This is another photo I grabbed from Facebook and cropped. Jonee, Jon and Kim’s sister posted a shot of her family hiking. It sure doesn’t look like Iowa… Jonee described this as out hiking with “Chuck Norris and Rambo”.
Kim Ludtke
Founding Members, Jon and Kim Ludtke – We Wouldn’t Have Been Silver Laughter Without Them
It’s a long title for such a small picture. I cropped Jon and Kim out of a wonderful family photo their sister, Jonee, posted on Facebook today. Come to think of it, Jon had a suit like that to wear… Read More ›
1976 Silver Laughter Itinerary
This seemed to be an orphaned page from one of our newsletters. It was in the stuff Carl Frisch sent me on CD. Recently it came to our attention that South Dakota also has a Rock and Roll Music Association… Read More ›
Here’s That Early Silver Laughter Promo Picture
One of the promotional brochures had a picture that showed the boys in suits. Here is the 8×10 glossy it came from. From left are: John Carstensen, Denny Walton, Steve Elliott, Jon Ludtke and Kim Ludtke. Once again, the boys… Read More ›
An E-mail Goes Out to Silver Laughter and The Silvers Fans at NumberOneMusic
Hello, Thank you for your interest in our bands. So far I have not been able to figure out how to use the NumberOneMusic e-mail system. It says it is easy, but I have not found it to be so…. Read More ›
Another Publicity Photo of Silver Laughter
Here is another picture of the band as a four piece group. On the horse are Steve Elliott and Jon Ludtke with Denny Walton in the burgundy jacket and Kim Ludtke standing next to him. I don’t think this ever… Read More ›
Kim Ludtke Returns to Silver Laughter 1979
Here is one of the last photos of Kim Ludtke on his drums as a returning Silver Laughter member right before we broke up in May of 1979. This comes from the final photo session (I think) which we did… Read More ›
Where Was Silver Laughter on May 8, 1976?
My hand is up. Call on me! Here is an invitation to a dance that was held on the evening of May 8. I may not have been in the band yet, as I do not remember this particular event.
Happy Birthday to Jon Ludtke of Silver Laughter
As it turns out, today is the birthday of Silver Laughter’s founding member, Jon Ludtke. I jumped the gun a few weeks ago, much to my embarrassment. What kind of friend is that? So to celebrate here are two photos… Read More ›
Promo Picture of Silver Laughter From Around 1974
As Jon said somewhere on this site in his comments, the band was four piece, then five, then four, then… Well, you get the idea. This is either before or after John Carstensen was in the band. I am guessing… Read More ›