“The Showdown” I found this today on YouTube. It is not authorized by the band, but apparently this guy, Lyrkoss, liked it enough to put together a “video” of our original song from the “Sailing on Fantasies” album and post… Read More ›
Ken Wiles
Shameless Plug for Silver Laughter Merchandise
Having been inducted into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2014, Silver Laughter has COLLECTIBLE Silver Laughter vinyl records and CDs in our inventory. If you are interested in any of the items below, please contact us… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles… Again
“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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Sunny Day”
This is another of my favorite songs on “Sailing On Fantasies”. Jon came to our song-writing session with most of the tune in his notebook, and we quickly hammered out the rest of the lyrics and worked on the arrangement… Read More ›