Our new friend, Oliver Sean of WOA FM 99, chose “Who Do You Think You Are?” as one of the most requested songs in the past few weeks on his radio show today. They are also promoting “Watch Out!” as… Read More ›
Paul Staack
Before THE SILVERS There Was Silver Laughter – And Before Silver Laughter There Was The Contents Are:
Before THE SILVERS was created, Paul Staack and I joined Silver Laughter as drummer and bassist. And before Silver Laughter, we were together for several years in a group called The Contents Are:. I know I’ve written about that music… Read More ›
Silver Laughter – “Good Day, Sunshine” From June 1977 Edgewood Performance
“Good Day, Sunshine” Click on the link above to hear the entire song done by Silver Laughter in June of 1977 at the Edgewood Inn. We originally had learned many songs by The Beatles in their entirety before we melded… Read More ›
“The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves” – A June 1977 Performance of Silver Laughter Original
“The Lord Helps Those Who Help Themselves” This country song was written by Jon Ludtke but later was credited to Ludtke – Orton, though I don’t think I really added anything to this song other than the bass line at… Read More ›
“Any Words You Can Say” LIVE at the Red Bull in Norfolk, NE – March of 1977
“Any Words You Can Say” I still love this song. Though this version is a little fast, I really like the fact that, in the studio I double tracked the vocal, but live Jon and I sang together which is… Read More ›
Ken Wiles of Silver Laughter Sings “Ruby Baby”
“Ruby Baby” Click on the link above to hear Ken Wiles sing lead on this Dion hit from the early 1960’s. I’m not sure when or why Silver Laughter incorporated this song into our repertoire, but I have always liked… Read More ›
SILVER LAUGHTER Does The Hustle – “Get Down Tonight” by KC and the Sunshine Band
Just to show how versatile Silver Laughter was back in the day, we even incorporated some disco songs into our repertoire just to keep playing! This song along with about 5-6 others really saved us, as did our Beatles Tribute,… Read More ›
Time For Some NEW OLD Silver Laughter Photos
Courtesy of Becky Livingston, here are some shots of Silver Laughter in December of 1978 around New Year’s at a club called the Playmor. I cannot seem to find the location of the venue in any of the stuff I… Read More ›
1976 Photos of Silver Laughter
These are more of the photos that were sent to me in negative form from our good friend, Becky Livingston. I transferred them using a converter and enhanced them the best I could with Paintshop Pro. The negatives were obviously… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs Badfinger’s “No Matter What”
“No Matter What” Click on the link above to hear this January 27, 1978 performance of this Badfinger song at the Red Bull in Norfolk, NE. Jon sings lead and Ken, Paul and Mick sing backup. The photo is another… Read More ›