I don’t remember seeing this picture before, but it had to be taken during the recording of “Handle With Care” before Paul was in the band. The liner notes on the album cover say this studio work was done in… Read More ›
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Jonee Jones Publishes History of Silver Laughter
[Updated 7/25/14 – This document was removed and placed on the IRRMA website] Jonee Jones, sister of Jon and Kim Ludtke, did a nice writeup about the history of the band and how the name came about. Take a look… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “The Showdown” Featured on YouTube
“The Showdown” I found this today on YouTube. It is not authorized by the band, but apparently this guy, Lyrkoss, liked it enough to put together a “video” of our original song from the “Sailing on Fantasies” album and post… Read More ›
Shameless Plug for Silver Laughter Merchandise
Having been inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2014, Silver Laughter has COLLECTIBLE Silver Laughter vinyl records and CDs in our inventory. If you are interested in any of the items below, please contact us… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Sunny Day”
This is another of my favorite songs on “Sailing On Fantasies”. Jon came to our song-writing session with most of the tune in his notebook, and we quickly hammered out the rest of the lyrics and worked on the arrangement… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Dreams Still Live On”
This was a very short song that leads into “Sunny Day” on the “Sailing On Fantasies” album. The guitar work is Jon and Ken playing two guitar parts together to imitate the same effect the Beatles used on “Dear Prudence”…. Read More ›
Silver Laughter – Union Musicians
In order to play on the road, the members of Silver Laughter had to belong to a union. I think it was Jon or Kim who found a musicians local in Muscatine, IA just down the Mississippi River from Davenport…. Read More ›
Quad City Times Recognizes Silver Laughter’s IRRMA Induction for 2014!
Our friend, Lily, sent this to me today from the Quad City Times website. In case you aren’t aware, Davenport is part of the Quad Cities which includes Davenport, Rock Island, Moline and East Moline. Bettendorf should actually be in… Read More ›
KICD AM And Several Other Iowa Radio Stations Post News of Silver Laughter’s Induction into IRRMA Hall of Fame
Just found an article from January 3 on the KICD website. Title: Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association Announces Hall of Fame Class Arnolds Park (IRRMA)–The Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association is proud to announce the distinguished 2014 Hall of… Read More ›
WQAD in the Quad Cities Recognizes Silver Laughter as IRRMA Inductees
Updated 1/16/14 – This is a correction to the January 10th post I did about: “Silver Laughter” and “Hall of Fame” and found another article about us being inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Excellent news!… Read More ›