Once again, Carl has saved the day by sending me these photos of Jon Ludtke onstage during one of our performances. The first shows him singing his heart out while on guitar. On his left you can see Paul in… Read More ›
Carl Frisch
A Couple of Performance Photos of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton
I really wish I had more pictures of the whole band onstage, but I don’t. Another thing I regret is not having more photos of us with Kim, but cameras were pretty new back then :-). Anyway, Carl sent me… Read More ›
Several Performance Photos of Silver Laughter Member, Ken Wiles
Carl sent these with that batch of photos I have been talking about. Since most of the performing pictures are of just individuals, I thought I would put a couple of Ken up here for you to enjoy. The first… Read More ›
Very Old Silver Laughter Photo
In the past another picture from around this same time, possibly the same session, was posted. But here is another of the boys, courtesy of Carl Frisch, on top of one of the structures at the Ludtke Pony Farm. Mick… Read More ›
Early Silver Laughter Photos
These are very early Silver Laughter pictures that Carl sent me. Some of them have been posted elsewhere on this site. The first two are from the band shell down at the park on the levee in Davenport. From left… Read More ›
More Performance Photos of Silver Laughter
Courtesy of the Carl Collection, here is another set of pictures showing Silver Laughter during performances. They might all be from the same venue, but I can’t be sure.
Silver Laughter Performance – 1976 (?) and The Silvers
It’s early here in California, and the sky is still dark. We are expecting more rain (which we need), but the short days as winter approaches makes it hard for me to get on a schedule that makes sense. By… Read More ›
Several Really Early Pictures of Silver Laughter
This morning I decided to combine several photos from the “Carl Collection” in a folder that he called “SL before Mick”. The first is of founding members, Kim Ludtke on drums and Steve Elliott on bass. Could this be the… Read More ›
Then and Now – Silver Laughter from 1975, 1976 and 2014
This morning I had this idea to show Silver Laughter members then and now, nearly 40 years later. So the first photo shows Mick, Jon and Ken (who didn’t make the IRRMA ceremony) singing. In the back of the picture… Read More ›
More Silver Laughter Photos from our 1975 Session in Worthington
As has been stated numerous times throughout this website, in 1975 we were near the end of recording for our album, “Handle With Care”. Kim had decided to leave and go back to school so Paul was drafted from The… Read More ›