We had a little get together on Friday evening, the 13th of August. The band was supposed to be in recording for a television a segment, but the new Covid regulations put the kibosh on that idea because of the… Read More ›
live music
Silver Laughter Covers Buffalo Springfield’s “Four Days Gone” – 1976
“Four Days Gone” Click on the link above to hear this live recording. Members of Silver Laughter for this performance were : Jon and Kim Ludtke, Mick Orton and Ken Wiles who sings lead. It has been so long (almost… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performance – 1976 (?) and The Silvers
It’s early here in California, and the sky is still dark. We are expecting more rain (which we need), but the short days as winter approaches makes it hard for me to get on a schedule that makes sense. By… Read More ›
1970 Ad for Silver Laughter At Teen Fair
Steve Elliott sent me this little advertisement from 1970 where Silver Laughter played the Teen Fair on the bill with a couple of other groups. I do not know what venue they used or how long each band played (I… Read More ›
“Another Girl” from Silver Laughter’s Beatles Tribute
“Another Girl” Here is a very good Silver Laughter rendition of this Beatles song which appeared on the “Help” album as well as the movie of the same name. The Beatles thought it was a throw away song, but… Read More ›
Yet Another Silver Laughter Cover Song from the Beatles Tribute
“Honey Pie” This cut from tribute #2 taken from the Port Byron performance at the Ranch & Company in June of 1978 features Ken on bass, Jon on the nifty lead solo, Paul on drums and me on electric piano… Read More ›
Beatles Song “Long And Winding Road” Performed in Calgary by Silver Laughter 1977
“The Long and Winding Road” This short clip is from our piano set performed at the Tradewinds in Calgary during July of 1977. I am singing lead with the boys doing the backup vocals. The Silver Laughter lineup for this… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs “I Want To Hold Your Hand” in Port Byron, 1978
Here is yet another version of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” from our Beatles Tribute. Culled from set #2 which was over 50 minutes long, it got a great crowd response from the Port Byron audience in 1978. What… Read More ›
Another Silver Laughter Cover of the Beatles “She Loves You”
“She Loves You”was one of the finale songs from both our Beatles Tributes. In set 1 we ended with “She Loves You”, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “Sergeant Pepper – Reprise”. In set 2 we ended with… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does Boz Scaggs
Jon sang lead on this Boz Scaggs tune which is culled from our Port Byron sessions back in 1978. I posted it in February of 2013 but wanted to bring it to the top again. We learned it in an… Read More ›