It’s not clear to me whether this song was ever performed by Silver Laughter before I joined, but if it was, then Jon and I added the bridge “so you said goodbye…” (which Ken sings) to the otherwise finished song…. Read More ›
Jon Ludtke
Silver Laughter Takes a Trip to Banff
One of our Silver Laughter followers writes a blog called “Bite Size Canada” and publishes little bits and pieces about Canada’s history. Today’s post reminded me of a day off we had in 1977 between the two weeks we were… Read More ›
Silver Laughter At The Movies
Sometimes I remember a place by the movies we saw during our stay in those cities. Often we were not up during the day after playing late into the night and then spending time with the club owner drinking and… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Revolution” – “Back In The USSR” Medley This clip comes in after we finished “Ob La Di, Ob La Da” during our Calgary performance of Beatles Tribute #1 and started changing instruments. Ken put down the bass and went back… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “I Can’t Believe In You”
This song was sort of a take off on the Beatles “Run For Your Life” from “Rubber Soul”. During the recording of the cut, I guess we must have thought the vocal was a little too sweet to be a… Read More ›
Here’s My Story on Discovering the Beatles – Ken Wiles of Silver Laughter
(Note: Ken contacted me today to ask if he could post a story about himself and tell you how he became interested in music. So here is his memory of the first Beatles sighting. We hope there will be more… Read More ›
Random Memories from Mick Orton of Silver Laughter
My guess it was around 1961 or ’62 that everyone in my 6th grade class at Wilson Elementary started listening to the transistor radio and the local radio station. Back then we didn’t have different music charts like they do… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“Love Me Do” This was from Beatles Tribute #2 from Port Byron, IL at The Ranch and Company night club. I know because this song transitions into “P.S. I Love You”. Set #1 went into “Please Please Me”. That’s Ken… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s Jon Ludtke and His Paisley Bell Bottoms!
Looking back, Jon was very brave considering where we were going to high school in 1968; Davenport, Iowa. There were three groups; the rockers, the geeks (or brains) and the jocks. Me, I was just trying to survive by hiding… Read More ›
From the “Sailng On Fantasies” Album – “Lover”
“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 ›