I need to break these up by pages which will not only give me more material to post, but make it easier to comment. This front page of the May 3 newsletter has all the ramblings of the four Silver… Read More ›
Ken Wiles
The Silvers First CD Single Has Been Released!
We just got copies of our first single which features “Running Away” (written by Ken Wiles and Mick Orton) along with “Nothing Really Matters” (written by Mick Orton and Ricky Zero), and they look GREAT! These songs feature past Tom… Read More ›
Four More Silver Laughter Performance Photos
The first three of these four pictures look like they were taken in the same venue… wherever that was!
Silver Laughter “Don’t Feel Bad” Station Request Cards
Art “Smart” Stenstrom was a very enterprising guy. As I have stated before, it was a mistake for us to dump him in the last days of Silver Laughter’s existence. Jon agreed. Stenstrom released singles from “Sailing On Fantasies” (probably… Read More ›
Silver Laughter’s “I Can’t Believe In You” from “Sailing On Fantasies”
“I Can’t Believe In You” Today we have already had visitors from the US, Canada, Russia and South Africa who may have never heard either of our LPs. Click on the link above to hear one of the more popular… Read More ›
Ken Wiles on Hugh Hofner During Silver Laughter Beatles Tribute
Here is a picture of Ken playing Hugh Hofner onstage during the Beatles Tribute when I switched to piano. I am sorry I do not remember the venue.
Silver Laughter Promotional Photo Taken After Ken Joined the Band
This is one of the first pictures taken of the band after Ken joined us. Again, it was taken by John Ludtke Sr. in the Ludtke’s living room. Clockwise from the top are: Mick Orton, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke (lower… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Promotional Picture
I don’t remember ever having seen this one before, at least I don’t recall it being in our regular promotional package. It’s kind of a funky photo selection and sort of high contrast. But it indicates we had already had… Read More ›
Westminst’r Sound – Where Silver Laughter Recorded “Sailing On Fantasies”
Here is a brochure that Carl picked up for the studio where we recorded our second album. Westminst’r Sound studio was in a converted barn on Frank’s parent’s farm, if memory serves.
A Couple of Silver Laughter Performance Photos
Here are two more photos from our performances from Carl’s Collection. The first shows Ken on his red Gibson. The second one shows Jon singing lead on one of our songs. I can’t remember which cover tune we did that… Read More ›