“Lover” As I said elsewhere on this site, the song was conceived by me while driving late at night from one job to another. If memory serves, we left Iowa going north, most likely on highway I35 to another venue… Read More ›
Bob Parker
Cello Chart to Silver Laughter’s “Lover”
Another piece of memorabilia from Art is shown here. It is a chart for the cello part which was played on the “Lover” track of “Sailing on Fantasies”. I am not sure if it was Art or Bob Parker who… Read More ›
Robert Parker, The Man Behind The Strings and Horns for Silver Laughter’s “Sailing on Fantasies”
Today I shot an e-mail to Robert “Bob” Parker to ask for some background to put up on this site. After all, it was his work that got the strings and horn parts on some of the Silver Laughter cuts… Read More ›
From the “Sailing On Fantasies” Album – “Don’t Want To Lose”
“Don’t Want To Lose” “Handle With Care” was recorded quickly without much embellishment. All the songs were laid down pretty much as we did them on stage. But that is not the story with “Sailing On Fantasies”. On the first… Read More ›
More about Art “Smart” Stenstrom
Our manager, Art “Smart” was also a musician before he was our manager. His band, Sunday Social, was inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. The IRMMA website gave this profile: “…The early version of… Read More ›