Here is another one of those photos from the Worthington set we took in the fall of 1976. There are others similar to this pose, but I like the composition. Art Stenstrom took the picture. Mick Orton
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Silver Laughter’s Live Cover of “Lady Madonna”
“Lady Madonna” In June of 1978 we were playing at The Ranch & Co. in Port Byron. This clip from our Beatles Tribute #2 features me on lead vocal and piano (plus kazoo!), Ken on bass, Jon on guitar and… Read More ›
Yet Another Selection From Our Beatles Tribute
“You Won’t See Me” We used to rotate our original songs into the set except when we did our 50 minute Tribute To The Beatles. This song from the “Rubber Soul” album always got a fair amount of dancers when… Read More ›
Shapes of Things To Come? Silver Laughter and The Contents Are: Share a Stage!
I thought I would do another quick post this morning before I head off to take care of business. Talk about a blast from the past! As I have stated elsewhere, our two bands, The Contents Are: and Silver Laughter… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Does The Beatles Song “Taxman”
“Taxman” In June of 1978 we were playing our Beatles Tribute at the Ranch and Co. in Port Byron, IL. Most of the songs we chose for the tributes were Lennon and McCartney originals, but occasionally a George Harrison tune… Read More ›
Another 1977 Photo of Silver Laughter
Past Silver Laughter member, Steve Elliott, has promised to send me a bunch of scans of photos from the band’s very early days, but for some reason, his e-mails to me are having problems getting through. As soon as we… 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 ›
Silver Laughter 1978
Could be titled, “What the heck is that?” Another picture from the 1978 Rock Island photo session. Mick Orton
Silver Laughter History – T-shirts!
Here is a piece that was clipped from one of our table tents which shows three versions of Silver Laughter t-shirts. We sold them off stage between sets, and often gave them away to friends. The 1976 photo from Worthington… Read More ›
Silver Laughter 1977 Photo
What can I say about this photo session that hasn’t already been said? Carroll, Iowa 1977 at The County Seat, according to Art. Mick Orton