This is exactly 2 years since the first post on this website. Tonight I am putting up 5 photos from the Carl Collection of the band in various stages of our career. The first two are early ones of Jon… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke
Happy Thanksgiving 2014 from Silver Laughter and IRRMA Hall of Fame Induction Photos
We hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving. It is a time to look back and be grateful. One of my biggest thrills was having our band, Silver Laughter, inducted into the Iowa R&R Association’s Hall of Fame for this… Read More ›
Back In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”
These few photos are, again, from Carl’s Collection of photographic memories. They relate happier times when all of us were making good music together. Notice in the first picture all of us are wearing Silver Laughter t-shirts… except for Ken…. Read More ›
In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”
Below are a couple of photos of Silver Laughter in the studio during the recording of our first album. The first shows Carl leaving the booth before I lay down a bass track. The second shows Ken on guitar getting… Read More ›
One More Picture of Silver Laughter and Friend
This photo from the Carl Collection shows Kim and Jon with one of our friends we met on the road. Actually, I am not sure if Ken and I were in the band when this picture was taken. Mick Orton
Bonus Post – Silver Laughter from Backstage!
This is a photo of Silver Laughter backside… I mean back stage… Just to give you an idea of how many people were in the audience the night of our induction concert, check out this photo which was taken by… Read More ›
Let’s Not Forget Silver Laughter’s 2014 IRRMA Induction
I still have a lot of photos from the August weekend where Silver Laughter was inducted into the IRRMA Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2014. The most fun was playing onstage with my old mates even though we… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Outtake from Worthington ca. 1976
Another slightly out of focus outtake from the many that our manager, Art Stenstrom, took of Silver Laughter back before “Handle With Care” was released. Kim had announced his departure, and Paul was still learning our repertoire. These stills were… Read More ›
An Early Silver Laughter Photo From Around 1970-72?
Here is an early Silver Laughter photo sent to me by Carl Frisch. It looks like it was also taken on the Ludtke pony farm. The band members in the picture are Jon Ludtke, Steve Elliott, John Carstensen, Denny Walton… Read More ›
More Photos In the Studio with Silver Laughter During the Recording of “Handle With Care”
Here are four studio shots of Silver Laughter during the recording of “Handle With Care”, photos courtesy of the Carl Collection.