“Baby Blue” Click on the link above to hear this song by Badfinger performed by Silver Laughter back in 1977. The nightclub’s full name was “After The Gold Rush”, but according to a blog entry I found, most people shortened… Read More ›
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Jon Ludtke of Silver Laughter Sings “Long, Cool Woman” by The Hollies in 1976
“Long, Cool Woman” Click on the link above to hear this Hollies cover by the 1976 lineup of Silver Laughter. Jon Ludtke sings lead and plays rhythm guitar with Ken Wiles on lead guitar. Kim Ludtke is on drums and… Read More ›
Mick Orton of The Silvers Performs A Cover of The Eagles – “One Of These Nights” in 1976 With Silver Laughter
“One Of These Nights” Click on the link above to hear the 1976 Silver Laughter lineup perform this tune by The Eagles. While we were on the road, we didn’t get a lot of chances to hear new music, at… Read More ›
1976 Performance of an Ace Song, “How Long” by Silver Laughter
“How Long” Click on the link above to hear Ken Wiles sing this Ace song performed by the 1976 version of Silver Laughter, not long after Ken had joined the band. The announcing at the beginning is Jon Ludtke. Ken… Read More ›
Another 1979 Cover With Silver Laughter Doing “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Sweet Home Alabama” Click on the link above to hear the 1979 Silver Laughter lineup perform this Lynyrd Skynyrd hit. Mick sings lead with Jon, Ken and Kim on backup and harmonies. Ken does an excellent copy of the original… Read More ›
1979 Silver Laughter Performance of Bob Seger Song, “Hollywood Nights”
“Hollywood Nights” Click on the link above to hear Silver Laughter perform this Bob Seger tune. Jon sings lead and Ken and Mick (and maybe even Kim) join in on the chorus. This is just one cut from the many… Read More ›
Back To The Future! April 2016 Press Release About The Silvers!
Click here to read the Akademia Press Release with the winners of the April 2016 Music Awards. As was reported here several days ago, The Silvers are big winners in the Pop/Alternative Rock category with their song, “Hey, Marie” from… Read More ›
Another Silver Laughter Cover Song By The Ramones From 1979
“I Want To Be Sedated” Click on the link above to hear the 1979 Silver Laughter performance of this tune by the Ramones. As I remember, this was a really fun song to do. Ken and I used to bop… Read More ›
What Year Is It? This Cut from 1979 Featuring Silver Laughter Performance of “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith
“Walk This Way” Click on the link above to hear this song by Aerosmith performed by Silver Laughter in 1979. We must have been really amped up because version is FAST! And there are a lot of words in the… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs Styx
“Renegade” Click on the link above to hear the 1979 performance of the Styx song. It was after Paul Staack had left the group and Kim Ludtke had returned as drummer and vocalist. Ken Wiles sings lead and plays lead… Read More ›