“Your Mother Should Know” – “Rocky Raccoon” – “You Never Give Me Your Money” Here is a medley from the Calgary Beatles Tribute with me on the little electric piano. I sing lead on the first two and end… Read More ›
Jon Ludtke
Silver Laughter’s Photographer – Gus Scamera
Here’s a bit of trivia from the Silver Laughter days. When Paul came over from The Contents Are: to Silver Laughter, he could not remember Art’s name. So for some reason he decided to call him Gus. We all got… Read More ›
A Late 1979 Silver Laughter Photo of Kim Ludtke’s BIG Drum Set
Around January of 1979, Kim Ludtke returned to Silver Laughter and bought this huge set of drums. He had sold his Rogers drums to pay for school tuition. Here he is playing the TAMA kit he bought in Minneapolis. That’s… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – The Myth of the Red Jump Suit
On my Facebook page there was some discussion of the second photo below. People were wondering if Jon was wearing a red jump suit. Another person suggested they might be pajamas. I am here to put those theories to rest…. Read More ›
Silver Laughter in the Studio for “Handle With Care”
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 ›
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 ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon and Mick Original
Pimples (For some reason this file is REALLY big so be patient if you want to hear it!) I found this little ditty on one of the old Contents Are: tapes I had transferred last year. Jon and I wrote… Read More ›
Another “Found” Photo of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton
This was posted on Mark Zaputil’s Facebook page. It had to be early in my career with Silver Laughter. I do remember that shirt. It was a polyester “disco” shirt with a cowboy flavor, and I think it had the… 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 ›