was on television, and the song, “Mustang Sally” came on as a bumper to a story about the Ford Motor Company. It reminded me that, although I had never played it in any of the bands… Read More ›
One Last Silver Laughter Photo from the Hullabaloo
This is the third and final photo sent to me by Steve Elliott. It shows Silver Laughter onstage at the Hullabaloo dance club in December of 1969. On the left is a long haired Jon Ludtke with Steve Elliott next… Read More ›
One More Beatles Song Performed by Silver Laughter in 1978
“One After 909” This was one of the early Beatles songs that Lennon and McCartney wrote together. Some books say it was a part of their stage shows during those formative years. I guess they didn’t think it was… Read More ›