“Lover” This song got most of the radio airplay during the Silver Laughter days. Weeks after all the studio tracks were finished, Bob Parker, one of Art’s old buddies from his band days, took the tape to Des Moines and… Read More ›
Fanfare
Repeat Memorabilia – Silver Laughter Brochure
The next two pages of the Silver Laughter brochure were song lists of the two Beatles sets we did along with the years the songs were released. This page talks about Silver Laughter’s two albums of original material. Mick Orton
Meeting A “Starr” with Silver Laughter
One of my favorite trips through Minnesota was hitting a spot that Silver Laughter performed often during my time with them. It was a club in Shakopee (outside of Minneapolis) called Doc Hollidays, and that was where Silver Laughter played my… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Handle With Care” – Lyrics to “Look Again”
“Look Again” My memory is very hazy on this song. I am pretty sure this was one tune I brought with me that was never worked on with The Contents Are:, but Jon and I finished it up and worked… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Don’t Feel Bad”
Here are some thoughts about this song. For some reason, I heard it as a Beatles “Tell Me Why” type of song when the tune first came in my head. It also reminded me of Elvis Presley’s “Don’t Be Cruel”…. Read More ›
Repeat Memorabilia – Silver Laughter Brochure
Corrections are [bold and in brackets]. I realized when I posted the other article on this advertising brochure, it may have been hard to follow. So I decided to redo and publish only one page at a time so I… Read More ›
YOU Did it! Silver Laughter’s Website Reaches 10,000 Hits Since Opening in Nov. 2012!
Thanks to everyone who checked in from every nation on the planet to find out more about our band! Silver Laughter thanks you for your interest as we reached the 10,000 mark sometime this afternoon. Keep coming back. There is… Read More ›
Marshall Independent Publishes a Story on Silver Laughter
“The last time Silver Laughter played together was more than 30 years ago, and the band’s members have been trying to keep its music alive. The Davenport, Iowa-based group once graced the stage at Marshall’s Blue Moon and the Valhalla… 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 ›
Silver Laughter – “Handle With Care” – Lyrics to “Take My Money”
I do not remember adding much to this song except the middle 8 “You run my life…” from how Silver Laughter was doing it before I joined. But we did decide to change a few things on the songs Jon… Read More ›