As we were heading into the studio to record “Handle With Care”, Kim announced that he was leaving the group to go back to school. So we scrambled to find a replacement drummer. When I left Tabernash in Colorado, the… Read More ›
original music
Some Thoughts About “Sing Me Your Love Songs”
Jon and I were always trying to make our Silver Laughter songs as meaningful as possible. Some of the newer songs of various artists seem to not know what a rhyme is. Our efforts were to make lyrics as well… Read More ›
Art was SMART!
I wanted to take a minute to give a shout out to our manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom. As I go through the Silver Laughter archives, I am amazed at how much promo stuff we had for a road band in… Read More ›
In the Studio for Sailing on Fantasies
We started recording Sailing on Fantasies in 1977 (I think). I am going to talk to Jon to see if he can help me with this. He has a great memory. But here are some photos from our sessions at… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Travel Schedule for 1978 – January – We were busy boys!
Updates 5/12/13 in bold italics – I found my booking calendar for 1978, our last year together. (Actually we stayed together until late in 1979.) As I look through the names of the bars and nightclubs, I wonder how many… Read More ›
GloryDazeMusic posts an article on Silver Laughter’s Sailing on Fantasies
Here is the first article that started the recent interest in Silver Laughter’s music. http://www.glorydazemusic.com/articles.php?article_id=4407
Silver Laughter pushes for Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Silver Laughter’s home base was in Davenport, Iowa. We toured the Midwest for several years and put out two albums and countless singles. Radio stations in various markets played our music. Why have we been ignored by the Iowa Rock… Read More ›
Ken Wiles joins Silver Laughter and makes us better!
During this period, some club owners had a matching outfit requirement of all their bands. We decided on this look as being one of the better “cop-outs” to the corporate establishment! Mark Zaputil was with us when this picture was… Read More ›
CD’s, Albums, 45’s & 8 Track Tapes, oh my!
I have CD’s of Sailing on Fantasies and Handle With Care which were professionally made with cover art and song lists on them selling for $25 each plus shipping. If you are interested in hearing more about our band, go to… Read More ›