I have no idea where this was taken. Carl sent it to me of the boys sometime around 1974, I am guessing. They were performing as a 5 piece band at that time. And for this number they had John… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke
Quick Outtake of Silver Laughter Around 1975
This looks like it was snapped early in my days with the band. We all look so young! Where’s Jonny?
An Early Silver Laughter Promo Piece – Places They Played
I say “they” in the title because I think this was put together before I joined the band. Notice that the band was playing a lot on the road which is what was attractive to me when Jon offered me… Read More ›
A Couple of “Awww…” Moments With Silver Laughter
One of those moments with Paul… Can everyone say, “Awww”? That’s a little mascot on his drums that one of our friends gave each of us. Secondly, we have Ken in an early afternoon wake up? Maybe. Notice the clothes… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Plays Spirit of St. Louis
On January 26, I posted a newsletter from 1976 that has a reference Jon made about a friend having Hepatitis. That was me. I have shared that story before about having to lay down in the studio to play my… Read More ›
Pages 9 & 10 of the Silver Laughter Booklet
So here are the last few pages of the Silver Laughter promotional booklet from around 1970 or so. As you can see John Carstensen is featured on the last page before the inside back cover shows the band in matching… Read More ›
Pages 7 & 8 of the Silver Laughter Booklet
These two pages have short profiles of drummer, Kim Ludtke and guitarist/harmonica player, Denny Walton.
Pages 5 & 6 of the Silver Laughter Booklet
Pages 5 & 6 of this brochure has various photos of performances as well as promotional and outtake pictures.
One of the Silver Laughter Vehicles – 1976
Back in March of 2013, I wrote about the progression of cars I drove in my band days. It started with a picture of the old MG Midget I had while I was with The Contents Are: and ended with… Read More ›
Early Silver Laughter Performing Photo
This photo was taken in late 1969 or early 1970 (my guess) and features Silver Laughter with the following lineup: Jon (on acoustic), John Carstensen (behind him), Denny Walton (on harmonica), Kim (on drums) and Steve Elliott (on bass). The… Read More ›