While we were on the road, the CB radio saved us many times if we got split up as we traveled from place to place. We used the same channel as the truckers and had funny “handles” for ourselves… though… Read More ›
Mick Orton
How Silver Laughter Chose Songs For The Beatles Tribute
Because the Beatles didn’t have enough original material to fill an album during those early days (and also because the record label executives at Parlophone probably thought it was a good idea) many cover songs were included on the first… Read More ›
B Side of Silver Laughter’s “Don’t Feel Bad” 45 Cover; “Turn It Down”
As I have said elsewhere on this website, I think “Turn It Down” is the stronger song of the two on this record and the most interesting. It is also a departure from the Beatles sound we had been producing…. Read More ›
Some Reasons Silver Laughter Thought It Was Destined For Stardom
Updated 12/25/13 Updated 11/26/13 – After the Kennedy assassination a lot of people began drawing parallels or coincidences between it and the Lincoln assassination. Not that they were true, but conspiracy theorists found the following: Abraham Lincoln was elected to… Read More ›
Last.FM Finally Catches Up To Silver Laughter
LastFM is a website that pays royalties for airplay to musicians and groups who have a presence on their site. While Silver laughter may be found at http://www.last.fm/music/Silver+Laughter, I will be working to boost our presence. Mick Orton
Some Thoughts About Silver Laughter’s “Sailing On Fantasies”
Art came up with our first album title, “Handle With Care”. I am not sure where he got the idea. But when we started working on our second album, Jon and I began thinking about what we should call it…. Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Down and Out”
This was written by Ken and me after we had first arrived in California with no money. We had no work prospects except a few odd jobs my sister, Marjie, found for us. And living in that small studio apartment… Read More ›
MORE Silver Laughter LIVE – Cover Songs!
“She Loves You” By the time the Beatles came to the US they had already been a hit in Great Britain. Several of their songs made it to labels over here earlier before they struck a deal with Capitol Records… Read More ›
On The Road With Silver Laughter
When I first joined Silver Laughter, the idea of being on the road non-stop was very exciting to me. Our first manager was Rick Geisler of Showcase Talent in Des Moines who booked us in some little clubs around Western… Read More ›
Craig Hute’s “Being” YouTube Video Has Photos of Silver Laughter’s Paul Staack & Mick Orton
While cruising the YouTube site, I found some more Craig Hute material that I thought was exceptional. His slide show for the song, “Being”which is on the “Ode To Ouray” CD has some photos of The Contents Are which include… Read More ›