It occurred to me that the fellow who wrote the Prairie Sun review of “Sailing On Fantasies” may still be writing. Though his weekly newspaper, The Prairie Sun, out of Peoria, Illinois is no longer being published, I decided to… Read More ›
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Another Shameless Plug For A Silver Laughter Nomination!
As I have said before, the deadline to nominate Silver Laughter is September 15 for the 2014 inductees into the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Please take a moment if you haven’t done so already and give us… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – An Effort To Look Professional
Actually, Art had the idea to put these labels on our records before they went out. I do not think he did this for “Handle With Care” but did for “Sailing On Fantasies”. The idea was to have a few… Read More ›
Art “Smart” Pitches Silver Laughter’s “Grey, Cloudy Skies” As Southwest Anthem
Here is an interesting tidbit. Like I have said before, our manager, Art “Smart” Stenstrom, was always looking for a way to promote our band. Back in the late 70’s, not a lot of rock bands were doing music for… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Mr. Kool”
(Updated 12/22/15 – The Silvers will record this song and put it on our album, “After The Laughter”.) (Updated 9/3/13 in Bold and Italics. The Ken who says he doesn’t remember much from those days corrected my memory!) So far… Read More ›
Time Is Running Out To Nominate Silver Laughter to the IRRMA Hall of Fame!
UPDATED LINK!!! – I was reminded that the deadline to nominate bands for the 2014 induction to the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is SEPTEMBER 15! If you haven’t already, please go up to their site using this… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Sailing On Fantasies” – Lyrics to “Don’t Want To Lose”
This is one of my favorite songs from the album. Here are the lyrics which are attached to the clip from “Sailing On Fantasies”. If you play and write music, you may know what I mean by this. When one… Read More ›
Will Chinese Fortune Cookies Come True for Silver Laughter?
When it comes to fortune cookies one has to take it with a grain of salt (or maybe soy sauce). However, since February I have been getting interesting tidbits from my local Jennie Low’s Chinese Restaurant! Now to be sure,… Read More ›
Back In March A Reverbnation Account Was Created For Silver Laughter
Since we are getting so many new views from all over the world, it’s worth repeating in case some of you missed it. Take a look at ReverbNation and listen to a few cuts from our “Sailing On Fantasies” album… Read More ›
NEW MUSIC! Lyrics to “Running Away”
As promised (or threatened), soon I will be going into the studio to record a few Wiles-Orton tunes written around the time we arrived in Northern California hot off our Double Shot success! This one was a reggae/rock tune conceived… Read More ›