Here is a promotional picture of Silver Laughter when they were a five piece band. From left to right are Steve Elliott, Kim Ludtke, Jon Ludtke, Denny Walton and John Carstensen. It looks like it was taken outside the Ludtke’s… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke
Old Silver Laughter Song List
During the early days when the band’s lineup was Jon Ludtke, Kim Ludtke, Steve Elliott, John Carstensen and Denny Walton, Silver Laughter had quite a varied song list. Looking at this old document, you can see they did everything from… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Business Cards
Here are four version of business cards for Silver Laughter:
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 ›
Promo Photo Outtake of Silver Laughter ca. 197?
Here is another Carl Contribution of Silver Laughter in the early days. It shows four young men who are “outstanding in their field”. Sorry, an old Iowa joke. The four Silver Laughter members are literally out standing in the field… Read More ›
Old Silver Laughter Memorabilia
This crumpled up piece of paper was salvaged by Carl somewhere along the line. The document shows an early list of songs meant to accompany a tape that promoted the band back in the early ’70’s. It was done at… Read More ›
1971 Silver Laughter Plays the Punkin Ball
I don’t know if they still do it, or if this was just an Iowa thing, but at Halloween school kids were encouraged to sign pledges instead of doing “Tricks”. As a gift for signing the pledge, kids could attend… Read More ›
Another Hit from the Silver Laughter Vault – “Turn Your Face Away”
“Turn Your Face Away” Click on the link above to hear a Silver Laughter original from the “Handle With Care” album. The photo is from the Mississippi Valley Fair Teen Tent at the Davenport fairgrounds around 1976. Though it is… Read More ›
Yet Another Early Silver Laughter Photo
Just to prove my point that Jon’s hair was always changing, here are three Silver Laughter members… where, I don’t know. That’s Jon standing above John Carstensen and Jon’s brother, Kim.
Two Founding Members of Silver Laughter ca. 1975?
I put a question mark because there is no way to tell (for me, at least) when this photo of Kim and Jon was taken. However, it is of the two brothers who were integral in starting the band. This… Read More ›