“The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves” This country song was written by Jon Ludtke but later was credited to Ludtke – Orton, though I don’t think I really added anything to this song other than the bass line at… Read More ›
Art Stenstrom
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 ›
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 ›
Back To 1978 – Silver Laughter Performs “Fire” By Ohio Players
“Fire” Click on the link above to hear this Ohio Players tune. Back in 1978 when disco was hot, this song and a few others (along with The Beatles Tribute) saved us. We used to have fun with this song… Read More ›
“Don’t Feel Bad” and “I Can’t Believe In You” – 1978 Recording of Silver Laughter in Pierre, SD
“Don’t Feel Bad” and “I Can’t Believe In You” Not quite a medley, here are two songs back to back on (I think) Silver Laughter’s last night in Pierre at a club called The Flame Room. The performance took place… Read More ›
“What You’ve Done” – A 1976 LIVE Recording of a Silver Laughter Original
“What You’ve Done” Click on the link above to hear this Jon Ludtke composition written for Silver Laughter. After I joined the group, he and I decided to be a writing team like Lennon and McCartney. So this particular arrangement… Read More ›
Old Tapes of Silver Laughter Arrive!
I am about a week or so away from releasing new (old) material of Silver Laughter live performances from 1978-79. Carl Frisch was kind enough to trust me to get the cassettes he had of our old band transferred to… Read More ›
New Master of “Sing Me Your Love Songs” by Silver Laughter
“Sing Me Your Love Songs” Click on the link above to hear the remastered version of the first song off the second Silver Laughter album, “Sailing On Fantasies”, released by the German Company, Green Tree Music in 2015. Musicians featured… Read More ›
1976 Photo of Silver Laughter
Here is another outtake from the 1976 Worthington photo session with our manager, Art Stenstrom, behind the lens. I am not sure if it was the end of the roll or what caused the “special effect”, but it’s kind of… Read More ›
Going Back Through Silver Laughter Albums – “Handle With Care”
Grey, Cloudy Skies Click on the link above to hear this fifth song from the first Silver Laughter album. It was written by me when I was in The Contents Are:. Originally I meant it as a joke with me… Read More ›