Here is one of my favorite Beatles songs from the movie, “Help”, “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl”. Jon is singing lead with Ken and me on backups. Ken does a nice version of the George Harrison lead guitar solo. This… Read More ›
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Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Has His New Hofner!!!
Here it is, folks, in all its glory! The new Hofner Ignition Violin Bass in a beautiful sunburst finish. I’ve looked it over and it is perfect, much brighter than the old one. And the pearl is white, not yellowed… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Secret to the Hofner Strap
This is probably only going to be of interest to true Beatles fans as well as musicians who look at this site. However, it was Paul McCartney who came up with this idea. I found out the hard way why… Read More ›
Time to Revisit Silver Laughter’s Beatles Tribute
Art “Smart” (Gus) Stenstrom put together all the promotional material for our shows after he became our manager. While we were busy perfecting our music for the live performances, Art was busy working on the promo stuff. This page from… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles… Again
“Your Mother Should Know” – “Rocky Raccoon” – “You Never Give Me Your Money” Here is a medley from the Calgary Beatles Tribute with me on the little electric piano. I sing lead on the first two and end… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles… Again
“A Hard Day’s Night” I had a wave of nostalgia when I edited this song (but I got better). Gosh, those were great days on the road with Silver Laughter; some of the best of my life. About all… 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 ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“I Saw Her Standing There” This song is cut from the Beatles Tribute we did in Calgary, Alberta where we were treated almost like the Beatles themselves! I am singing lead on this tune with some very fine backup vocals… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Thank You Girl” Here is another cut from the Beatles Tribute we performed at The Ranch and Company in Port Byron, IL back in June of 1978. It sounds as if it could have been recorded in the Cavern by… Read More ›