I had forgotten that right after the success of “Saturday Night Fever” Robert Stigwood released the very popular “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” movie which featured the Bee Gees and Peter Frampton going up against the bad guys, Aerosmith…. Read More ›
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 ›
Today I got a comment on my Facebook page from Craig Waldron who was a friend of Ken Wiles and his bands back in the late 60’s. Here is what he said: “So I am visiting with my old friend… Read More ›
“Look Around” Paul Staack and I performed on this excellent song written by Craig Hute while we were in The Contents Are:. I realize it is a departure from our regular Silver Laughter musical selections, but it’s a very good… Read More ›
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 ›
“Rain” Until other live tapes of our performances are uncovered, most of the cover songs we will be posting are from one of the Beatles Tributes. This is from Show #2 which was preceded by “Another Girl” from the… Read More ›
In the other article I did on the duo Ken and I were in called Double Shot, I noted the agency, Biggstar Talent Productions, was Ken and me. The PO Box was mine in the downtown Davenport post office where… Read More ›
“Magical Mystery Tour” This was another difficult studio song that was included in our Beatles Tribute. In my opinion, this is an excellent version of the title song to a Beatles made-for-television special of the same name. The original had… Read More ›
“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 ›
Occasionally we would get photos of friends mailed to us after a performance. I have written about our Canadian tour of the four cities (actually, it turns out there were FIVE) here. Unfortunately, I do not remember ANYTHING about the… Read More ›