[Updated 7/25/14 – This document was removed and placed on the IRRMA website] Jonee Jones, sister of Jon and Kim Ludtke, did a nice writeup about the history of the band and how the name came about. Take a look… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke
Silver Laughter’s “The Showdown” Featured on YouTube
“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 ›
Another “Found” Photo of Silver Laughter’s Mick Orton
This was posted on Mark Zaputil’s Facebook page. It had to be early in my career with Silver Laughter. I do remember that shirt. It was a polyester “disco” shirt with a cowboy flavor, and I think it had the… Read More ›
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 ›
Denny Walton – One of Silver Laughter’s Early Members
This is a photo of one of the early members of Silver Laughter, guitarist Denny Walton at a rehearsal.I really never got to know Denny very well, and nobody seems to know where he is now. “Denny Walton was one… 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 ›