“When I’m Sixty Four” This is a big clip, so let the whole thing download before you press “play”. In this song, Jon is singing lead with Ken on bass and me on electric piano. Back when Silver Laughter did… Read More ›
Beatles
About Silver Laughter’s Influences – New Beatles Book
As I have said before in posts, there was not much we didn’t know about the Beatles, as long as it was in a book or movie or documentary. But this new book by their personal assistant, Freda Kelly, is… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“She’s A Woman” – “Michelle” This is a fine version of the two Beatles songs, if I do say so myself. I think these were both in my range so I was able to sing them close to the original… Read More ›
How Silver Laughter Chose Songs For The Beatles Tribute
Because the Beatles didn’t have enough original material to fill an album during those early days (and also because the record label executives at Parlophone probably thought it was a good idea) many cover songs were included on the first… Read More ›
B Side of Silver Laughter’s “Don’t Feel Bad” 45 Cover; “Turn It Down”
As I have said elsewhere on this website, I think “Turn It Down” is the stronger song of the two on this record and the most interesting. It is also a departure from the Beatles sound we had been producing…. Read More ›
Some Reasons Silver Laughter Thought It Was Destined For Stardom
Updated 12/25/13 Updated 11/26/13 – After the Kennedy assassination a lot of people began drawing parallels or coincidences between it and the Lincoln assassination. Not that they were true, but conspiracy theorists found the following: Abraham Lincoln was elected to… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“She Loves You” By the time the Beatles came to the US they had already been a hit in Great Britain. Several of their songs made it to labels over here earlier before they struck a deal with Capitol Records… Read More ›
Acid Archives Review of Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies” From 2006
Also on page 225 right after the “Handle With Care” review, is the one for “Sailing On Fantasies”. As you can see by the article, the writer (in this case, Aaron Milenski who I found on Facebook and have had… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon Ludtke and Mick Orton Miss Seeing the Beatles… By That Much!
In case you’re not old enough, the “by that much” in the title of this article was a favorite saying of secret agent Maxwell Smart in the Mel Brooks 60’s comedy TV series, “Get Smart” when he would mess up…. Read More ›
The Draught House – A Pre Silver Laughter Hang Out
I had a memory get jogged this morning as I took my shower about all the great times (and some not so good) at the local hangout, The Draught House. In doing some research I found this excerpt from the… Read More ›