This one was also lifted from Steve Elliott’s Facebook page. It shows his band, Sneaky Feelin’ onstage at The Ranch & Company in 1978. Silver Laughter also played there that year and was when we recorded much of the live… Read More ›
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Silver Laughter Plays “Don’t Want To Lose” LIVE
“Don’t Want To Lose” Click on the link above to hear this Silver Laughter original live from the Ranch & Company in Port Byron recorded in the summer of 1978. Ken Wiles wrote the song and sings lead. Jon, Paul… Read More ›
LIVE Performance of “Turn Your Face Away” by Silver Laughter from 1978
“Turn Your Face Away” Click on the link above to hear the live version of the song from the “Handle With Care” album. Recorded in June of 1978 at the Ranch and Company in Port Byron (on a slow night,… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Performs “Rock and Roll Game” in Port Byron, June 1978
“Rock and Roll Game” Click on the link above to hear the Ken Wiles contribution live from The Ranch & Company in Port Byron, IL. The recording took place in June of 1978. That’s Jon doing the introduction. The photo… Read More ›
Our Last Job as Silver Laughter
I checked the official biography Kim did for the IRRMA Hall of Fame, and this card is from our very last performance. Although the bio says our final job was May 5, 1979, it actually was Sunday, May 6, 1979…. Read More ›
Final Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for December 1978
The month started off with the band finishing up a job on December 3 at The Sportspage which (I think) I now know was in Bloomington, MN since their flyer (thanks to Carl) mentions the Great Bear center! The very… Read More ›
Silver Laughter Played The Ranch & Company – December 1978
I am not sure who printed these cards. It could have been Jon and Kim’s dad. I just don’t know. But it seems unlikely that a club owner would print something like this to hand out to its customers especially… Read More ›
Club Advertisements – Silver Laughter Flyers
And I thought Jon was a collector! It looks like Carl could give him a run for the money. Every time I open a new folder on the CD, I am amazed at the memories it brings up. Personally, I… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for October 1978
The end of September put us in Hastings, MN at the Ivanhoe. Our tenure there ended on Sunday, the first day of October. On the second day, we packed up and played one night at The Mermaid Club. I have… Read More ›
Revisit of Silver Laughter’s Booking Calendar for June 1978
Finally, a very busy month with only 5 days off! If you remember, we started the last day of May at a place called the Briarwood… sounds like the name of the club in Caddyshack! After 5 nights there, we… Read More ›