“Penny Lane” Paul McCartney (pictured with the vintage Hofner which became his trademark… I have a right handed version of this bass, probably about the same year) is about to release a new album with a song on it called… Read More ›
Beatles
Time Is Running Out To Nominate Silver Laughter to the IRRMA Hall of Fame!
UPDATED LINK!!! – I was reminded that the deadline to nominate bands for the 2014 induction to the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is SEPTEMBER 15! If you haven’t already, please go up to their site using this… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“All You Need Is Love” During the course of our Beatles Tribute we had to change instruments to capture the feeling of the various periods of their music. After Paul (and also Kim when he was in the band… I… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Coincidence?
This is from Art who found the picture on the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website. I found this on the Iowa R&R website. This band maybe saw you guys and got the “silver” and picture idea. –… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“If I Fell” – “I Should Have Known Better” In our Beatles Tribute #2 (this one recorded at the Ranch and Co. in Port Byron) we left “A Hard Day’s Night” and went right into “If I Fell” followed by… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Something” We did very few George Harrison songs in our Beatles Tribute, but this one had to be included since it was one of the most popular tunes off the “Abbey Road” album. I think we do a bang up… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Kim Ludtke Gives Some History of the Band
Note: Kim and I were talking by e-mail about the Iowa R&R Hall of Fame, and he gave me some history of Silver Laughter of which I was totally unaware. Here is what he sent me. – Mick Orton Silver… Read More ›
More Thoughts On Silver Laughter’s “Turn It Down”
“Turn It Down” LIVE from Port Byron Jon and I spent a lot of time on the lyrics for the song, “Turn It Down”. We were big admirers of John Lennon’s way of turning a phrase and clever lyrics,… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Please Please Me” – “From Me To You” Medley Once we were committed to doing a Beatles Tribute, we constantly looked for fun and intelligent ways to meld the songs together. We also studied the instrument parts so they were… Read More ›
More On Silver Laughter’s Ken and Mick as Double Shot
(Note: Ken and I have been e-mailing back and forth about our experiences as a duo. I am going to post here what we started talking about in interview format. I hope you find it interesting. Many times I have… Read More ›