“A Hard Day’s Night” I had a wave of nostalgia when I edited this song (but I got better). Gosh, those were great days on the road with Silver Laughter; some of the best of my life. About all… Read More ›
Jon Ludtke
Denny Walton – One of Silver Laughter’s Early Members
This is a photo of one of the early members of Silver Laughter, guitarist Denny Walton at a rehearsal.I really never got to know Denny very well, and nobody seems to know where he is now. “Denny Walton was one… Read More ›
A Couple of Photos of Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil
Here are a couple more photos sent to me by Mark Zaputil who left the group shortly after I arrived and was replaced by Ken Wiles. The first is a photo near the end of his tenure with Silver Laughter… Read More ›
Trippin’ with Silver Laughter
I remember starting my sound/light/roadie career with Silver Laughter back in 1979 very well! [After they broke up] I went on to work with at least 6 other bands as well as having the great honor of running spot light… Read More ›
Calculation of Silver Laughter’s Hours On The Road
Attached is a scan of the back page of our late November 1977 newsletter. It shows all the places Art had us booked at the time of the printing. I did a quick calculation and came up with about 100… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil in The Cavern
This is one of the several pictures I have left which have not been posted. As you can see, the underground club, The Cavern, had walls shaped like the inside of a cave. It was a very popular place for… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“I Saw Her Standing There” This song is cut from the Beatles Tribute we did in Calgary, Alberta where we were treated almost like the Beatles themselves! I am singing lead on this tune with some very fine backup vocals… Read More ›
An Old Picture of Silver Laughter’s Jon Ludtke
Steve Elliott uncovered this one. I found it on his Facebook page. Yes, this is Jon Ludtke. He has always had a baby face. The long hair makes him look even younger. I think this was before Silver Laughter, but… Read More ›
Is that Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton Playing the Guitar?
What’s this? Mark dug this out of his archives. It is a photo of me playing someone’s (probably Jon’s) Gibson Les Paul. We may have been working on an original tune, OR I was trying to figure out the chords… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Mark Zaputil Onstage at the Cavern Club – 1975
Remember the club I mentioned that was underneath a parking lot? This is it. The Cavern was made to look like the inside of a cave, and, as I have mentioned before, it is where we met up again with… Read More ›