Click here to listen to “Ob La Di, O La Da” from the Calgary Beatles Tribute #1 from July of 1977. This song was a blast to play and got great responses wherever we went. Though I often sang the… Read More ›
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Silver Laughter with a Live Original in Port Byron “Rainbow”
Click here to listen to “Rainbow” live from a June 1978 performance. The song appears on the “Sailing on Fantasies” album. My mom and dad loved this song, and it is Jon who dedicates it to them in this live… Read More ›
More Silver Laughter Beatles Music “Let It Be”
“Let It Be” We had two Beatles sets. We changed instruments in both of them. Each set had a different medley featuring me on piano and Ken on bass. This cut is from the Calgary performance in July of 1977…. Read More ›
Silver Laughter In The Wind At Worthington
This 1976 photo of Silver Laughter is a little blurry, probably because we walked out of Art’s field of focus on the camera. But it looks like we were having fun. As you can see, it was really windy (and… Read More ›
“Don’t Want To Lose” – An Original Silver Laughter Song Performed LIVE and in the STUDIO!
Click here to listen to the live version of “Don’t Want To Lose” from the “Sailing On Fantasies” album which was written by Ken Wiles. It’s slightly out of tune as the instruments seemed to be “wandering”. Believe it or… Read More ›
A Letter to the Editor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader from Silver Laughter
Editor, Back in the 1970’s our band, Silver Laughter, played rooms such as Earl’s Club as well as the Pomp Room in Sioux Falls. We were fortunate enough to record two albums of all original material as well as successfully… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs “Lover” Live
Here is the live performance of “Lover” from the “Sailing on Fantasies” album which was recorded in June of 1978 at The Ranch & Company in Port Byron. I originally posted this live version of the song back in January… Read More ›
Another “Outtake” From The 1976 Silver Laughter Photo Session in Worthington, MN
Here is one of the last photos taken of Kim Ludtke before the switch over with Paul Staack was completed. Apparently Kim joined us for his last Worthington performance. Here he is in a cornfield close to the action where… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Original “Don’t Feel Bad” Live from Calgary 1977
Originally posted back in December of 2012, here is the live performance of “Don’t Feel Bad” from the “Sailing on Fantasies” album. This song was from the July 1977 swing through Canada before the record was released. Paul does the… Read More ›
A Silver Laughter Friend From Sioux Falls Checks In
Today I received a short e-mail from a woman who saw us play in Sioux Falls, SD. It must have been years before we played the Pomp Room as we were booked in a different club when she saw us…. Read More ›