This morning I had this idea to show Silver Laughter members then and now, nearly 40 years later. So the first photo shows Mick, Jon and Ken (who didn’t make the IRRMA ceremony) singing. In the back of the picture… Read More ›
Mick Orton
More Silver Laughter Photos from our 1975 Session in Worthington
As has been stated numerous times throughout this website, in 1975 we were near the end of recording for our album, “Handle With Care”. Kim had decided to leave and go back to school so Paul was drafted from The… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Offshoot – Old Photo of The Silvers Member, Tom Kelley
I found this old photo of my old pal, Tom Kelley, who I was with in TODD Beat Group back in Davenport (This was before The Contents Are: swept me off to join them) and is now back with me… Read More ›
Can There Possibly Be More Silver Laughter Photos from the IRRMA Induction 2014? Yes, Many More!
Here are a few more random shots from the IRRMA Hall of Fame induction weekend at the end of August 2014. The first is me on the microphone at the meet and greet. Only four of the five of us… Read More ›
Silver Laughter in the Studio for “Handle With Care”
Well, it’s finally raining here in Northern California. Believe me, we need it. Thanksgiving has just passed, and yesterday we got our Christmas tree before the wet stuff started coming down. This weekend we will be decorating the house. Fun,… Read More ›
Thank You for Two Years of the Silver Laughter Website
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 ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for November 1978
The first week of November had us finishing up a week at the Kongo Club in Mitchell, SD on a Sunday night. Monday and Tuesday we had off before Jon and I flew to New York to try and sell… Read More ›
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 ›
Another Silver Laughter Memory of Being Onstage
Carl sent this photo of three of us onstage somewhere. It looks like the ceiling is about to fall in! Mick Orton